Varhaiset kirja-arvostelijatDonna Huston Murray

Will chasing a killer put this determined fighter on the wrong end of a bullet?

Lauren Beck never stopped caring despite her relinquished badge. Still flat broke after a criminal wiped her out, the cancer survivor visits her beloved dad only to be mugged on his doorstep. Then learning her stepmother has mysteriously vanished, the former cop suspects her attack foreshadows a deeper threat.Following the trail of money transfers, Lauren's search for the missing woman triggers painful memories of her last abduction case-when she arrived too late. As she closes in on the truth, the ex-officer discovers another disturbing mystery of abducted girls that points to a depraved predator on the loose. Can she connect the dots before more innocent blood is shed?

When her husband becomes headmaster of struggling Bryn Derwyn Academy, Ginger Barnes learns that murder on the campus can kill a school’s reputation in a heartbeat. To move the scandal off the front page before the school goes under, Gin attempts to hurry the investigation along. Will her amateur sleuthing save her husband’s career and her family’s new home, or will her good intentions backfire big-time? Writer’s Digest Award Winning Author

Writer’s Digest Award Winning Author Men have once again become an issue for amateur sleuth Ginger Barnes—men who abuse their wives, men capable of murder, and men who ask her out. While working on a DIY project at her newlywed daughter’s house, a bag of bricks is thrown from the neighboring third-story window. Next, pops that sound like muffled gunshots have Gin racing for her phone. Eric, who lives in the house with his grandmother, claims she’s obsessed with mystery novels. Yet after the septuagenarian falls down a flight of stairs, she’s so frantic to keep Eric away that Gin must intervene. Was the fall actually attempted murder? In her husband’s eyes, Cissie Voight can’t do anything right. Gin occasionally helps the frazzled young mother, and when she needs a dresser carried upstairs, Gin brings Eric along. Bad move! The electricity between the two new acquaintances sparks a chilling premonition. This time Gin’s good intentions will produce grave consequences—for everyone involved. Recommended for fans of Sue Grafton and Janet Evanovich.