by Matt Coyle
Part of Rick Cahill, book 1
First published 2013
Rick Cahill carries the weight of his wife's death eight years after her murder. Police never convicted him, but they never cleared him either. He lives with their suspicion and his own guilt. When he meets Melody Malana, a TV reporter who keeps secrets behind her beauty, Rick glimpses a second chance at love. Then Melody gets arrested for murder. She asks Rick for help. The former cop wants to refuse, but something deeper pulls him toward redemption. His attempt to help backfires completely. Now Rick becomes a murder suspect himself. Police hunt him across the city. He encounters desperate people willing to kill to bury their secrets. To save himself and expose the real killer, Rick must face the truth about his wife's death and sort through his feelings for a woman he can never completely trust.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
310 pages · Hardcover · Oceanview Publishing