Hell's Empty - Kill Thy Kings
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People say the past has a way of catching up with you. Dominic Hayes and Zoë Galatas never expected theirs to come back with a body count.
Seven years ago, they were two of the FBI's most respected detectives, until the case that was meant to define their careers became the reason they walked away from them. The killer they were hunting vanished, the investigation went cold, and the wounds left behind were enough to make them leave the life they once knew behind.
Now, a series of high-profile murders has the FBI searching for answers, and the evidence points to a terrifying possibility
Forced back into the investigation that changed everything, Dominic and Zoë must confront the case they never solved, the demons they never faced, and the feelings that never completely disappeared. Because catching a killer is one thing, but working beside the person you spent seven years trying to forget is another.
What begins as a hunt for a killer soon becomes a search for the truth behind a case that was never as simple as they believed.
With old scars reopening and a second chance at the case that broke them, Dominic and Zoë must discover whether they are finally ready to finish what they started.
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