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Rick Carson is hired by the Powell Agency to probe Senator Dan Price’s death. He soon questions the innocence of Jordan Price, a woman whose charming surface masks a chilling truth. As Rick digs deeper into a series of connected deaths that Jordan has profited from, he realizes he may be chasing an unstoppable killer. With each revelation, the stakes rise, and the line between hunter and hunted blurs, leaving both Rick and those around them exposed to fatal danger.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Suspense/Romantic Suspense
Authors: Beverly Barton
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