99 Truths

A killer is still free, and FBI special agent Frankie Johnson has a lot riding on catching him. Following a recent error, she is determined to show the Charlotte, North Carolina field office that she is ready to become a lead profiler. When the daughter of the district attorney is found bound, sexually assaulted, and dead, Frankie offers to help the local detective assigned to the case.

Investigators narrow the evidence to two people: the victim's husband and her lover. Hours of hard questioning get the detective nowhere, though it is obvious that both suspects are hiding something. Frankie builds four profiles around the killer's possible motives and intentions, but the facts change from one day to the next, so any of them could be right. She has to argue her case against a stubborn detective. The physical evidence points in several directions at once, so Frankie believes the only realistic path to the real killer lies in finding the falsehoods in the suspects' accounts. Now she is racing someone who is as skilled at deception as she is.

This is the first novel in the Frankie Johnson FBI Local Profiler thriller series. It suits readers who enjoy police procedurals, a determined female lead, and a crime story driven by interrogation and psychological tension.