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Public Enemy #1

by Kiki Swinson
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National bestselling author and urban lit superstar Kiki Swinson amps up the action and suspense with unpredictable characters, breakneck twists, and a gut-punch portrait of Southern surviving—and dying. Now the odds are straight-up killer when ambitous private eye gets in way over her head. From the author of the gritty, bestselling Wifey series.
Too much to prove . . .
A former journalist with a knack for unraveling dirty secrets, Khloé Mercer figures if she's going to risk her life, she might as well make big money as a private investigator. But this reckless newbie needs a major case to make her name—and really show she can handle Norfolk, Virginia's, toughest streets . . .

Too much to hide . . .
When a narcotics detective's widow needs someone to investigate her disgraced husband's
so-called suicide, Khloé jumps at the lucrative fee—and the clues that the Norfolk Police Department is rotten from top to bottom. And with formidable backup from her ex-felon uncle, she turns the city upside-down to uncover the truth . . .

Too late to run . . .
But Khloé's cage-rattling tactics and high-wire strategies threaten both the cops and the city's brutal underworld alike. Now, with her life in the crosshairs and no one she can trust, she'll find that building a reputation comes with a price she may not survive to pay . . .

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    April 27, 2021

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      • ISBN: 9781496729798

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      • ISBN: 9781496729798
      • File size: 459 KB

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    • English

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      March 15, 2021
      A newly minted Virginia private eye gets her uncle's help to investigate dirty cops in a case that rapidly goes off the rails. Soon after leaving her TV reporting job to become a full-time private investigator in Norfolk, Khlo� Mercer meets client Frances Larson at a Starbucks to hear what she wants. Frances is a Rihanna look-alike, apart from her obvious pregnancy, and her self-confidence raises Khlo�'s hackles almost immediately. Her new client offers to pay Khlo� $40,000 to find out what happened to her husband, Gavin, a narcotics detective who supposedly died by his own hand. Frances is certain that some dirty cops in the department did him in. Khlo�'s not so sure. She's sure about the dirty cops, though, because she runs into some as soon as she digs into the case. Since things seem dangerous, Khlo� wants to make sure someone has her back, so she subcontracts with her uncle Eddie to help keep her safe. As a longtime member of the notorious gang Ace of Spades, Eddie has off-the-books connections Khlo� doesn't even want to know about. The investigation quickly heads south. Frances' frequent calls to check on Khlo�'s progress suggest that something's just off, and Uncle Eddie gets sidetracked by shady dealings of his own. By the time Khlo� starts to figure out what's really going on, Uncle Eddie's gone so off course that she's got more to solve than just the mystery she started with. The novice investigator faces heat from both her case and the street in this fast-paced read.

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