by Mel Harrison
Alex Boyd and Rachel Smith are only a day into their long-awaited vacation in New Orleans to join their good friend and colleague, Simone Ardouin, when she is brutally murdered. Simone’s well-connected parents, long-time residents of New Orleans, are devastated by the tragedy and implore both Alex and Rachel to work with the New Orleans Police Department to find her killer.
The city is infamous for its laissez-faire attitude, as well as its corruption. Nevertheless, Alex must work with the city’s cops to break the case. He draws immense support from the special agents in the US State Department’s Diplomatic Security Office in New Orleans.
Identifying the killer is one thing but locating him proves more complicated than anticipated. Is the killer just lucky? Or does he have inside sources that help keep him one step ahead of the cops? The more Alex and Rachel delve deeply into the case, the more they discover that New Orleans is a unique city full of its own traditions, family ties, and way of life.
The clock is ticking. They need to capture the killer before he escapes.
About the Author
During Mel Harrison’s twenty-eight-year career with the U.S. Department of State, he won both the Department’s Award for Valor and the worldwide Regional Security Officer of the Year award. Serving most of career in the Diplomatic Security Service, Mel was assigned to embassies in Saigon, Quito, Rome, London, Seoul, and Islamabad, Pakistan.
Prior to joining the Foreign Service, he graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Economics, and he completed post-graduate work at The American University. The Department of State assigned him to the NATO Defense College in Rome for political-military studies.
Following government retirement, Mel spent ten years in corporate security or consulting work, with assignments often taking him throughout Latin America and the Middle East.
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