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The Rookie Club #3
Dark Passage
Cameron Cruz is a trained special ops sniper for the SFPD, dedicated to the pursuit of justice.
Until the man she loves is framed for murder and the rules of justice are turn upside down.
Now, she must trust her heart above her head to save them all.
Special Ops Agent Cameron Cruz is joining her team to shut down a massive human trafficking operation, working out of San Francisco Bay.
Coming back to work after the birth of her son, she is ready. She is strong.
Until she witnesses a colleague shot and killed before her eyes. The death is shocking, but the reality is much, much worse.
The shooter is someone she trusted. Someone she loved. Someone she thought was killed during an undercover assignment—her son’s father, Diego.
Despite what she's seen, Cameron's love for Diego is as alive as he is. But someone is working hard to frame him. Before she will accept his innocence, she has to help him prove it.
Even as she works to clear his name, the evidence against Diego mounts—evidence that he’s guilty of kidnapping and imprisoning the very people he’s sworn to protect and serve, that he’s guilty of betraying their teammates, and the entire police department. Guilty of betraying her.
At the same time, Cameron is fighting to break a sex trafficking ring in her own city. The closer she comes to identifying the traffickers, the closer her investigation brings her to the police department’s front door.
Suddenly, she must question who she can trust. And who is willing to risk it all to send her—and the truth—to the grave.
Fans of T.R. Ragan, Kendra Eliot, David Baldacci and Harlan Coben are going to love Danielle Girard.
Until the man she loves is framed for murder and the rules of justice are turn upside down.
Now, she must trust her heart above her head to save them all.
Special Ops Agent Cameron Cruz is joining her team to shut down a massive human trafficking operation, working out of San Francisco Bay.
Coming back to work after the birth of her son, she is ready. She is strong.
Until she witnesses a colleague shot and killed before her eyes. The death is shocking, but the reality is much, much worse.
The shooter is someone she trusted. Someone she loved. Someone she thought was killed during an undercover assignment—her son’s father, Diego.
Despite what she's seen, Cameron's love for Diego is as alive as he is. But someone is working hard to frame him. Before she will accept his innocence, she has to help him prove it.
Even as she works to clear his name, the evidence against Diego mounts—evidence that he’s guilty of kidnapping and imprisoning the very people he’s sworn to protect and serve, that he’s guilty of betraying their teammates, and the entire police department. Guilty of betraying her.
At the same time, Cameron is fighting to break a sex trafficking ring in her own city. The closer she comes to identifying the traffickers, the closer her investigation brings her to the police department’s front door.
Suddenly, she must question who she can trust. And who is willing to risk it all to send her—and the truth—to the grave.
Fans of T.R. Ragan, Kendra Eliot, David Baldacci and Harlan Coben are going to love Danielle Girard.
288 pages, ebook
First published May 1, 2013
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About the author
Danielle Girard
21 books1,096 followersDanielle Girard is the USA Today and Amazon #1 bestselling author of sixteen novels, including the Annabelle Schwartzman Series, Chasing Darkness, and The Rookie Club series.
Her books have won the Barry Award, the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, and White Out was in the top 100 bestselling e-books of 2020. In addition, two of her titles have been optioned for screen. Her next thriller, Pinky Swear, will be out from the Emily Bestler Imprint of Atria books February 24, 2026.
Danielle is also the creator and host of the Killer Women Podcast where she interviews the women who write today’s best crime fiction. A graduate of Cornell University, Danielle received her MFA in Creative Writing at Queens University of Charlotte, North Carolina. When she’s not traveling, Danielle lives in the mountains of Montana.
Her books have won the Barry Award, the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, and White Out was in the top 100 bestselling e-books of 2020. In addition, two of her titles have been optioned for screen. Her next thriller, Pinky Swear, will be out from the Emily Bestler Imprint of Atria books February 24, 2026.
Danielle is also the creator and host of the Killer Women Podcast where she interviews the women who write today’s best crime fiction. A graduate of Cornell University, Danielle received her MFA in Creative Writing at Queens University of Charlotte, North Carolina. When she’s not traveling, Danielle lives in the mountains of Montana.
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July 12, 2019TheFussyLibrarian
January 30, 2018
These books just get better and better. Each one is about different characters but all of the characters work at the SFPD, Special Ops Section. This one about Cameron Cruz and Diego Ramirez is especially exciting. They are partners at work and they are romantically involved. They have a son but Diego has gone under cover and doesn’t know about his son. The intrigue when he is declared dead but then is found by Cameron not to be dead really gets your heart pumping. All through these books, the author keeps the reader on edge. She has a skill for writing strong characters, many of them women, but still with connections that make them special. I can’t wait to get book 4 and 5. I hope she continues the series.
March 15, 2022
The webs she weaves! Great mystery writing
So far I've read the first three books. Best to start with the first book, to get to know her characters.
They are all tied together with some really good lady cops, inspectors, forencis, special ops, and the morgue of course.
In this book they all came together to help take down the bad guys. All part of, Rookies club, these hard working women of San Francisco.
All good reads if you like the mystery of solving, the who done it, part.
Love Danielle Girard style. Fast paced, easy to follow.
