Ten years ago, Carolyn Sullivan recommended a forty-four year sentence for vicious murderer and serial rapist Carl Holden. Cold, shrewd, cunning, and without remorse, Holden was the kind of criminal the death penalty was made for, and the forensic evidence had him nailed - or so everyone thought. But when the evidence is discredited, Holden is a free man again, and Carolyn is his assigned probation officer. To the state, Holden is a man who has served his time. But Carolyn still remembers the grieving family and the victims who have been betrayed by a miscarriage of justice. Then a chance traffic accident introduces Carolyn to the charming and wealthy Marcus Knight, a man who seems to have as many secrets as he does bank accounts. Marcus wants Carolyn, and for the first time in a long time, Carolyn likes being wanted. The killings start again. A body is found in the same location where Carl Holden buried his first victim. As more shocking crimes are uncovered, everything Carolyn has ever trusted as a professional is put to the test. With the stakes rising higher and time running out, Carolyn takes the biggest gamble of her life, one that could catch a killer or take her straight into her worst nightmare.
From Publishers Weekly
When the head of the forensic lab for Ventura County, Calif., is found guilty of tampering with evidence in bestseller Rosenberg's chilling third romantic thriller to feature parole officer Carolyn Sullivan (after 2005's Sullivan's Justice), convicted murderer and rapist Carl Holden walks free. Single mom Carolyn, who has enough problems at home with two teenage children, launches an investigation to get this vicious criminal off the streets and back into prison. A rash of new murders puts Carolyn and her family in danger and leaves little space for Marcus Wright, the mysterious well-to-do charmer she meets in the course of a minor traffic accident. A determined and fearless sleuth, plenty of insider detail about forensics and the criminal justice system (the author had a 14-year career in law enforcement) and a dramatic and satisfying conclusion make this another winner. (May)
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Review
"A terrific protagonist, fabulous forensic support, and an incredible climax...A superb thriller."