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In “Right behind you,” former FBI profiler Pierce Quincy and his partner, Rainie Conner, take on a new family when thirteen‑year‑old Sharlah May Nash, who has just moved on from a traumatic past, is adopted by them. The case escalates when a double murder at a gas station is tied to a suspect in Oregon’s wilderness. Evidence points to Sharlah’s older brother, Telly Ray Nash, suggesting his murderous spree might have begun again. With the clock ticking, Quincy and Conner must uncover whether Telly is a hero or a killer, and what the cost of truth will be for Sharlah’s new family.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Lisa Gardner
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