by Matt Coyle
Part of Rick Cahill, book 3
First published 2016
Rick Cahill watches his world collapse around him. The private investigator knows the next visitor to his door could be police with an arrest warrant. La Jolla Chief of Police Tony Moretti believes Rick murdered a missing person. No corpse has surfaced, but mounting evidence points directly at him. The bank threatens foreclosure on his home. Rick accepts a case from Brianne Colton, a country singer who insists her estranged husband's apparent suicide was actually homicide. Rick doubts her theory, but he needs the money. As he digs deeper, the evidence supports Brianne's suspicions. Rick breaks his cardinal rule and becomes romantically involved with his client, even as her true intentions remain unclear. Moretti tightens his investigation while shadowy enemies emerge, willing to use torture and killing to prevent Rick from exposing the truth. With the FBI offering no refuge, Rick must navigate between corrupt law enforcement and dangerous criminals to clear his name and solve the case.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller, detective, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: La Jolla
343 pages · Hardcover · Oceanview Publishing
Content warnings: violence