by Marie Force
Part of Fatal, book 10
First published 2016
Lieutenant Sam Holland wants nothing more than to escape to Bora Bora with Vice President Nick Cappuano for their first wedding anniversary. Instead, she faces one of her strangest cases yet. Government worker Josh Hamilton insists his parents kidnapped him from another family three decades ago. The situation becomes more explosive when Josh reveals his supposed father leads the FBI. Sam initially doubts the wild story until someone murders a Hamilton family member. Now she wonders if the FBI director orchestrated a baby theft ring and whether other participants have become targets. A killer seeks bloody vengeance while Sam's team struggles with their own recent tragedy. Her investigation grows more dangerous as evidence mounts. Meanwhile, Nick and their son Scotty fall ill, threatening to derail her tropical anniversary plans. Sam must untangle a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of government while protecting her family and solving a murder that could expose decades of lies.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, high-stakes
Setting: Bora Bora
Period: 21st-century
400 pages · Kindle Edition · HQN Books
Content warnings: murder, violence