Part of Doc Ford, book 15
First published 2008
Doc Ford expects wedding plans when his goddaughter Shanay calls. Instead, she tells him about a blackmail scheme. Someone secretly filmed her bachelorette party on St. Arcs in the Windward Islands and now demands money to keep the footage private. Shanay asks Ford to handle the exchange. Ford knows the plan will backfire, but he agrees to help. The blackmailer takes his money and releases the video online anyway. One bridesmaid overdoses on pills and alcohol after the footage goes public. Ford blames himself for trusting the extortionist. He teams up with his friend Tomlinson to hunt down the person responsible. They discover their target is a woman, a manipulator unlike anyone they have faced before. This black widow has more schemes in motion. Ford and Tomlinson must stop her before she destroys more lives.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, hunt-for-the-villain
Setting: St. Arcs, Windward Islands
352 pages · Hardcover · Putnam Adult
Content warnings: violence