A mother lies dead, and now her killer hunts the child that witnessed the brutal crime...MONSTER IN THE CLOSET is a novel that reunites readers with characters from Karen Roses bestselling Baltimore series.Private Investigator Clay Maynard locates missing children for clients, but has nearly given up hope of finding his own daughter, cruelly stolen from him by his ex-wife twenty-three years ago.Equine therapist Taylor Dawson has chosen to intern at Daphne Montgomery-Carters stables so that she can observe the programs security director - her father, Clay Maynard. Trying to reconcile the wonderful man shes getting to know with the monster her mother always described, Taylor never expects to become the target of a real monster, the man who murdered the mother of the little girls she works with at the stable. Neither does she expect to fall for Ford Elkhart, Daphnes handsome son, who is dealing with his own demons. As family and friends gather for the wedding of Joseph Carters sister Holly, Tay