Part of KEY News, book 5
First published 2002
Cassie Sheridan had everything a television news reporter could want. She covered the justice beat in Washington D.C. Her career was climbing fast. Everyone recognized her talent. Then she made one critical mistake. Her career collapsed. People questioned her credibility. Her teenage daughter pointed out how little time they had spent together. The fallout from her ambitious reporting destroyed her position as KEY News justice correspondent. The network transferred Cassie to Miami to serve out her contract. She left behind her family, friends, and familiar Washington life. In a quiet south Florida town, a killer watches and waits. Cassie covers a hurricane moving up Florida's west coast. She meets Vincent, an eleven year old boy who just found something horrible on the beach. In one week, Cassie connects Vincent's grisly discovery to a secret operation hidden in dark shadows. Her investigation pulls her into danger she never expected.
Genres: mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, second-chance
Setting: Washington D.C., Miami, Florida
Period: 21st-century
338 pages · Hardcover · Thorndike Pr