Publisher's Synopsis
Falcon's Bend is a small, sleepy town in Wisconsin that owns more taverns than churches, but fills both on the appropriate days. Teenagers talk of escape from the one-horse town because nothing ever seems to happen. But, even here in the Heartland, police investigators Pete Shasta, Danny Vincent and Amber Carfi fight a never-ending battle to keep their beloved families and hometown safe and sound.
The third collection of Falcon's Bend Detectives Pete Shasta and Danny Vincent's cases, with Patrol Officer Amber Carfi including:
First Sight On his last day on the job, Warren and Amber are called to the Falcon's Bend High School. Sloane Oligney, mother of one of the students, and math teacher Chad Martin are the unfortunate hostages of a troubled student who blames Sloane for her daughter breaking up with him.
Identity When his father is diagnosed with cancer, Pete tries to find his long-lost older sister by he's gone by the time she's located. Is his sister's homecoming too little, too late...in more ways than one?
Cupid's Romance Danny and Amber get a case from an on-the-verge-of-divorce newlywed complaining of a stalker. Rye Iverson doesn't know who's sending him notes signed "Cupid" that insist he continue the happily-ever-after brought about by the winged messenger of love.
Out of Mind Amber and her new partner Fergie get a case of a woman on the run who insists she's being pursued by her childhood kidnapper. When she disappears again, the officers are left to piece together the tragedy of a child who may never escape her trauma.
Lonely Hearts Pete's wife Lisa becomes concerned about her sister-in-law's sibling Shelley's involvement in a "lonely hearts" support group, where she falls for a man accused of fraud and murder. Is Shelley again a victim or an accessory to organized crime?
Assassin FBI agent Robert Lock shows up in Falcon's Bend at Christmastime. Once his own undercover assignment, a doomsday cult is focused on bringing down the WWW, Lock's current interest is in protecting his wife Azure, the Associate Deputy Director's daughter, who's not only involved in the cult but has to prove her loyalty to them by killing him...
