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Julia Vargas is a cop with a mission. When shes not chasing down bad guys, Julia dedicates her time to investigating the Hangman serial killer ... the same unsolved case that her father, Jim Vargas, was working on when he supposedly shot and killed himself three decades before. While rumors continue to swirl around her fathers death, Julia attempts to hunt down the truth.The case once again hits dangerously close, however, when a womans bones are discovered in a historic downtown home, together with a photograph of Jim and Julia as a young girl. As horrifying as this discovery is, it may just be the break Julia has waited for. Working alongside Tobias Novak, a homicide detective with whom she shares a complicated - and steamy - history, shes forced to confront her own past even as the Hangman looms in the shadows. But as the mysterious killer circles closer, Julia can feel her own noose begin to tighten ...
About the Author
Mary Burton, whose latest novel is THE LIES I TOLD, loves writing suspense, getting to know her characters, keeping up with law enforcement and forensic procedure, morning walks, baking, and tiny dachshunds. She also enjoys hunting down serial killers, which she does in her and bestselling novels. has compared her work to that of Lisa Jackson and Lisa Gardner, and likened her writing to that of James Patterson. Mary is routinely featured among the top ten writers in Amazon's Author Rankings for romantic suspense, thriller and mystery. Upon publication, her novels, including NEVER LOOK BACK and BURN YOU TWICE, consistently rank high on the Kindle eBooks Store Bestseller List. Her novels CUT AND RUN and YOU'RE NOT SAFE were nominated for the Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Romantic Suspense. A Richmond native, Mary is the author of forty-five published novels and five novellas as Mary Burton and as Mary Ellen Taylor. A member of International Thriller Writers, Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, Novelists, Inc. , and Romance Writers of America, Mary is known for creating multiple suspense stories connected by characters and/or place.
