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Reckless Creed, October 2017
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Reckless Creed, October 2016
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Silent Creed, August 2015
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Breaking Creed, January 2015
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Black Friday, October 2009
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Whitewash, November 2008
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Exposed, October 2008
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At The Stroke Of Madness, August 2008
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The Soul Catcher, August 2008
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Split Second, August 2008
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A Perfect Evil, August 2008
Mass Market Paperback (reprint)
Whitewash, June 2007
Hardcover
A Necessary Evil, April 2007
Paperback (reprint)
One False Move, February 2006
Hardcover
A Necessary Evil, February 2006
Hardcover
A Perfect Evil, January 2006
Paperback
At the Stroke of Madness, July 2004
Paperback (reprint)
Soul Catcher, July 2003
Paperback (reprint)
Split Second, July 2002
Paperback (reprint)

A NECESSARY EVIL
By: Alex Kava

Be prepared for all hell to break loose.

MIRA
February 2006
Featuring: Maggie O'Dell
416 pages
ISBN: 0778322742
Hardcover
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Thriller Psychological | Mystery Woman Sleuth

Someone is killing Catholic priests across America — ritualized murders that speak of vengeance and hatred.

As the killing spree continues unabated, it quickly becomes very clear to Maggie O'Dell — the FBI profiler assigned to the case — that more than one perpetrator is responsible. As she begins to drill down into the facts, Maggie discovers a disturbing Internet role-playing game for youths who have been victims of male authority figures — including Catholic priests.

With the first real lead in the investigation, Maggie wonders if this group has turned cyberspace justice into reality by dispensing their own brand of vengeance. As the ritualistic killings leave America's heartland reeling, Maggie gets a second lead  — one that leaves her stunned.

For the past four years she has been driven by blind determination to find Father Michael Keller, the human monster whose acts of brutality continue to haunt her to this day. Sick and twisted, the priest seems to have vanished without a trace. But with an irony that only life can offer, now he has become a target.

When Keller offers to help Maggie solve the crimes in exchange for protection, she has no choice but to ally herself with the elusive child killer — the person she despises with a conviction that's almost religious in its fervor. Maggie must cross a dangerous line into a world of malevolence and evil from which she may not return unscathed.

Maggie knows the bargain is a necessary evil...one that may be made in blood....

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