Private investigator Alexandra Lovell uses computer skills and cunning to help clients drop off the radar and begin new lives in safety. Melanie Bess, desperate to escape her abusive cop husband, was one of those clients. But when Melanie vanishes for real, Alex fears the worst, and sets out to discover what happened. Using every resource she can get her hands on-including an elite team of forensic scientists known as the Tracers, and a jaded, sexy Austin PD detective-Alex embarks on a mission to uncover the truth.

As far as homicide cop Nathan Devereaux is concerned, no body means no case. But as much as he wants to believe that Alex's hunch about Melanie's murder is wrong, his instincts-and their visceral attraction-won't let him walk away. As a grim picture of what really happened begins to emerge, Nathan realizes this investigation runs deeper than they could ever have guessed. And each step nearer the truth puts Alex in danger of being the next to disappear...

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Not the typical book I usually pick up, but I gave it to my mother-in-law as a gift. When she was finished, it wound up on my bookshelf. Once I did pick it up, I couldn't put it down. It's a fast and thrilling read. I did have to overlook the fact that the author probably doesn't spend much time in a bar, though a quick Google would have told her rum and coke isn't the same thing as Crown and coke. (You'll see when you read.)



jacquie (United Kingdom) (2011/03/10):
This is the first book in the Tracers series.