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"Great romantic suspense."
Reviewed by Tammie Ard
Posted October 20, 2004

Danni Hawkins gave up her career of being a cop two years ago when her partner was killed. Now she works as a private investigator. When her father commits suicide, Danni assumes he was depressed because of being forced into early retirement. Being estranged from him for years, Danni is Read more...

"entertaining romantic suspense investigative tale"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted October 27, 2004

Former Army Ranger turned writer Nick Sirocco meets with private investigator and former cop Danni Hawkins because he believes that that someone murdered her father and cleverly disguised it as a suicide. He says he was close with her dad Paddy who was helping him on a police procedural; Read more...

"Super characters and a fast paced story!"
Reviewed by Tami Sutton
Posted November 22, 2004

When ex cop, turned PI, Danni Hawkins father is found dead she accepts his death when it is ruled as a suicide. After all, he was found with a gun in his hand and a note. She had mixed feelings over his death, as they had a strained relationship. She Read more...

Summary

When police officer Paddy Hawkins is found dead in his bedroom with a revolver in his hand and a note on the nightstand, all the evidence points to suicide. Case closed—except to one man. Ex-Army Ranger Nick Sirocco was the last person to hear from Paddy. And the message that Paddy left him didn't sound like a man about to take his own life. To find out what happened to his friend, Nick will turn to the one woman he knows he can trust...

Ex-cop Danni Hawkins didn't buy that her father was murdered—until she heard his final message. Now, with Nick's help, she must uncover the tracks left behind by an elusive killer. She can't afford to let herself get distracted by the steamy attraction between her and Nick. But as their trail takes them deeper into the heart of corruption, Danni realizes the killer may be closer than she ever thought possible...