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by J. L. Hughes (Author)
SIMPLE CASES CAN TWIST INSIDE OUT, REVEALING CRIMINAL UNDERWORLDS AND UNFORESEEN EVIL.
When a young digital role model is found dead on a back road outside Shadow Hook, the case looks open and shut. But the cryptic message he scrawled into the dirt beside his body propels NYPD Homicide Detective Jade Carmichael and her team to graze the edge of the merciless world of human trafficking thriving beneath the town's innocent surface.
From beyond the grave, the victim unveils Jade's first lead: a countdown to the next murder predicting a plague of violence if justice isn't swift. First on the scene, the son of a former narcotics detective destined for the academy identifies the victim and the girl taken by the killer, as close friends. Not willing to stand idly by and aware that generational barriers threaten the case's success, he activates a pack of remarkable youth-including the victim's shattered partner, risking becoming bait inside a war rich with seasoned predators.
As Jade and her team pursue each link in the chain of criminality, they uncover a network of evil older and deeper than anyone imagined. To recover one girl, they must cut off the head, tear down forged walls, and expose the puppet master behind a vast web of violence. And the path requires alliances with criminals and sacrifices of innocence on a battlefield where deception is survival. The key to ending the enemy hidden at its core could come from Jade's most dangerous adversary.
Dark Intent, the third heart-pounding installment in the Broken Jade series, delivers psychological suspense, shocking alliances, and a ruthless ride into humanity's darkest corners.
