TRUST NO ONE
by Debra Webb
Can wealth and power shield the privileged from justice?
Birmingham Police Detective Kerri Devlin’s life is falling apart. Her teen daughter, Tori, barely speaks to her, and her ex-husband uses Tori as a bargaining chip. In addition, she’s partnered with newly minted Detective Luke Falco, who has a reputation as a cocky wild man, to investigate a murder linked to the highest level of Birmingham society. Software maven Ben Abbott, scion of a wealthy local family, and his mother-in-law have been found shot in his mansion, and his pregnant wife, Sela, is missing. Is she a killer or a victim of kidnapping? As Kerri looks for clues about who might hate Ben enough to kill him, she realizes that Falco is an excellent detective whose years of undercover work have given him a certain indifference to rules—an indifference that may serve them well in a case shaped by political pressure. Not only Sela, but Kerri’s own family and best friend are hiding secrets relating to the case. When Kerri’s beloved niece, who interns at a law firm that serves many of those involved, goes missing, the stakes rise even higher in a game of cat and mouse in which the mice have all the power.
A powerful combination of police procedural and psychological thriller whose every clue provides a fresh shock.