Double Jeopardy

By Denise Moncrief

All Detective Maris Couvillian wants is some peace, but the murder of Ashley Desormeaux opens old wounds, physically, mentally, and emotionally. Eight years ago, her partner left the New Orleans Police Department and left her with the unsolved Scarlet Thread serial killings. After being dormant for years, it seems the serial killer has resurfaced with a new way to kill. Much to her dismay, she returns from leave of absence and is assigned the Desormeaux case and a new temporary partner, FBI Special Agent Trent Holt. Trent doesn't know which is going to be more difficult, working with Maris or solving the case. Her insistence that the older murders are related to the Desormeaux killing keeps the tension wound tight between them. It takes a lot of convincing before he agrees to investigate the Scarlet Thread cases. How will Trent break through the barriers Maris has erected to protect her heart from past hurts when it becomes apparent her relationship with her ex-partner is central to solving the murders? As Maris and Trent dive deeper and deeper into the case, they dive deeper and deeper into each other's painful history. Can they overcome feelings of anger and betrayal leftover from their past to trust each other enough to solve the case and maybe after it's all over build a life together?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0D962RRN5
• ISBN13: 9798328223324
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 451 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 1.1" x 5.0"