Esther Valentine Chronicles Book 1 Red Wood Fence - Esther Valentine Chronicles, #1

Esther Valentine grew up in Texas the great-great-granddaughter of a civil war soldier. When she tried to find her dream career nothing seem to catch her interest. Esther tried the police academy, learned Karate, and firearms training. She loved solving crimes but didn't want to be part of the team or sit behind a desk. She decided to start her own detective agency and be her own boss. Her specialty.solving cold cases.
Along with her long time friend and mentor Detective Mark Sailor of the Texas Rangers, Esther solves cold cases in her great state of Texas. Along the way their friendship turns into more than friends even though Esther tried hard to deny her feelings. In book 1 Esther is called to her home town of Amarillo to solve the case of a missing girl. No one commits a crime without leaving something behind and Esther always finds the clue.