No Good Deeds (Tess Monaghan Novel, 9)

ISBN: 0060570733

Author: Lippman, Laura

Condition: New

New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippmans Tess Monaghan finds herself facing the most complicated case of her careerWhen Tess Monaghan begins her new gig as a consultant to the local newspaper, shes handed the case of an unsolved homicide of a young federal prosecutor. But she never dreams the key to the sensational homicide will fall into her lap when her boyfriend, Crow, brings home a street kid-a juvenile con artist who unwittingly holds a crucial clue in the prosecutors murder.Tess agrees to protect the boys identity no matter what, especially when one of his friends is killed in what appears to be a case of mistaken identity. But as she soon discovers, her ethical decision to protect him has dire consequences. And with federal agents determined to learn the boys name at any cost, Tess finds out just how far even official authorities will go to get what they want.It isnt long before Tess finds herself facing felony charges. To make matters worse, Crow has gone into hiding with his young protégé. So Tess cant deliver the kid to investigators even if she wants to. Now her only recourse is to get to the heart of the sordid and deadly affair while they're all still free...and still breathing.