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Detective Lou Norton of the Los Angeles Police Department grapples with the unsettling parallels between a teenage girl's suspicious suicide and the unresolved homicide of her own sister. As she delves deeper into the case, the investigation forces her to confront personal grief, professional duty, and the complex layers of justice.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Rachel Howzell Hall
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