Part of Women's Murder Club
First published 2022
SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer tracks rumors of weapons and drugs moving north from Mexico when everything changes. Her most trusted informant brings her a case that cuts deep. Someone is hunting former police officers, executing them with professional precision. Each victim carries the same brutal message carved into their flesh: You talk, you die. The killer operates with military efficiency, targeting cops who might have crossed certain lines. Lindsay recognizes the pattern immediately. These aren't random murders but calculated silences, each death designed to send a message to law enforcement. The investigation pulls her into a web where speaking up means death and staying quiet means letting a killer walk free. Lindsay must decide whether to pursue the truth or protect herself. She has exactly 22 seconds to make choices that will determine if she keeps her badge or loses her life. The clock counts down as Lindsay discovers that some secrets are worth killing for.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, adult-fiction, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, gritty, intense, suspenseful
Tropes: detective-protagonist, moral-dilemma, ticking-clock
Setting: San Francisco, Mexico
Period: 21st-century, contemporary
481 pages · Kindle Edition · Little, Brown and Company
Content warnings: graphic-violence, murder, violence