Part of Lucy Kincaid, book 4
First published 2012
Lucy Kincaid waits to start FBI Academy training while fighting cyber sex crimes. Seven years have passed since an online predator nearly killed her. Now she investigates the murder of an expensive call girl connected to a powerful Congressman. Dead prostitutes appear across Washington D.C., all with high profile clients. Lucy must determine if a serial killer stalks these women or if someone orchestrates the murders from within the power structure. Her investigation pulls her into an underground prostitution network and the offices of the country's most influential politicians. The case forces Lucy to confront her own traumatic past as she pursues an enemy who stays ahead of her moves. Her boyfriend Sean Rogan, a private investigator, assists her search for the sole witness who can identify the murderer and expose the conspiracy. Lucy questions whether this witness can be trusted. She will sacrifice everything to reveal the truth and deliver justice, even when it means facing mortal danger herself.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Washington D.C.
Period: 21st-century
416 pages · Kindle Edition · Minotaur Books
Content warnings: murder, sexual-assault, violence