Zachary Goldman Mysteries
The Zachary Goldman Mysteries are trauma-informed psychological mysteries featuring a private investigator whose own life is rarely under control. Zachary may be flawed—with a capital F—but survivors, families, and people who have been dismissed often trust him with truths they cannot tell anyone else.
His cases begin with missing people, suspicious deaths, family secrets, exploitation, and crimes that look impossible. Zachary notices contradictions, follows physical and digital evidence, and keeps digging long after everyone else has given up.
These character-driven private investigator mysteries balance suspense and detection with grief, vulnerability, resilience, and the human consequences of crime. Even when Zachary’s own life is in shambles, he is the investigator you want when the easy answer does not add up.
Start with She Wore Mourning and follow Zachary through the complete series. The Kenzie Kirsch Medical Thrillers form a companion series whose cases sometimes intersect with his.
Both series can be read independently. Readers who prefer the full crossover sequence can follow the Zachary Goldman and Kenzie Kirsch timeline and reading order.
She Wore Mourning
His Hands Were Quiet
Hired to investigate the death of an autistic boy in a treatment facility, PI Zachary Goldman is concerned about the therapies he sees there. While he is assured that the children there are not actually being hurt, his investigation leads to the discovery of even deeper institutional abuses.
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She Was Dying Anyway
Private Investigator Zachary Goldman took on the case as a favor to his ex-wife, Bridget. It should have been cut and dried. But the deeper he looks into the death of cancer patient Robin Salter, the more convinced Zachary becomes that Bridget’s suspicions were correct.
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He Was Walking Alone
(Book #4) Richard Harding was walking alone when he was struck by a vehicle and died. A tragic accident that was no one’s fault.
But if that was so, then why was his girlfriend so sure that it was intentional homicide? Zachary Goldman is on the case. With Christmas approaching, he is as determined to distract himself from his own troubles as he is to ferret out the truth of Harding’s death.
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Zachary Goldman Private Investigator Cases 1-4
They Thought He Was Safe
He Was Not There
