IN THE
LINE OF DUTY
Detective
Madison Knight Series
by Carolyn
Arnold
Published by: Hibbert and Stiles
Publishing Inc.
Release date: September 29, 2016
ASIN: B01HZVSQPW
ISBN (e-book): 9 978-1-988353-22-7
ISBN (print): 978-1-988353-23-4
ISBN (hardcover): 978-1-988353-25-8
Approximately 292 pages
About the
Book:
He devoted his life to seeking justice.
But would she get any for him?
It was an ordinary day for police officer
Barry Weir. It was the end of shift, he was tired, and he just wanted to get home
to his wife and kids. But someone had other plans for him, shooting him down
and forcing him to make the ultimate sacrifice.
When news of Weir’s murder reaches the
department, it leaves Detective Madison Knight and every cop in the Stiles PD
itching for revenge. It cuts Madison’s boyfriend, colleague, and Weir’s
childhood friend, Troy Matthews, deepest of all, driving him away from everyone
he loves just when they need one another the most.
With evidence pointing to a gang-related
drive-by, Madison and her team investigate the town’s seedy underbelly in
search of justice for their fallen brother. But the deeper they dig, the more
convoluted the case becomes. Now they need to figure out if this was a random
shooting as part of a gang initiation, a straight-up hate crime, or a targeted
kill. But with members of the Stiles PD under attack, they have to do it
fast…before more officers pay with their lives.
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Excerpt from Chapter 4:
Madison
walked through the station, feeling as though
time was moving in slow motion as she first headed to her desk. Once there, she
took a seat and opened the bottom drawer, nausea swirling in her gut as she
pulled out a clear plastic Baggie. It was where she kept her mourning band.
She’d hoped to never need it again…
She
pulled it out, and for a few seconds, she held onto it, letting her fingers dip
into the thin ribbing in the half-inch-wide black cloth. She unclipped her
badge from its holder and slipped the band on, carefully placing it so that it
ran horizontally across the center of her badge. As she stared down at the
badge, thinking about what that simple band of black meant, a single tear crept
down her cheek. But she didn’t have time to dwell on her fallen brother and
grieve right now.
She
swiped at her eyes and returned the Baggie to the drawer and headed for the
briefing.
Even
with her detour, she beat Sergeant Winston there. Sovereign and Stanford were
already in the room along with about sixty officers. It was standing room only,
and Madison scanned the crowd for Troy. But there was no sign of him or of her
partner, Terry Grant. She didn’t see the police chief, either.
Andrea
Fletcher, Troy’s older sister, had taken over the position almost seven months
ago. To say she was a vast improvement over her predecessor was putting it
mildly. Patrick McAlexandar was a chauvinist pig who had been in bed with the
Russian mafia—the same mafia that almost killed her five months ago. And she
was certain there was still a hit out for her. She couldn’t allow the passage
of time to lull her into thinking it had gone away. If McAlexandar’s track
record wasn’t bad enough, he also had aspirations to be the city’s mayor, but
Madison would do whatever she could to sabotage his efforts.
Terry
walked into the room then and came over to her. She hugged her partner without
hesitation. As much as they teased and rankled each other, he was like the
brother she’d never had.
“I
didn’t see you at the hospital,” she said as she released him.
“We
must have just missed each other. I got there as soon as I could. Dani’s still
not sleeping through the night.”
“She
is only two months old,” she reminded
him.
Spoken
like someone who knew kids…which she didn’t.
“That’s
what Annabelle tells me, and she’s such a good mother. Besides—” Terry gestured
around the room “—complaining about the lack of sleep doesn’t really seem like
a big deal in light of everything.” He fell silent for a few seconds and then
added, “I can’t believe he’s gone.”
“Me
neither.” The nausea that had settled into the pit of her gut didn’t seem like
it would be going away anytime soon.
Sergeant
Winston entered the room, his mourning band also on his badge. Terry was
working on getting his band in place, too.
The
sergeant stood at the front of the room. He cleared his throat, and all the
chatter stopped. “As you may have heard, Officer Barry Weir was shot and killed
this morning.”
ABOUT THE DETECTIVE MADISON KNIGHT SERIES
Murder. Investigation. The pursuit of
justice. Do you love trying to figure out whodunit? How about investigating
alongside police detectives from the crime scene to the forensics lab and
everywhere in between? Do you love a strong female lead? Then I invite you to
meet Detective Madison Knight as she solves murders with her male partner,
utilizing good old-fashioned investigative work aided by modern technology.
This is the perfect book series for fans
of Law & Order, CSI, Blue Bloods, Rizzoli and Isles, Women’s Murder Club,
and Hawaii Five-O.
Read in any order or follow the series
from the beginning: Ties That Bind, Justified, Sacrifice, Found Innocent, Just
Cause, Deadly Impulse, In the Line of Duty, Life Sentence (Bonus Prequel).
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CAROLYN ARNOLD is an international
best-selling and award-winning author, as well as a speaker, teacher, and
inspirational mentor. She has four continuing fiction series—Detective Madison
Knight, Brandon Fisher FBI, McKinley Mysteries, and Matthew Connor
Adventures—and has written nearly thirty books. Her genre diversity offers her
readers everything from cozy to hard-boiled mysteries, and thrillers to action
adventures.
Both her female detective and FBI
profiler series have been praised by those in law enforcement as being accurate
and entertaining, leading her to adopt the trademark: POLICE PROCEDURALS
RESPECTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT™.
Carolyn was born in a small town and
enjoys spending time outdoors, but she also loves the lights of a big city.
Grounded by her roots and lifted by her dreams, her overactive imagination
insists that she tell her stories. Her intention is to touch the hearts of
millions with her books, to entertain, inspire, and empower.
She currently lives just west of Toronto
with her husband and beagle and is a member of Crime Writers of Canada and
Sisters in Crime.
Connect with CAROLYN ARNOLD Online:
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