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After the sudden death of her father, homicide detective Martin Flynn, FBI agent Nell Flynn is forced back to the small town of Suffolk County that has shaped her life. While handling her father’s estate, she discovers he had been closing his final case—a brutal murder of two young women—and is suddenly thrust into an investigation that blurs the line between duty and family loyalty. As Nell digs deeper, she confronts lingering doubts about her mother’s death and the truth about her father’s involvement. The case pulls her into a web of mystery and self‑questioning that challenges her sense of justice and identity.
First publish date: 2019
Genre: Thriller/Psychological Thriller
Authors: Cristina Alger
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