Steven J. Clark

All the Pretty Dresses (Cass Rosier / Sam Martin) Steven J. Clark

Can a thirty-one-year-old single mom, the first female deputy ever hired in her county, succeed in her unexpected appointment as county sheriff? It's a question Cass Rosier must answer not just for her fellow deputies and the citizens of Nicholas County--but also for herself. At issue: someone is killing attractive young women, and leaving them for her to find. Strangely, each is found wearing a beautiful, scarlet evening gown and look as if they have just stepped out of an expensive beauty salon. But the illusion of their beauty hides the awful truth about their tragic deaths. Who are they, and why have they ended up in Nicholas County? When Samantha (Sam) Martin, a highly successful New York attorney and Cass's best friend from childhood, suddenly shows up in town fleeing her abusive ex-husband, Cass recruits her to work on the case as a special investigator. Together Cass and Sam must deal with Sam's ex-husband, Ricky, navigate Cass's way through her budding new romance with Dr. Gary Coleman, and at the same time, unravel the many twists, turns, and intrigues they encounter while trying to solve the mystery behind Nicholas County's elusive evening gown murderer. All The Pretty Dresses was a top-ten pick in the prestigious 2014 'Critique My Novel' book writing contest.