The Girl in The Shadows
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Nobody knows who she is, what she looks like, or where she lives. Just her signature trademark; a bright red lipstick stain on her victims left cheek. No fingerprints left behind, always makes sure she disposes her gun, and is careful about leaving anything about her behind. Seven years, she has not been caught. Seven years she has been hunted down by the NYPD, FBI, and even the CIA.
Ryan Hughes has been on this case since day one. And he'll be there till the last. When will this case end? Will he ever catch the famous Red? Will he become the hero everybody expects him to be, or not?
*~This book switches between Ryan's POV and "Red's" POV~*
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