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New York Times best-selling
author Nancy Taylor Rosenberg knows what she
writes about because she’s lived it. In
Sullivan’s Law, the former cop and probation
officer introduced her most compelling character
yet: Ventura County Probation Officer Carolyn
Sullivan, a complicated woman whose commitment to
her harrowing job is second only to her devotion
to her family. Now, in Sullivan’s Justice,
Carolyn plunges into a case that will jeopardize
both, challenging her beliefs about love, loyalty,
and the law, while exposing deadly secrets that
are too close to home.
In her work for the Ventura
County Probation Department, Carolyn Sullivan
interviews the most dangerous, depraved criminal –
and Raphael Moreno is at the top of the list. The
hardened street thug has been convicted in a
series of gruesome and baffling murders, including
the decapitation of his own mother. For the first
time, Carolyn is face-to-face with a criminal who
truly frightens her. But things are about to get
much hotter – and much deadlier for Carolyn. A
phone call from her brother, Neil, propels her
into a nightmare.
A popular bachelor and
successful artist, Neil has discovered the body of
his girlfriend, Laurel, floating in his swimming
pool. When her death is ruled a homicide, Neil
becomes the prime suspect. But he has an alibi –
he as in bed with Melody Asher, a seductive party
girl and heiress. Their torrid affair is as
steamy as it is addictive, a twisted game of
manipulation and sexual blackmail. When Melody
refuses to back up Neil’s story, the sensitive
brother Carolyn thought she knew suddenly seems
like a complete stranger. And then the most
shattering news surfaces: Blood found in Neil’s
expensive new car links him to Raphael Moreno and
his unthinkable crimes. As the evidence against
Neil mounts, Carolyn is forced to ask herself
troubling questions. Is he an innocent victim, or
could he be hiding a darker side, a sinister
streak that connects him to the brutal murders of
nine people? Could the brother she loves actually
be a cold-hearted, ruthless killer?
The key to everything seems
to be Moreno, but getting inside his head is a
treacherous game. As the danger grows and
shocking secrets are revealed, a shaken Carolyn
must find the courage to make the ultimate
decision – whether to risk the lives of innocent
people or save herself and those she loves most.
Crackling with tension and gritty authenticity,
Sullivan’s Justice is a white-knuckle ride
into the belly of the beast that doesn’t let up
until the last startling page. |
