Book description
Detective Lena Gamble has been hailed as a hero by her colleagues for
catching a killer, but held in disgrace by LAPD higher-ups for the
explosive way the Romeo case in City of Fire played out. She hasn't been
allowed to handle a real murder investigation in eight months. When the
chief finally tosses her a case, Lena quickly suspects she is being set
up for another public fall. The victim is a beautiful young woman with
no identity. There are no witnesses and no leads. Just her nude body,
chopped into pieces and dropped in a dumpster in Hollywood - gruesome
enough to ensure that, once again, the media will be following Lena's
every move . . . Desperate to prove her abilities as a cop, the young
detective teams up with colleague Stan Rhodes and together they follow
the little evidence they have. Finally, they get a tip which leads them
to ID the girl: Jennifer McBride was a twenty-five-year-old prostitute
with a wealthy clientele. A review of recent phone calls points Lena and
Rhodes towards a rich and famous paediatrician with offices in Beverly
Hills . . . One lead after another uncovers a city overrun with
corruption, personal greed and savagery. And then, in the blink of an
eye, Lena discovers something about Jennifer McBride's identity no one
else could have imagined. As dead bodies begin turning up all over Los
Angeles, Lena understands that the killer is cleaning house. The big
question is why? And will Lena survive long enough to find the shocking
answer?
Robert Ellis is the author of three previous novels. He began his
career as a writer, producer, and director in film and TV, winning the
New York Film Festival for his work with National Geographic. He
splits his time between LA and Connecticut.
