When a young woman is shot to death by two policemen in the shadows of Seattle's industrial district, the question isn't
who
did it... but
why are so many who promised to "Protect and Serve" helping to cover it up?
It's a question that private investigator Shane McPhearson unwittingly begins to unravel after discovering an abandoned 8-year-old named Jacob in Lincoln Park. What begins as a simple attempt to find the boy's guardian reveals a wide-spread web of lies, cover-ups and deception woven throughout the Eighth Precinct with ties to organized crime - and Jacob knowing the secret that threatens them all. 

Not knowing who to trust or where to turn in order to keep Jacob safe, Shane takes it upon himself to find the answers and, in the process, joins Jacob in becoming a moving target with no time to waste and no safe harbor. In addition to being an action-driven crime novel,
No Safe Harbor
explores the residual effects of abandonment and broken promises that run parallel in the lives of both Shane and Jacob; years earlier at age 6, Shane was abandoned by his parents on the streets of Portland, Ore., and continues his search to find them and understand why they chose to disappear from his life. Now, as Shane and Jacob race together to find the truth and a way out, they also begin helping each other heal their individual wounds of the past.
kicks off the first in Ned Hickson's ongoing series featuring Seattle-based private investigator Shane McPhearson, with the sequel,
Harbinger of Truth
, due out in August 2024.