Beneath Dark Waters

Informationen zum Autor Karen Rose Klappentext Deadly secrets lie beneath the murky waters of the Louisiana bayou in this pulse-pounding new romantic suspense novel from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Rose. There's no safe place for a child to hide when danger comes from every direction. Public prosecutor J.P. Kaj Cardozo has only lived in New Orleans for six months, and he's already working on a high-profile celebrity sexual assault case that's made headlines all over the country. But when his son becomes the target of a kidnapping attempt as a threat to Kaj, he is desperate to keep him safe and turns to a private investigative firm famous for their protection services. A veteran Marine, Val Sorensen is glad to have found a new career with Broussard Investigations. Her latest assignment as the bodyguard to ten-year-old Elijah Cardozo reminds her whyVal is a kick ass guardian with a tender heart. Through her duties, Val grows fond of the boyand his handsome father. But when the high-stakes investigation reveals an explosive network of crime through a revived drug gang, lingering deep-seated corruption in the NOPD, and a group of murderers-for-hire targeting Kaj, Elijah, and his star client, they're all left scrambling for safety Leseprobe 1 The Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana Tuesday, October 25, 9:00 a.m. Morning, Joy," Val Sorensen singsonged. Their office manager was at her desk in the lobby of Broussard Investigations, frowning at her computer monitor. "Welcome back, Val," she said without looking up. "How was your assignment?" "Boring. Some CEO said that someone was threatening his wife, but he was just worried that she was getting some from the pool boy on the side and wanted a chaperone." Joy glanced up. "Was she getting some from the pool boy?" "Not my job to know," Val said, then laughed. "But yeah, she totally was." Waving the box she held, she was rewarded when Joy's normally stoic expression became rapturous. Val gestured to the box like it was a game show prize. "See something you like?" Joy's lips twitched. "Depends. Does that box in your hands contain Marica's cupcakes?" Val smirked. Her pals MaryBeth and Jessica owned one of the best bakeries in the Quarter. "They were Marica's, but then I paid for them, so now they're mine." She put the box on Joy's desk, centering it carefully on the blotter, because a crookedly placed anything was annoying as hell. "And now they're yours. Happy birthday, Joy." Joy grinned. "You stood in that ridiculous line for me?" "I did indeed." She propped her hip on the corner of Joy's desk. "I didn't have to, because MaryBeth already had these set aside for me and told me to just come to the front of the line to pick them up. But the crowd looked unruly, so I decided it would be safer to wait." Besides, it was a beautiful fall morning and she'd wanted to breathe it in before getting stuck behind her desk all day. She loved her job at Broussard Investigations-except for the paperwork, and she had a ton of it waiting for her. "Well, thank you," Joy said. "Although you could have hip-checked anyone who gave you any shit, Miss Roller Derby Queen." Val rolled her eyes. "I don't hip-check random strangers. Plus, there were a few old ladies in front of me who must have come from morning mass. They were clutching rosaries and didn't look scared to use them." "Such foolishness." Joy lifted the box's lid, sniffed deeply, then sighed. "Chocolate." "Of course. I'm not stupid." "No, you're not." Joy tilted her head in a speculative way that had Val sliding off the desk and taking a wary step back. "What?" Joy smiled up at her. "Nothing." She took two of the cupcakes from the box and handed them to Val. "One for you and one for the child." Val ...

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Karen Rose is the award-winning, #1 international bestselling author of more than twenty-five novels, including the bestselling Baltimore and Cincinnati series. She has been translated into twenty-three languages, and her books have placed on the New York Times, the Sunday Times (UK), and Germany's der Spiegel bestseller lists.