Double Entry
Every Transaction Has Two Sides. One Could Cost Her Everything..
When Ellen Hartmann, a single mother and CPA, flies to Nashville to finalize her passion project—an innovative financial wellness program—she expects to launch a new chapter in her career. Instead, she walks into a mystery. Her marketing partner, Sam Davis, has vanished. His mother is found dead. And Ellen, along with Sam’s loyal driver Henry, is left to pick up the pieces.
As Ellen invesitgates Sam’s disappearance, she uncovers more than just missing files. Secrets, lies, and a criminal past begin to surface, threatening not only her project but her reputation and livelihood. Back home in Maine, her accounting firm teeters on the edge as a charming new hire schemes to take over her business. Torn between two cities, two lives, and two versions of herself, Ellen must decide what—and who—is worth fighting for.
Jane Honeck is a trailblazer in the world of finance, having founded Portland, Maine’s first female-owned CPA firm. She blends decades of accounting expertise with deep human insight to craft mystery novels that explore the emotional side of money. Her debut novel, Numbers Don’t Lie, was a finalist for the 2025 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. She is also the award-winning author of The Problem With Money? It’s Not About the Money!, an internationally published guide to understanding our financial beliefs. Jane lives in Maine with her husband Wayne and Great Dane Caine. (Just kidding, he’s a Shih Tzu named Arnie.)