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Kendra Smith works as a skilled compositor for the FBI, using her abilities to help witnesses reconstruct key details of their assailants. She pours herself into every case, hoping to find the closure she has missed for eleven years since her brother was kidnapped and never found.
When the press starts calling a serial killer the "Soccer Mom Killer," Kendra’s expertise is urgently needed to sketch the suspect’s face. The investigation becomes especially complex by the presence of Special Agent Adam Stark, a former lover whose involvement casts fresh tension on the case. As the number of victims grows and the killer stays one step ahead, Kendra realizes that the past cannot be outrun—only confronted.
The story blends suspenseful police procedure with a tense romantic history, exploring how trauma and professional duty collide in the pursuit of justice.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Suspense/Romantic Suspense
Authors: Mariah Stewart
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