Cold Deception by Sydney-resident author and former criminal lawyer D. B. Tait is the 1st in her Dark Mountain series of crime suspense thrillers with f/m romantic elements starring a newly-released prisoner who finds herself caught up in further mysterious murders apparently following from her original crime, and the Detective Inspector who tries to help her while hiding his own dark secrets, this installment setting up her release from prison and initial attempt to move on before they go and draw her back in, free courtesy of publisher Pan Macmillan Australia's Momentum imprint.
This is being made free to promote the newly-released 2nd-in-series, which apparently reveals even more about the ties in her former past which may still be targeting her, as well as continuing to build on the hinted romantic attraction. NB: the blurb for
Desperate Deception contains a mention of something which might be considered a rather important surprise character revelation in the 1st novel, if you want to avoid spoilers.
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Description
Secrets, lies, deception. That's what it takes to stay alive.
At 20, Julia Taylor went to prison for murdering a man who deserved it. Ten years later, she's ready to put the past behind her and get on with her life. But someone won't let her. Someone will do anything to drive Julia away, including murder.
As the body count rises, Julia is forced to accept the help of Dylan Andrews, a cop with dark secrets of his own. Unfortunately help has a cost. Dylan is digging into Julia's past, uncovering secrets she is desperate to keep.
Julia must keep Dylan at a distance, or else risk her own safety, and the safety of everyone she loves ...