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Zusatztext "Martinez's debut novel is a breakout." Informationen zum Autor Michele Martinez, a graduate of Harvard University and Stanford Law School, was a federal prosecutor in New York City for eight years. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and two children. Klappentext A betrayed wife and dedicated mother suddenly forced to raise her six-month-old daughter alone, Melanie Vargas is also an ambitious, hard-working professional who has had to bite and claw for recognition in the federal prosecutor's office. Then, while strolling with her baby girl on a steamy New York night, Melanie stumbles onto the kind of high-profile case that could make a career: the burning townhouse of a wealthy former prosecutor, its owner's tortured, murdered corpse smoldering within. Melanie Vargas wants this chance -- she needs it -- and she'll do whatever it takes to get it. But a headline-grabbing opportunity of a lifetime could cost Melanie more than she ever imagined, as it pulls her closer to a dangerous affair with a secretive, enigmatic FBI agent -- and closer still to a sadistic human monster moving expertly through the city's darkest shadows. Zusammenfassung A betrayed wife and dedicated mother suddenly forced to raise her six-month-old daughter alone! Melanie Vargas is also an ambitious! hard-working professional who has had to bite and claw for recognition in the federal prosecutor's office. Then! while strolling with her baby girl on a steamy New York night! Melanie stumbles onto the kind of high-profile case that could make a career: the burning townhouse of a wealthy former prosecutor! its owner's tortured! murdered corpse smoldering within. Melanie Vargas wants this chance -- she needs it -- and she'll do whatever it takes to get it. But a headline-grabbing opportunity of a lifetime could cost Melanie more than she ever imagined! as it pulls her closer to a dangerous affair with a secretive! enigmatic FBI agent -- and closer still to a sadistic human monster moving expertly through the city's darkest shadows. ...
