A personal threat blindsides detective Sharon McCone--and tests her
nerves, smarts, and iron-strong resolve....
Complacency can make a person careless, and Sharon McCone, who makes
crime her business, should know that better than most. One minute she's
riding high with her detective agency expanding, her bank account
growing, and her only "problem" a marriage proposal from her lover, Hy
Ripinsky, that's kicking up her longtime fears of commitment. The next
minute, in the time it takes for a single phone call to bring bad news,
she stands to lose everything.
McCone is stunned to learn that a favorite employee, streetwise and
savvy Julia Rafael, has been charged with credit-card fraud. She thinks
there must be a mistake--until she finds the goods charged to the stolen
credit card in the firm's mailroom. As she starts to dig into the facts
of the case, McCone realizes that someone is out to ruin her business,
blacken her reputation, and harm those close to her....
Reaching back into her past to look for answers, she must come to grips
with the violent twists and turns of her career, the choices she's
faced, and the enemies she's made. How does the formerly trustworthy
Julia fit into the big picture? And how does this new crisis tie into
the recent murder of a popular Mission District fund-raiser? But when
someone breaks into her car, invades her home, and upsets every aspect
of her life, McCone knows one thing for sure: Now it's her turn to prove
how tough she really is, and how far she'll go to get justice...and some
payback of her own.
