Pros and Cons Mysteries: Books 4-6
(2026)(A book in the Pros and Cons Mystery series)
An omnibus of novels by Christy Barritt
Artifice
Three missing teens. One questionable school. Zero room for error.
When the teenage son of a prominent Boston family vanishes from Lighthouse Harbor—an exclusive institution for troubled teens—private investigator Olive Sterling is called to find him.
Posing as a wealthy benefactor, Olive infiltrates the school. But something sinister lurks within. Other students have gone missing. Each time a student disappears, the administrators label them runaways. But Olive doesn’t buy it. Strange behavior from the staff, whispers of experimental treatments, and a suspicious death all point to a dangerous conspiracy.
Complicating matters is Simon Long, an education consultant whose penetrating questions and convenient timing make Olive question his true motives. Their undeniable attraction only adds to her confusion. Is he an ally in her investigation or someone with a hidden agenda of his own?
With time running out, Olive must face harrowing cliffs of deception to uncover the truth and save the students before another life is lost.
Obscurity
What happened in Grayfall was supposed to stay in Grayfall.
When Chloe Kingston, daughter of a tech billionaire, vanishes while organizing a remote music festival in West Virginia, private investigator Olive Sterling takes the case. Chloe’s cryptic final message, ‘The trees are watching,'' suggests there’s more to local folklore than mere legend.
Posing as married festival-goers, Olive and her colleague Jason Stewart trek deep into the mountains to attend the inaugural Grayfall Music Festival. What they find is a rustic disaster masquerading as a luxury experience. Promised headliners don’t show. Gourmet meals turn out to be cheap hot dogs. And the glamping accommodations are threadbare tents in a dilapidated ghost town.
As complaints mount and guests demand refunds, Olive realizes they’re not just dealing with fraud—they’re trapped in something far more dangerous. When other attendees start to disappear, Olive struggles to uncover what’s really going on before she becomes the next person to vanish.
Enigma
Some secrets refuse to stay buried . . .
Olive Sterling thought time off from her job would finally give her the chance to uncover the truth about her family’s unsolved murders. The man she believes holds the answers is none other than the father of Jason Stewart—her former boyfriend and current colleague. But when that man turns up wounded and then vanishes, Olive has no choice but to bring Jason into the hunt.
When Jason discovers Olive went behind his back to investigate his father, the betrayal cuts deep, threatening the fragile trust between them. Yet with his father missing, Jason can’t stay on the sidelines.
Together, Olive and Jason search for the truth, following the evidence back to Oasis, Texas—the town where their story first began. But every answer uncovers more questions, and each step pulls them deeper into danger.
Secrets from past and present collide. Can Olive and Jason unravel the mystery before the peril surrounding the truth consumes them both? Or will the answers they seek destroy them forever?
Genre: Mystery
Three missing teens. One questionable school. Zero room for error.
When the teenage son of a prominent Boston family vanishes from Lighthouse Harbor—an exclusive institution for troubled teens—private investigator Olive Sterling is called to find him.
Posing as a wealthy benefactor, Olive infiltrates the school. But something sinister lurks within. Other students have gone missing. Each time a student disappears, the administrators label them runaways. But Olive doesn’t buy it. Strange behavior from the staff, whispers of experimental treatments, and a suspicious death all point to a dangerous conspiracy.
Complicating matters is Simon Long, an education consultant whose penetrating questions and convenient timing make Olive question his true motives. Their undeniable attraction only adds to her confusion. Is he an ally in her investigation or someone with a hidden agenda of his own?
With time running out, Olive must face harrowing cliffs of deception to uncover the truth and save the students before another life is lost.
Obscurity
What happened in Grayfall was supposed to stay in Grayfall.
When Chloe Kingston, daughter of a tech billionaire, vanishes while organizing a remote music festival in West Virginia, private investigator Olive Sterling takes the case. Chloe’s cryptic final message, ‘The trees are watching,'' suggests there’s more to local folklore than mere legend.
Posing as married festival-goers, Olive and her colleague Jason Stewart trek deep into the mountains to attend the inaugural Grayfall Music Festival. What they find is a rustic disaster masquerading as a luxury experience. Promised headliners don’t show. Gourmet meals turn out to be cheap hot dogs. And the glamping accommodations are threadbare tents in a dilapidated ghost town.
As complaints mount and guests demand refunds, Olive realizes they’re not just dealing with fraud—they’re trapped in something far more dangerous. When other attendees start to disappear, Olive struggles to uncover what’s really going on before she becomes the next person to vanish.
Enigma
Some secrets refuse to stay buried . . .
Olive Sterling thought time off from her job would finally give her the chance to uncover the truth about her family’s unsolved murders. The man she believes holds the answers is none other than the father of Jason Stewart—her former boyfriend and current colleague. But when that man turns up wounded and then vanishes, Olive has no choice but to bring Jason into the hunt.
When Jason discovers Olive went behind his back to investigate his father, the betrayal cuts deep, threatening the fragile trust between them. Yet with his father missing, Jason can’t stay on the sidelines.
Together, Olive and Jason search for the truth, following the evidence back to Oasis, Texas—the town where their story first began. But every answer uncovers more questions, and each step pulls them deeper into danger.
Secrets from past and present collide. Can Olive and Jason unravel the mystery before the peril surrounding the truth consumes them both? Or will the answers they seek destroy them forever?
Genre: Mystery
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