Books by Professor of Philosophy Kelly (Depaul University) Oliver

If Nancy Drew drank Jack Daniels... Meet Jessica James.Her cousin's dead, a killer is on the loose, and her roommate's sisters have gone missing…Within an hour of Jessica returning home to Montana, her cousin Mike hints that a series of freak accidents at the sawmill where he works might not be what they seem.The next day, Mike's dead and Jessica knows it's not an accident.Meanwhile, Jessica's new roommate Kimi Redfox is on a mission to stop oil conglomerate Knight Industries from fracking on Blackfeet land. The same Knight Industries that bought the sawmill where Mike worked at shortly before he died. The same Knight Industries dogged by rumors of corruption and sex trafficking; rumors given real credibility when Kimi's sisters disappear. In typical fashion Jessica throws herself into the fight to save Kimi's sisters and solve Mike's murder. So much so, she's totally unprepared for the shocking discovery she's about to make regarding the accident that killed her father 11 years earlier. SILVER FALCHION AWARD WINNER, BEST MYSTERY/THRILLER AMAZON BESTSELLER GIRL POWER MEETS BIG OIL Fans who love their female protagonists fierce and fearless will love this gripping page-turner from award winning author Kelly Oliver.

She wants her degree. But she just became a suspect of first-degree murder...Jessica James is broke and counting down the days until she can defend her philosophy thesis. Desperate to get out of her grubby attic digs, she and her friends break into her professor's office... only to find her adviser dead in the tub. Scoping the crime scene for clues, she leaves evidence that makes her both a suspect and a target.Suspecting the school's Russian janitor of doing more than sweeping the floors, Jessica mounts an investigation to clear her name. And when her ragtag posse helps her uncover a related date drug scandal, repeated attempts on her drink make her fear she's the next on the killer's to-do list. Can Jessica unmask the murderer before her degree gets buried six-feet-under?