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In Tami Hoag’s new thriller, bike messenger Jace Damon’s routine delivery turns deadly when a car nearly runs him over and a killer pursues him through back alleys. Surviving the attack, he returns to lawyer Lenny Lowell’s office only to find Lowell dead and himself arrested as a prime suspect. Jace realizes that the envelope he still carries contains a truth that someone will kill to keep hidden. Meanwhile LAPD homicide detective Kev Parker, once a top officer, is pulled into the case by the promising nature of Lenny’s disappearance. As the investigation deepens, both Jace and Parker must race against time and a relentless murderer, because in a city ruled by money, fame, and sensationalism, the delivery of truth can be deadly.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Tami Hoag
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