Help please. I cannot remember the name and local Librarians do not recognise my descriptions. I think these are by the same author
Set in USA probably late 1990s Female Law Officer, I think Sheriff of small town.
One book had a body on beach start there are young adult gamers who go to an arcade and play very advanced games and buy and sell characters who have attained a high level, sums of low $1,000s involved. An expert gamer is suspected of the murder
Another book: A summer ‘cottage’ by a lake but in a development,
Sheriff investigates a call for help and finds a body and the woman householder Sheriff takes woman away for safety starting a long arduous chase that runs through a ‘National Park’ or wilderness. They are captured or she loses her weapon, she has support from her deputy who gets ambushed.
There is also a couple brewing drugs in their motorhome who do not help!