90. Your Dark Side

Synopsis

Reality and illusion blur in this Washington Post bestseller that Michael Connelly calls “a hundred percent adrenaline rush disguised as a detective novel.”

Nicki Pearl is the perfect daughter—every parent’s dream. And that of strangers, too. Wherever she goes, she’s being watched. Each stalker is different from the last, except for one thing—their alarming obsession with Nicki.

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Nicki’s father is turning to someone who can protect her: retired private detective and ex–Navy SEAL Jon Lancaster. Teaming up with FBI agent and former abduction victim Beth Daniels, Lancaster can help—his way. He’s spent most of his career dispatching creeps who get off on terrorizing the vulnerable. Unlicensed, and unrestricted, he plays dirty…But this case is unusual. Why so many men? Why this one girl? Does Nicki have something to hide? Or do her parents?

Trawling the darkest depths of southern Florida, Lancaster faces a growing tide of secrets and deception. And the deeper he digs, the more he realizes that finding the truth won’t be easy. Because there’s more to this case than meets the eye.

Everyone has a dark side. Everyone has made wrong decisions before. Sometimes that bad decision turns out to be good, and sometimes it's just another life lesson. Every single second is about making decisions, from whether or not we wake up in the morning, until whether or not we sleep tonight. There are times when we are forced to make a bad decision we're not proud of, which may haunt us later in life. I think even good decision can haunt us, some people might get hurt because of what we think as a good decision and they're asking for payback. When people come and ask for a piece of you, would you give it to them, or would you be firm and defend yourself to the end even if you lose everything you have? I believe you won't give in that easily, but what if they follow you and hunt you, demanding something they think is taken away from them? I don't owe them anything, you do, man... You settle the matter with them yourself

See also: It's Time to Move On to Another Girl, Not Tell You the Truth, Fakka Happy or Bored, There You Go to Mama Doctors, What's in That Mind of Yours?

Book Recommendation:

• James Swain - The King Tides (Lancaster & Daniels Book 1)