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When forensic genealogist Morton Farrier accepted an invitation to travel to Salt Lake City, Utah, to speak at the RootsTech genealogy conference, he had been unaware that one of his co-panellists was to be none other than his former girlfriend, Madison Scott- Barnhart. Whilst he prepares anxiously to meet her for what will be the first time in twenty- six years—and hopefully to discover the unresolved truth behind her abrupt ending of their relationship—he takes on the case of researching his wife’s mysterious great- grandfather: a man who deserted his Sussex family shortly after the First World War. In the course of his investigations and time in the States, Morton uncovers some shocking truths, some of which are uncomfortably close to home…

Morton Farrier, the esteemed English forensic genealogist, had cleared a space in his busy schedule to track down his own elusive father finally. But he is then presented with a case that challenges his research skills in his quest to find the killer of a woman murdered more than one hundred and eighty years ago. Thoughts of his own family history are quickly and violently pushed to one side as Morton rushes to complete his investigation before other sinister elements succeed in derailing the case.This is the fourth book in the Morton Farrier genealogical crime mystery series, although it can be enjoyed as a stand-alone story. More information, and a free prequel story for the series, is available from nathandylangoodwin.com

Forensic genealogist, Morton Farrier, agrees to take on a case to identify the biological mother of three foundlings, abandoned in shop doorways as new-born babies in the 1970s. He has just one thing with which to begin his investigation: the three women’s DNA, one of whom is his half-aunt. With just six days of research time available to him, his investigation uncovers some shocking revelations and troubling links to his own grandfather; and Morton finds that, for the first time in his career, he is advising his clients not to read his concluding report. This is the ninth novel in the Morton Farrier genealogical crime mystery series, although it can be enjoyed as a stand-alone story. For updates on Nathan Dylan Goodwin's releases: Website & newsletter: www.nathandylangoodwin.com Twitter: @NathanDGoodwin Facebook: www.facebook.com/nathandylangoodwin Instagram: www.instagram.com/NathanDylanGoodwin Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/dylan0470

It was to be the most important case of Morton Farrier’s career in forensic genealogy so far. A case that had eluded him for many years: finding his own father. Harley ‘Jack’ Jacklin disappeared just six days after a fatal fire at his Cape Cod home on Christmas Eve in 1976, leaving no trace behind. Now his son, Morton must travel to the East Coast of America to unravel the family’s dark secrets in order to discover what happened to him.This is the sixth book in the Morton Farrier genealogical crime mystery series, although it can be enjoyed as a stand-alone story. Further information, and a FREE series prequel, can be obtained from the author's website, nathandylangoodwin.com

April 2020, Twin Falls, Idaho. A serial killer is on the loose. A nameless man is kidnapping young women from their own homes, taking them out of the city to kill them before returning their bodies to random locations around the city. Detective Maria Gonzalez heads up the investigation but has very few leads to pursue. As time passes and fears rise that the killer might strike again with a fifth victim, Maria turns to Venator—an investigative genetic genealogy company—in the hope that they can identify the killer from his DNA alone before he has the chance to take yet another life. Despite her initial reticence to take on the company’s first ever live case, Madison Scott-Barnhart and her team in Salt Lake City agree to try to reveal the identity of this barbaric serial killer. In the midst of the global pandemic that has closed the Venator office and posed both personal and professional problems for Madison, time is running out on this case. This is the second novel in the Venator Cold Case series. Although it can be enjoyed as a stand-alone story, for the best experience, begin your journey with The Chester Creek Murders.

When Morton Farrier is presented with a case revolving around a mysterious letter written by disreputable criminal, Ann Fothergill in 1827, he quickly finds himself delving into a shadowy Georgian underworld of smuggling and murder on the Kent and Sussex border. Morton must use his skills as a forensic genealogist to untangle Ann’s association with the notorious Aldington Gang and also with the brutal killing of Quartermaster Richard Morgan. As his research continues, Morton suspects that his client’s family might have more troubling and dangerous expectations of his findings.This is the seventh book in the Morton Farrier genealogical crime mystery series, although it can be enjoyed as a stand-alone story. For further information, and a FREE series prequel story, visit the author's website: nathandylangoodwin.com/books

Morton Farrier has spent his entire career as a forensic genealogist solving other people's family history secrets, all the while knowing so little of his very own family's mysterious past. However, this poignant Christmastime novella sees Morton's skills put to use much closer to home, as he must confront his own past, present and future through events both present-day and one hundred years ago. It seems that not every soldier saw a truce on the Western Front that 1914 Christmas...This is the third book in the Morton Farrier genealogical crime mystery series, although it can be enjoyed as a stand-alone story.

Sussex, 1919. The Great War is over, but for Harriet Agnes McDougall its effects endure with a lingering uncertainty of exactly what became of her middle son, Malcolm in the trenches around Ypres. With peace now prevailing across Europe, Harriet decides to embark on a quest to discover precisely what happened to her son. As she works to uncover the facts of his death she encounters a range of dispossessed and affected young men who have returned from war to find that they no longer have a place in a changing world, something which Harriet McDougall is determined to do something about. For further information, and a FREE copy of the prequel to Goodwin's other series, The Forensic Genealogist, visit his website at nathandylangoodwin.com/books

Peter Coldrick no ten�a pasado alguno; esa era la conclusi�n a la que hab�a llegado despu�s de a�os de investigaci�n personal y profesional. Hasta que contrat� los servicios de Morton Farrier, genealogista forense, un hombre testarudo y decidido, que usa los m�todos que sean necesarios para revelar el pasado.Con el Caso Coldrick, Morton se enfrenta al trabajo m�s peligroso y dif�cil de su vida, donde todos sus conocimientos geneal�gicos e investigativos son puestos a prueba. Sin embargo, otros tambi�n est�n interesados en la familia Coldrick, personas que no se detendr�n ante nada, incluyendo el asesinato, para ocultar el pasado.Cuando Morton comienza a descubrir el misterioso pasado de su cliente, se ve forzado a enfrentarse a la oscura historia de su propia familia, una historia sobre la que conoce muy poco. Este es el primer libro de la serie de novelas geneal�gicas de ficci�n criminal del genealogista forense Morton Farrier.