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Where There's Fire

Where There's Fire, October 2008
by Maureen McKade

Berkley Sensation
Featuring: Shoni Alexander; John McClane
300 pages
ISBN: 042522421X
EAN: 9780425224212
Paperback
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"Gripping romantic suspense with exciting cast of characters and intense plot."

Fresh Fiction Review

Where There's Fire
Maureen McKade

Reviewed by Suan Wilson
Posted September 15, 2008

Romance Suspense

Detective Shoni Alexander's career is on the skids. After her mother's death from a hit-and-run, Shoni battles fatigue and anger over the lack of justice in the case. The driver escaped prosecution due to a technicality. The need for revenge eats into her gut. Her boss threatens to remove her from her current case involving a serial arsonist due to lack of results. What Shoni doesn't need in her life are any more complications. However, when a gang assaults a homeless man, her life takes a dramatic turn. John McClane remembers nothing of his past. He's been on the street for several weeks with only vague flashbacks. An uneasy feeling keeps him from going to the police for help. But when he sees an arsonist setting a fire, John gets intense police scrutiny. While Shoni interviews him on the street, an attempt is made on his life. The evidence shows a professional hit man behind the endeavor. Shoni glues herself to John while trying to unravel the mystery. Feelings flare between them, but John's murky past prevents them from acting upon those feelings. Danger increases as more attempts are made on John's life. Shoni and John flounder, as they do not know who to trust. Who are friends and who are enemies? Ms. McKade has created an intensely suspenseful drama set within a five-day time span. Using the premise of not being able to trust keeps the tension high. Add three-dimensional secondary characters and you have a top-notch romantic suspense novel.

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SUMMARY

Shattered by her mother’s death—and the fact that the killer got off scot-free—Detective Shon Alexander is prepared to take the law into her own hands. Nothing will get in her way. Not her badge, not her big arson investigation, and definitely not the mysterious witness who seems to see right through her.


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