ISBN: 9798306949376

Category: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / International Crime & Mystery

Page count: 342

Detective Sergeant James Pierce, an Australian with the LAPD on his first international assignment, teams up with the no-nonsense Detective Jada Brown to unravel a string of brutal murders in Los Angeles. When two struggling cleaners from the dangerous city of Compton are found horrifically murdered and burnt with acid, the investigation takes a dark turn, revealing a chilling connection to the world of Hollywood fame. <p>Meanwhile, in the glittering heights of Beverly Hills, a rising starlet, the daughter of powerful billionaire Hudson Swift, lands the role of a lifetime in a blockbuster film. But her success comes at a cost. Beneath the glossy surface of Hollywood's elite, resentment brews. A jealous family member, driven by envy and a thirst for power, watches from the shadows, while a talented actress from the ghetto, desperate for a break, plots a deadly revenge. <p>As Pierce and Brown dive deeper into the investigation, they must navigate a tangled web of ambition, betrayal, and murder. The killer is closer than they think, and the line between victim and villain begins to blur. In the City of Angels where dreams are made and destroyed, everyone has a motive-and no one is safe. <p>In <b>Reckoning of Darkness</b>, Pierce and Brown must face the terrifying truth that in the chase for power, some will do anything to destroy those who stand in their way. Will they be able to stop the killer before more lives are lost? Or is the darkness already too deep to escape?