Gloria Duncan is an illustrator and writer. She likes to read, to agitate and to talk far too loudly in the library. She lives outside of Boston, Massachusetts, with her family of ferrets and shelves full of mostly unchewed books.
The Fifth Target – Out November 27
Detective Carolyn Hall lives by two rules: trust your partner, follow the evidence. Working New Honan’s meanest streets alongside the respected Robert White, she’s seen plenty of darkness. But nothing prepares her for the blood-soaked alley murder that will unravel everything she believes.
The witness who called 911 then vanished? Rachel Fenimore, an ER nurse White recognizes from years ago. Rachel’s story keeps shifting—first she wasn’t there, then she admits she was, but claims she was sleepwalking. As Hall digs deeper, Rachel reveals something chilling: she’s on a list. Someone is hunting medical professionals, and she’s next.
When Rachel makes bail, the threat escalates. So does Hall’s determination to keep her safe.
Now Hall is caught in an impossible position—torn between her loyalty to her partner and a dangerous attraction to a woman who might be playing her. Every lead pulls her deeper into treacherous ground: White’s hidden past, Rachel’s fractured present, and the razor’s edge between duty and desire.
Someone is going to get betrayed. Hall just has to decide who.