The sound of the cricket chirp awakened 11-year-old Gabriela Perez instantly. Uncle Sandy had come to rescue her. Unfortunately, the cottage doors were locked with keyed deadbolts, and her so-called temporary foster mother, Agnes Compton, had the key. But, Gabby had a plan. She would use a can of spray oil and a candle lighter to start a fire in the bathtub that would force Miss Agnes to open the door. Gabby slipped into the bathroom, cracked the screened window open a few inches and whispered to Sandy. Sandy approved her plan, and ten minutes later acrid smoke was billowing into Miss Compton's bedroom. Two minutes after that, Gabby ran through the unlocked front door and followed her Uncle Dallas to the waiting Zodiac driven by her Aunt Gloria. In a few hours, Gabby would be on her way to a sanctuary where she would be safe until a judge would decide whether Gabby Perez would live with her guardians or be put in a foster home. A crack investigator named Jay Crocker was hired to find Gabby, which put Crocker in the crosshairs of the Street Justice Gang-and a deadly move and countermove game between Crocker and Gloria Tomlin began. If Gloria wins the game, Crocker and his crew will die. If Gloria loses the game, she will be avenged. Unless something can be done to change the situation, Jay Crocker is a dead man walking.
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