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After a covert drug bust turns fatal and her partner Dylan Shields dies, FBI Special Agent Anne Marie McCall, a seasoned criminal profiler, is left with unanswered questions. Struggling with grief and a hardening routine, she teams up with Detective Evan Crosby to reopen a cold case that feels eerily personal. Their investigation drags them into a labyrinth of deception, politics, and threats from forces that have denied them clearance. As Anne digs deeper, the killer—seeking his own form of closure—miraculously converges with her mission, forcing her to confront haunting doubts, betrayal, and the possibility that the only way to end a quiet life is through a shocking truth.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Mariah Stewart
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