Second Hand is the fourth title in the Cameron Scott suspense series. Cameron's day at the Court of Appeals in Raleigh, NC spins out of control after a tornado rips through the city. A judge on Cameron's appeal panel is left dead, and chances are that the tornado didn't kill him. What's more, the judge's demise may be a prelude to a much bigger plot, one that threatens a very important visitor to North Carolina's capital city.

Country lawyer Cameron Scott and wife Mary head to North Carolina's southwestern mountains for a restful vacation and a visit with their daughter, Grae. The day after they arrive, Grae is unexpectedly called into work, so the Scotts book a tour-train excursion; one that travels through a long, curved tunnel. when the lights are extinguished mid-tunnel so the passengers can experience near-total darkness, Jennifer Quinn, the passenger seated next to Cameron, keels over dead. Although Cameron vehemently denies ever having seen or spoken to Miss Quinn before the excursion, the police, and Mary,...

Lawyer Cameron Scott's second adventure starts with another "simple" case that takes him to his old park ranger stomping grounds in piedmont North Carolina. While there, he learns that someone is trying to steal an inheritance from his client, newspaper publisher Suzanne Easterling. He encounters old friends and new enemies when he tries to identify the thieves and find out why they are targeting Suzanne. Worse, he finds his investigation intertwined with the FBI's investigation of an extremist group. Cameron faces danger and intrigue as he tries to save Suzanne's estate--and possibly her...