In this Sacramento-set thriller perfect for fans of Meg Gardiner, Emma Lawson uncovers greed and deception for a living, but this time is different. If only she knew this killer can hear her.He can see her.One year into her prized role as the youngest ethics investigator in California's history, Emma suspects corruption in the state's billion dollar expansion to train travel. That unwittingly puts her on a killer's trail - a killer who will do anything to reach his illicit million dollar payday, including personally eliminating Emma Lawson as a threat.Detective Alibi Morning Sun sees connections where no one else does. For him, a drowning at a lake, a fire in a storage facility and a murder by the river carry a thread soaked in blood.As Emma follows the money and Alibi traces bullets and bodies, the killer counts down to his grand finale. With each mounting danger, it quickly becomes apparent that the corruption Emma has been digging for is real— and...

"A SMART AND RIVETING MYSTERY" -Art, Books & Coffee "WILL CAPTIVATE FANS OF MURDER MYSTERIES AND THRILLERS ALIKE" -Skin Deep Exposures "AN EMOTIONALLY RICH AND GRIPPING NOVEL" -Kirk Russell When a beautiful legislative aide is stabbed to death in California's capitol building, police suspect a crime of passion and they arrest Maren Kane's young colleague, Sean Verston. Certain that Sean is innocent, Maren pursues a harrowing trail of clues through big money and power all the way to the governor's mansion. As the body count rises, will Maren find the real killer before she becomes the next victim?