The Lure of the Lie: A Modern Detective Anthology (*On Hold*)
ANHorton1227
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  • Parts 19
  • Time 2h 31m
ANHorton1227
Ongoing, First published Feb 14, 2021
Mature
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Dr. Madeline McKinnon has just returned from a service trip counseling victims of Child Soldier recruitment in South Sudan to work for the FBI. She's been given a gun, a badge, and a rigid partner.

Special Agent Jake Parker has been working for the Federal Bureau of Investigations for a long time and he doesn't appreciate Dr. McKinnon's tendency to doubt him.

It's brains versus brawn as these two learn to work together to solve the most brutal homicides under the Bureau's jurisdiction. But, as they solve the case and work to catch the killer, they learn that not everything is what it seems. Even when it comes to your very own partner.

Originally submitted during the Open Novella Contest 2021.
Trigger Warning: Please be advised that this story contains violence, sexual themes, alcohol and drug use, and casual depictions of violence by characters whose jobs make them susceptible to detachment.
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33 parts Complete Mature

After a messy and painful divorce from her ex-husband, Madeline decided to shift her focus entirely to her career. Her passion for medicine and her patients became her primary motivation-until she crossed paths with a blue-eyed detective who disrupted her carefully built walls. Jay has always had bad luck with love and eventually stopped searching for it altogether. Growing up, he tended to push people away, especially women, fearing vulnerability. After his relationship with Erin ended, Jay closed himself off even further, choosing to focus solely on his career. Love seemed like a distraction he didn't need-until he met a certain doctor with captivating brown-green eyes. RANKED: #1- Chicago Med December 29, 2020 #1- Law Enforcement December 30, 2020 #2- Sargent December 30, 2020 #16- Jay Halstead December 30, 2020 #6- Cops January 1, 2021 #4- Jay Halstead January 17, 2021 #1- Jay Halstead March 29, 2021 Finished Feb 12, 2024, 12:20 am *I don't own any character of Chicago PD, Fire, or Med and the storyline all belong to Dick Wolf, I only own Madeline and her storyline and any other character*

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