AustLit

'“Mrs Markov, where is your husband?”

'Beth’s life is perfect. Newly married to FBI Special Agent Nick Markov and building her career as a forensic botanist, Beth has it all.

'Until Nick betrays his fellow agents and abandons her.

'Beth is left alone to face the devastation of Nick’s lies. Grilled by the FBI, the only person who believes Beth is innocent is Nick’s boss, Assistant Director Warren Pearce.

'Warren’s work is demanding enough without the complication of his growing attraction to the wife of his fugitive agent. When Beth disappears, the fine line between Warren’s job and his feelings for her becomes impossible to maintain.

'Will Beth forgive Nick for breaking her heart? Will Warren choose the path of duty, or fight for Beth’s love? In a world of danger and deceit, who will survive and who will triumph?' (Publication summary)

'“They wouldn’t see it coming.”

'Believing the dangers of the past were behind them, FBI Assistant Director Warren Pearce and his wife Beth savour the peace they have found.

'But the secrets they had thought buried re-emerge to threaten a friend, and take control once more.

With the secret’s power to destroy their lives, they must keep their search for answers hidden from the FBI. Warren joins his friend Sam, an ex-FBI agent turned private investigator, to identify and stop the culprit before the promised acts of reprisal can take place.

'As the threat intensifies against them all, Warren must uncover the source of evil, and halt it, before the horrifying final act of Retribution.' (Publication summary)

'Three graves in a forest. Gangs uniting to pull of a huge swindle. An FBI scientist who resigns without notice. Rings in a tree. 
'What is the connection? 
'Beth can't believe her colleague would up and leave his job without telling her why. When Warren plays down her fears, she calls on Sam Dalton, and ex-FBI agent turned private investigator to help find the answers. 
'The answer is not what they expected. Things aren't always what they seem. (Publication summary) 

'While Beth relishes her career as a forensic botanist with the FBI, Warren is fed up with the endless round of meetings his management role requires. He wants to be hands-on with investigations, but that's not something an executive assistant director with the FBI does.
'Warren is tempted by a job offer from his best friend, but must reconsider when Beth is given a life-changing diagnosis which will impact their future.
'A bank robbery gone wrong leaves an innocent man dead, sparking an FBI investigation. The thieves believe they are safe from discovery, but a crucial piece of evidence is left behind. Beth uses the evidence to narrow the search, leading to an arrest.
'The robbery investigation takes a turn when the man they have in custody dies while awaiting trial.
'Then a suspect in the case is killed by a bomb.
'And then another.
'Is a vigilante killer on the loose, or is a grieving family member seeking revenge? (Publication summary)

'“I will win. I will kill them all.”

'When the Dalton Agency private investigation firm is tasked with assisting the defence in a murder case, Warren Pearce relishes the chance to return to criminal investigations. He also takes on a part time role of carer for his infant daughter when his wife, Beth, returns to work at the FBI lab. Life has never been so full, or so satisfying.

'As Warren works through the investigation, more questions arise about the identity of the killer. He becomes convinced their client is innocent, but he must find proof. He teams up with Sarah in the hunt for the truth, but the evidence they need eludes them.

'An attack gone wrong leaves the true murderer vulnerable. And dangerous.

'Can Warren and Sarah find the evidence they seek? And who’s desperate plea will finally expose the killer? '

source : publisher's blurb