Love after the darkness
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In the blazing heat of Las Vagas, Tristen Matthews known as a modern day Sherlock Holmes, is a straight-laced witty homicide detective given the task of solving a murder involving sex, drugs and obsession. What was thought to be a simple case turned into a ride full of twists and turns.
Unbeknown to her single mother Hailey Madison is soon thrown into the investigation. With a checkered past in her teenage years and her connection to the victim she becomes the prime suspect.
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