In Long’s romantic suspense novel, Detective Sam Vernelli was stumped over the one cold case that refused to be solved: the murder of his fiancé more than ten years ago. But when her feisty younger sister shows up on his doorstep, the cop in him won’t let him walk away from the threats Claire Fontaine was receiving. Protecting her put him in close proximity to her and the tirade of angry doubts she had about him and his abilities. As danger creeps closer, Sam finds himself pushing past the hurts and looking toward the future for the first time in more than a decade. Determined to protect her at all costs, Sam soon realizes that the truth is much closer than he could have ever imagined.

Hard to put down with an ending that surprised me! A great addition to The Detectives series. ( )