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Following a brutal attack that renders her mute, a young woman and her brother, a rookie officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, become targets in a tangled web of government intrigue. As they piece together clues, they face a lethal international assassin and a powerful baroness who will stop at nothing to protect her secrets. The story unfolds across Los Angeles and California, blending intense police action with suspenseful twists that question loyalty and justice.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Thriller/Political Thriller
Authors: Allan Folsom
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