First published 2004
Mary Ann Walker plunges from a Seattle bridge, drawing police psychologist Daphne Matthews and detective John LaMoia to what appears to be a domestic violence case. The victim's boyfriend has a history of beating her, and her furious brother Ferrell wants justice. But the investigation stalls as evidence proves elusive. Meanwhile, supervising officer Lou Boldt grapples with two vanished women and a road worker's suspicious death that may connect to the disappearances. A voyeur photographing naked women at hotels emerges as Boldt's prime suspect. Daphne faces her own nightmare when a stalker begins terrorizing her. As both cases intensify, so does the attraction between Matthews and LaMoia, pushing them into uncharted romantic waters. The investigation culminates in a frantic pursuit through Seattle's forgotten Underground, the century-old buried streets that lie beneath the modern city.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, enemies-to-lovers, police-procedural
Setting: Seattle, Seattle Underground
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
MP3 CD · Brilliance Audio
Content warnings: domestic-violence