Discerning Retribution
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Last published Fri, Apr 1, 2016
On her first day as an official Detective, Reagan Miranda finds herself faced with the curious case of a woman found locked and blown to pieces inside the lavatory of one of the most prestigious clubs in the city. With the trigger still with the body, whispers of an attempted terrorism attack has people up the political food chain breathing down her neck, and it's not making her job any easier.
Alongside a team of diverse talents and mismatched personalities, she tries to makes sense of what little evidence they find in the hopes of uncovering the real culprit and the motives behind the gruesome crime.
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