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Savannah Reid, a large‑bodied private investigator with a black belt in karate, makes the streets of San Carmelita safer while following one of her diverse cases: a serial rapist who masquerades as Santa. The city’s summer heat and holiday tension add to the peril as the villain drifts from rapist to vicious cop killer, targeting Captain Bloss and his daughter. With her self‑defense teaching role and quirky suspects, Reid balances her appetite for food, her detective work, and the safety of San Carmelita’s women.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Sonja Massie
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