In Carrie H. Johnson’s explosive series, forensic firearms specialist Muriel Mabley takes a one-way plunge that’s outside the lawa

ON YOUR MARK. GET READYa Muriel doesn’t have the option to cool her life down to manageable chaos. She’s juggling a high pressure job, her extended family, and a deepening romance with Calvin, an advocate for troubled youth. And with heroin deaths epidemic throughout Philly, she’s got her hands full stopping a related killing spree that’s taking out gang members and innocent victims alikea

ICEDa But soon Calvin’s unofficial search for the drug’s source raises the stakes on the case dangerously higher-and brings it tragically close to home. Now, with both her reputation and her family in the crosshairs, Muriel will have to aim for justice more merciless than duty-and risk suffering the most chilling of consequences.

Raves for Hot Flash

oExplodes like a shot to the heart.o -Lisa Black, New York Times bestselling author

oThere are plenty of thrills here for suspense junkies.o -Library Journal

oA lively and clever novel that will dare you to put it down. Top of the ‘must read’ list.o -John Lutz, New York Times bestselling author

oMuriel Mabley has hot flashes, a hot new love, and a heap of deadly cold secrets that will destroy everyone she loves. A gripping, fast-paced debut novel.o -Valerie Wilson Wesley, author of the Tamara Hayle Mysteries