TWO KIDNAPPINGS, MURDER
AND A RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK

Now available in paperback and Kindle editions!

Two wealthy brothers are kidnapped. A woman is shot while drinking champagne by her pool. A convicted murderer is running loose.

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