Royce Brodie, a 50-year-old homicide detective in the quiet town of Cedar Springs, a bedroom community 30 miles from Austin, Texas, has spent the last seven years coming to grips with the incident that took the life of her partner and narrowly missed taking her own. The peace and quiet she had been enjoying is shattered by two seemingly unrelated murders in the same week: the first, a John Doe, and the second, a janitor at the local university. As Brodie and her partner, Curtis Nicholls, begin their investigation, the assignment of a new trainee disrupts Brodie's life. Not only is Maggie Weston Brodie's former lover, but her father had been Brodie's commander at the Austin Police Department and nearly destroyed her career. As the three detectives try to piece together the scattered evidence to solve the two murders, they become convinced the two murders are related. The discovery of a similar murder committed five years earlier at a small university in upstate New York creates a sense of urgency as they realize they are chasing a serial killer. The already difficult case becomes even more so when a third victim is found. But the case becomes personal for Brodie when Maggie becomes the killer's next target. Unless Brodie finds a way to save Maggie, she could face losing everything a second time.
royce Brodie, A 50-year-old Homicide Detective In The Quiet Town Of Cedar Springs, A Bedroom Community 30 Miles From Austin, Texas, Has Spent The Last Seven Years Coming To Grips With The Incident That Took The Life Of Her Partner And Narrowly Missed Taking Her Own. The Peace And Quiet She Had Been Enjoying Is Shattered By Two Seemingly Unrelated Murders In The Same Week: The First, A John Doe, And The Second, A Janitor At The Local University.
as Brodie And Her Partner, Curtis Nicholls, Begin Their Investigation, The Assignment Of A New Trainee Disrupts Brodie's Life. Not Only Is Maggie Weston Brodie's Former Lover, But Her Father Had Been Brodie's Commander At The Austin Police Department And Nearly Destroyed Her Career.
as The Three Detectives Try To Piece Together The Scattered Evidence To Solve The Two Murders, They Become Convinced The Two Murders Are Related. The Discovery Of A Similar Murder Committed Five Years Earlier At A Small University In Upstate New York Creates A Sense Of Urgency As They Realize They Are Chasing A Serial Killer.
the Already Difficult Case Becomes Even More So When A Third Victim Is Found. But The Case Becomes Personal For Brodie When Maggie Becomes The Killer's Next Target. Unless Brodie Finds A Way To Save Maggie, She Could Face Losing Everything A Second Time.
SUMMARY: When the Albuquerque paper reports that an unidentified white man was found dead along a remote stretch of road on the Navajo Reservation in northwestern New Mexico, UNM sociology professor K.C. Fontero thinks she might be able to use the case as an example of culture and jurisdiction in one of her classes. But it's soon apparent that this dead man might have something to do with a mysterious letter that River Crandall, brother of K.C.'s partner Sage, recently received from the siblings' estranged father, Bill. What does the letter and Bill's link to a natural gas drilling company have to do with the dead man? And why would Bill try to contact his son and daughter now, after a decade of silence? From the streets of Albuquerque to the vast expanse of the Navajo Reservation, K.C. and Sage try to unravel the secrets of a dead man while Sage confronts a past she thought she'd left behind. But someone or something wants to keep those secrets buried, and as K.C. soon discovers, sometimes beliefs of one culture jump the boundaries of another, threatening to drive a wedge into the relationship she's building with Sage. "K.C. Fontero left New Mexico in the wake of a bitter break-up to take an academic fellowship in Texas. With a doctorate in sociology and expertise in white supremacist groups, she's on her way to an academic career. But a plea for help from her ex, Melissa, brings K.C. back to Albuquerque to find Melissa's troubled younger sister. Megan has disappeared with her white suprem K.C. Fontero left New Mexico in the wake of a bitter break-up to take an academic fellowship in Texas. With a doctorate in sociology and expertise in white supremacist groups, she's on her way to an academic career. But a plea for help from her ex, Melissa, brings K.C. back to Albuquerque to find Melissa's troubled younger sister. Megan has disappeared with her white supremacist boyfriend and K.C. knows she has the expertise to track the mysterious group, and she knows she'll be doing a public service to uncover it. What she doesn't know is how far into her past she'll have to go to find both Megan and herself and the deeper she digs into the group, the greater the danger she faces."--Publisher's description "The body of a young gay man buried along the Rio Grande leads Albuquerque police detective Chris Gutierrez down a path of dark secrets and old hatreds. Trying to deal with the other detective assigned to the case-the sexist and homophobic Dale Harper-Chris tracks the killer to an older unsolved case, and to the doors of a local megachurch and a popular minister with ties to ex-gay groups. Enlisting the research skills and networks of sociologist and best friend K.C. Fontero, Chris works to build the case and make an arrest before the killer strikes again, even as she must also face her growing feelings for attorney Dayna Carson. Struggling with her attraction to Dayna and the complexity of a difficult case, Chris is drawn into an ominous and potentially deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a man who might kill to protect his own secrets."--Publisher's description "Mandy Barnes, her trust betrayed by her husband Jay, needs a summer away to think about her marriage. She opts for a seasonal job at Bryce Canyon National Park in remote southern Utah and there meets Jo Reynolds, a lesbian park ranger from California . She is attracted to Jo, but uncertain of her own sexuality. On a hike into the wilderness, Mandy chances upon some vintage coins in a rusted can and is then plagued by violent dreams of a murder from the past. Are the coins connected to the dreams? Will deciphering the mystery of the past help her unravel the tangled knot of the present? Can she overcome her fears to find renewed trust and true love in Jo's arms?"--Publisher's description
mandy Barnes, Her Trust Betrayed By Her Husband Jay, Needs A Summer Away To Think About Her Marriage. She Opts For A Seasonal Job At Bryce Canyon National Park In Remote Southern Utah And There Meets Jo Reynolds, A Lesbian Park Ranger From California . She Is Attracted To Jo, But Uncertain Of Her Own Sexuality. On A Hike Into The Wilderness, Mandy Chances Upon Some Vintage Coins In A Rusted Can And Is Then Plagued By Violent Dreams Of A Murder From The Past. Are The Coins Connected To The Dreams? Will Deciphering The Mystery Of The Past Help Her Unravel The Tangled Knot Of The Present? Can She Overcome Her Fears To Find Renewed Trust And True Love In Jo's Arms?
