When the daughter of San Francisco socialites is brutally assaulted, Jamie Vail makes it her mission to find the attacker. A seasoned Sex Crimes Inspector with the SFPD, work is what Jamie does best. She isn't distracted by the fact that her adopted son and the victim go to the same school.Jamie can almost set aside the fact that the man caught on tape with the victim is someone she's been wary of for yearsβher son's biological father. At home, her son is performing poorly in school, becoming more reclusive, and nothing she does can draw him out.More frightening is the fact that every piece of evidence brings her closer to home...As her case escalates into a homicide investigation, Jamie teams up with old allies and rookie club members from across the department. Loyalties are tested and the stakes raise as the case becomes frontpage news and the spotlight lands on her.With his future on the line, Jamie must find Charlotte's attacker to prove her son's innocence before he lands behind bars, or worse...PRAISE FOR THE ROOKIE CLUB SERIES:"A gritty new cop series that can beat out the 'old boys network' any day of the week." ~Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author"[some] of the strongest female characters to have graced the genre in years." ~John Connolly, New York Times bestselling author"...grabs your curiosity and your emotions, and then shakes the hell out of both." ~Jonathon King, Edgar Award-Winning Author of Midnight GuardiansTHE ROOKIE CLUB, in series order:Dead CenterOne Clean ShotDark PassageInterferenceEverything to LoseDR. SCHWARTZMAN SERIES, in series order:ExhumeExcise (due out 2017)OTHER SUSPENSE NOVELS by Danielle Girard:Chasing DarknessSavage ArtRuthless GameCold Silence