The Voting Machine
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MatureComplete Sat, Sep 24, 201615h 9m
It's election season in Las Vegas and someone is murdering voters. Temo Mc Carthy is a voter registration volunteer assists the Clark County FBI in uncovering a terror plot to disrupt the national election.
Book 2 in the Temo McCarthy series.
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