Playing with the Murderer
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Homicide detective Katherine McCann has been obsessed with her parent's murder. When she is notified that the New York Police Department is closing the case with no convicted or known killer, she's overcome with madness. Katherine figures there's only one thing to do: join the NYPD herself. For the next three years she conducts her own investigation with no luck and eventually drops the case. At last, when love descends upon her, she meets Razor Quincy, and her life is turned upside down once again. Little does she know that he has a secret. A dark one...
"Normally detective stories get boring but I really think this one is really good, it draws you in and you can really feel the main character's emotions. Even if the idea has been done a few time's it is written in a certain way that make's it unique." - OriginalityHunters.
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