Judge, Jury, & Executioner
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A year after Detective Ryan Maddox ended her partnership with Nathan Reaves, Maddox is soon called in for a homicide in a court room. One of the twelve jurors had died. Unbeknownst to her, Nathan Reaves is serving on the same jury.
With an unwelcome meeting, and frightening news that this could only be the beginning of the killings, Maddox and Reaves find themselves competing to solve the case. As the case soon takes an unexpected turn, it is soon realized that Reaves and Maddox will have to work together to catch the killer.
With the Court Date coming up, and more jurors in danger, will they be able to stop the executioner?
[Book 2 of the Nathan Reaves and Detective Ryan Maddox Series.]
[Sequel to The Chameleon.]
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