It’s 1989. Ellen Savage, lead investigator,
Homicide, Contra Costa County Coroner’s Office, is satisfied with her career
and proud of her progress. She is an attractive, thirty-two year old, very
single woman. She is content in her rut.
Out of
the blue, her placid life is turned upside down when she is re-assigned from
the Coroner’s Office to the Felony Investigation Office. Claiming
short-handedness, the County District Attorney, Patrick James, assigns Ellen to
lead the investigation into the bizarre, occult looking murder of a young woman
found dead at the top of Mount Diablo. Overwhelmed, flattered, excited about
the assignment, Ellen dismisses the big question: why me? and dives into the
investigation head first.
Along with the assignment comes another unexpected
development, a possible love interest. Just like her career, Ellen’s lack of
romance has suited her fine for a number of years. When Steve Gray is assigned
to assist her in the investigation, that too changes. Steve is handsome,
unassuming, easygoing and very taken with Ellen. Ellen is caught between her
professionalism and an ever-growing warm response to Steve’s obvious
infatuation. It has been a long, long time.
Just as the investigation is getting off the
ground, it is hindered by the District Attorney. He seems to regret his initial
decision, attacking Ellen’s investigative competence, until she is nearly
defeated and even nearer to throwing in the towel. But with a courage she
didn’t know she had, and the support of her loyal team, she continues, standing
up to James and following the evidence where it leads, even when it leads her
places she dreads to go.
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