A DIRTY COP, A POPULAR LOCAL ATTORNEY running for governor, and the son of the richest oilman in Texas all guard a secret they are willing to kill to keep—the secret behind a young coed from the inner city found floating in the San Antonio River. Her mother thinks she was murdered and is desperate for answers. But the ME rules accidental drowning. When the police ignore the mother’s plea for an … an investigation, she turns to Nick Fischer for justice. Nick follows a twisted trail that leads from San Antonio’s upscale neighborhoods to an isolated ranch where unwanted visitors tend to disappear. The dirty cop shadows his every move. He sets up an ambush. When that misses, he goes after Nick’s family and frames him for murder. For the former Marine and new private investigator to take on the privileged elite and find the killer, he must risk it all—his career, his family, and his own life…
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On the day after the 4th of July, a family of tourists from Germany is on the River Walk in San Antonio, Texas. The small son is dressed like Davy Crockett. His mother wants to stop for breakfast when the boy spots something large in the water so he goes over to see what it is and finds a dead woman. Two months later. Araceli Luna goes to see PI Nick Fischer about looking into the death of her daughter. As Nick gets closer to the answer, the more someone tries to kill him. This story is full of action, has an underhanded romance, plus a true romance in the end. Highly recommended.
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This book hooked me and I had to find out what was happening. Nick is a PI and I found him to be upstanding, honest, and he had integrity something we do not always get. This is full of action and at times I lost track of some of the characters but that was not a hinderance of the story. It was full of action and the mystery of who killed Marissa. It is also a book of wealth and people that think they were above the law. This is a great book full of intrigue.
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First time but not the last time! This is a first time author for me and it won’t be the last book I read by George Lee Miller. I was offered a chance to review and I am glad I took it! I don’t know if I received a shorten version, or if it did not download completely. I felt like I was dropped in a moving story and I missed the beginning. George Lee Miller has the talent to snare me and keep me reading trying to dot all the I’s and cross the t’s that I missed and enjoy the twists, the turns and the suspense. I have lived in Texas and felt like I was right back there. George Lee Miller made me feel, relate and care to the characters. I chuckled with Skeeter and the manual, I felt the tension and the laughter with Skeeter and trying to hit the target (not a person) towards the end. I like the “old fashion” Nick with relationships and am crossing fingers Kelly, a strong woman, ex marine and office of the law appears in book 2. I do not need any more authors to love, my TBR is big enough, but I will always make room for George Lee Miller. Thank you for the arc! I freely share my thoughts and opinions.
This was my first mystery book written by a male author. The reason that it received 3 stars from me was because it did not pull. me in until 70% int he book ad then it lost me again. I understand that the characters need “developing spot” but the were always storied that he would rift in and out of and it would confuse me as to what was going on. There were times when things went off topic and completely out of left field. We finally learned the background of the scar very close to the end of the book. Every time Nick would meet someone new there was mention of the scar EVRY SINGLE TIME.The visit at his grandfather’s ranch was also confusing because first they were parked and then the next line they were driving southwest. It felt like there was a gap somewhere. Also Nick already knew the story about the history between the two families yet he asks questions like he doesn’t know at all. It pulled me in a bit around 70% then it dropped and the ending was not great. I mean what happened to Sylvia? The situation on how Marissa dies didn’t dit well with me, there were some missing things in the book.