Detective Harriet Foster ermittelt in Chicago, wo zwei Stadträte brutal ermordet wurden. Mit dreißig Silbermünzen als Hinweis auf Verrat stehen sie und ihre Kollegin Vera Li unter immensem Druck, den Fall zu lösen, während das Medieninteresse steigt und sich die Hintergründe der Opfer als komplex herausstellen.
Auftakt einer fesselnden Thriller-Reihe von der US-amerikanischen Bestsellerautorin Tracy Clark. Versteckt unter einem Blätterhaufen, mit seltsamen Lippenstiftmarkierungen an Hand- und Fußgelenken wird die verstümmelte Leiche einer jungen Rothaarigen in Downtown Chicago gefunden: ein Fall für Detective Harriet Foster. Es ist Fosters erster Fall in einem neuen Team nach einem Burn-out, und um jeden Preis will sie sich in der toughen Ermittlerwelt beweisen. Als eine weitere Leiche mit denselben Merkmalen entdeckt wird, ist sie sicher, dass ein Serienkiller Chicago terrorisiert. Jede Sekunde zählt, aber erst ein unerwarteter Hinweis bringt Foster und ihre neue Kollegin Li auf die Spur des Psychopathen …
Cass Raines was one of the few Black women in the Chicago PD before she took a bullet in the line of duty. It wasn't the injury that made her quit the force, but the cover-up for an incompetent colleague that followed. Now, Cass is the head of a one-woman private investigation agency. When her close friend Father Ray asks Cass to investigate a spate of vandalism, she readily agrees. Just hours later she finds his murdered body in the church confessional and another dead man nearby. The detective assigned to the case is ready to dismiss it as a burglary gone awry. But Cass's instincts tell her otherwise, and badge or no badge, she intends to see justice done..
While searching for fifteen-year-old Ramona Titus, who has run away from her foster home, Black homicide cop-turned-PI Cass Raines soon discovers that Ramona is holding secrets dark enough to kill for and if Cass can't find her first, she will have nowhere left to run
Everybody adores Vonda Allen and her glossy magazine, except for the people who work for her. And the person who's sending her flowers with death threats. Vonda has employed Ben Mickerson as her bodyguard and when he needs backup, there's nobody he trusts more than Cass Raines, his ex-partner on the police force. When two of Vonda's staff are found dead, Ben and Cass must apprehend the assailant before someone else dies. Then Ben is taken out of action and Cass is left to uncover who wants Vonda dead - and why. A task made even harder by enemies in the police department determined to stop Cass..
When private investigator Cass Raines hears about the death of Tim Ayers, she agrees to look into it. Ayers was from a wealthy family, and was found dead in a lake near his luxury boat. A post mortem uncovers large quantities of drugs and alcohol in his system, suggesting his death was a suicide. A possibility made stronger when Cass learns that Ayres was terminally ill. But Cass soon realises there are too many unanswered questions that point to foul play. Yet why would anyone kill a dying man? Cass's persistence soon puts her life in danger and she uncovers sinister secrets that she may end up taking to her grave