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Title details for Worth Killing For by Jane Haseldine - Available

Worth Killing For

#3 in series

by Jane Haseldine
Emily Woo Zeller
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The past never really leaves us. Crime reporter Julia Gooden sees proof of this every day in her stories. A dark childhood, a negligent parent, early abandonment-any one of them can seal a person's fate as either a villain or victim. Julia, who experienced all three, seems to have beaten the odds, finding happiness raising her two sons and a blossoming relationship with detective Raymond Navarro. But now, after three decades of absence, Julia's conman father has resurfaced to throw her life into turmoil again. Julia was only seven when Duke Gooden abruptly left. Barely a month later, her nine-year-old brother, Ben, disappeared. Ben was her hero and protector, and though the case is cold, Julia has never given up hope of finding him. Duke's return offers vital clues-but it also makes her a target of those who intend to see Duke punished for his many sins. When Julia investigates the death of a city councilman's young nephew, she finds links to a string of other murders . . . and to a web of greed and kidnapping that stretches back decades. At long last, Julia may be able to discover what happened to Ben all those years ago, but only if she's willing to risk everything in her present . . .

  • Creators

  • Series

    Julia Gooden Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    February 26, 2019

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781684416219
      • File size: 297753 KB
      • Duration: 10:20:19

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      February 19, 2018
      In Haseldine’s alluring third mystery featuring Detroit crime reporter Julia Gooden (after 2017’s Duplicity), Julia’s editor assigns her to cover the bow-and-arrow murder of college kid Angel Perez. Then, at a gas station near where Perez’s body was found, Julia is certain that she spots her estranged father, small-time grifter and con man Duke Gooden, even though she was only seven when he vanished 30 years earlier. Julia drops everything and renews her intensive search for clues to the near-simultaneous disappearance of her nine-year-old brother, Ben, which the reader knows from the first chapter is related to Angel’s murder. The brief encounter with Duke may or may not have been planned, but it resurrects Julia’s seething obsession with her brother’s whereabouts. Inevitable run-ins with killers plus clashes with law enforcement, including main squeeze Detroit police detective Ray Navarro, ensue as Julia wends a circuitous route to help solve more than one crime. Fans are certain to enjoy the complex plot and Julia and Ray’s evolving relationship. Agent: Priya Doraswamy, Lotus Lane Literary.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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