Ungrateful (Sample)
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Trinity Hawthorne is a person of firsts: first female detective on the Little Rock Homicide Division, the first deaf detective in the state, and the first rookie to discover an elusive serial killer has been leaving victims all over the state, unnoticed until now. She'll have to prove herself in this male-dominated world or risk her new found promotion.
Can she piece together the puzzle that will lead her to the killer? Or will she be the laughing stock of the department, who don't believe her theory?
Note from Max:
Sorry that this isn't finished yet. My father was diagnosed with cancer in late August, so my focus has been on getting him well. I will resume writing after the first of the year. Hopefully I can finish by summer. Fingers crossed!
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