On to the next book. Enjoy
So far I've read the first three books. Best to start with the first book, to get to know her characters.
They are all tied together with some really good lady cops, inspectors, forencis, special ops, and the morgue of course.
In this book they all came together to help take down the bad guys. All part of, Rookies club, these hard working women of San Francisco.
All good reads if you like the mystery of solving, the who done it, part.
Love Danielle Girard style. Fast paced, easy to follow.
On to the next book. Enjoy
October 29, 2023
I found "Dark Passage" more entertaining than #2 in the "Rookie Club" series and easier to follow the plot and characters. There is something about Girard's writing style that I find obtuse, that is, she doesn't tie things up neatly and/or leaves too much for the reader to interpolate. I read for enjoyment and it is frustrating when I have to work too hard to stay in touch with the author's thought stream. In any event, this novel had a strong finish with lots of action, intrigue, and plot twists. I'm not sure, at this point, whether I will continue on to #4 and 5 in the series...
September 8, 2019
It was getting more and more difficult to tell the good guys from the bad!!!
I loved this book because it was full of mystery, suspense, thrills and murder who-dun-its. Once again I suggest reading this series of 5 books in order, for continuity of story and characters. Recommend this book, and series, to people who like police periodicals and stories. Gave it 5 stars because it was great, beginning to end!!!
I loved this book because it was full of mystery, suspense, thrills and murder who-dun-its. Once again I suggest reading this series of 5 books in order, for continuity of story and characters. Recommend this book, and series, to people who like police periodicals and stories. Gave it 5 stars because it was great, beginning to end!!!
October 17, 2017
Another great book in series. This is all about special ops rookie club member "Cameron". Betrayals and dirty cops throughout including her babies father. Not knowing who to trust but knowing there's girl's being sold into the sex trade, she has to do something about it. She calls on Hailey + other members of the rookie club to help her solve what's going on.
July 18, 2019
A good book
This author has taken my heart. I love her novels...I have read two, will be looking for more! I love the police procedures that are in these books. This is the story of a new mother, who thinks she is going to raise her baby boy on her own. She could never be so wrong! A really good story!
This author has taken my heart. I love her novels...I have read two, will be looking for more! I love the police procedures that are in these books. This is the story of a new mother, who thinks she is going to raise her baby boy on her own. She could never be so wrong! A really good story!
September 4, 2019
Who's good and who's bad
While Cameron was coming back to work after having her son. She finds that her lover and partner is alive and to make things worse is being framed for murder and killing women. While trying to figure out who's behind this Cameron and her family are in danger.
While Cameron was coming back to work after having her son. She finds that her lover and partner is alive and to make things worse is being framed for murder and killing women. While trying to figure out who's behind this Cameron and her family are in danger.
November 9, 2019
Girard saved the best in the series for #3! This was a really good read. Cameron was a strong, likable lead character and I was surprised to find I loved Hailey's role in this book two. She actually acted like a real detective with skills. And there was teamwork between several women in 'the rookie club.' The human trafficking storyline was very sad yet engaging.
Grade: 4/5
Grade: 4/5
December 12, 2019
Series gets better and better
This was the 3rd book in series. Each book details the professional and personal lives of female law enforcers agents. They started as rookies and the books take us through different circumstances and events that shape their relationships. Excellent story lines. Highly recommend!!!
This was the 3rd book in series. Each book details the professional and personal lives of female law enforcers agents. They started as rookies and the books take us through different circumstances and events that shape their relationships. Excellent story lines. Highly recommend!!!
January 24, 2020
Dark Passage is book number three in the Rookie Club series by Danielle Girard. The Rookie Club is a group of women in law enforcement. Each book focuses on a different member of the book. This one is about Officer Cameron Cruz who is a sharpshooter and member of Special Ops. This is a thriller. Very good, gripping series.
February 18, 2020
Not One Of Her Best
I enjoy Danielle Girard’s books and always look forward to reading the next one. Unfortunately, Dark Passage was a disappointment. For whatever reason, the characters were less than compelling and the plot too contrived. I won’t stop reading her books because of one little hiccup but I may lower my expectations.
I enjoy Danielle Girard’s books and always look forward to reading the next one. Unfortunately, Dark Passage was a disappointment. For whatever reason, the characters were less than compelling and the plot too contrived. I won’t stop reading her books because of one little hiccup but I may lower my expectations.
July 22, 2020
3rd in the Rookie Club series
This addition picks up on Cameron’s life. She is a sharpshooter with special ops when she discovers she is pregnant. The story leads you along her path of loss, betrayal, human trafficking and the horror of not knowing who to trust. Another fast paced book.
This addition picks up on Cameron’s life. She is a sharpshooter with special ops when she discovers she is pregnant. The story leads you along her path of loss, betrayal, human trafficking and the horror of not knowing who to trust. Another fast paced book.
October 3, 2020
Rookie Club book 3. This installment follows Cameron Cruz of the Special Ops/ Sharpshooter team. Her partner is killed during an undercover assignment and now months later evidence is showing his involvement in recent murders and a human trafficking organization. She can not trust her own team and her family is a risk.
December 24, 2020
Wow what a gripping, book
I have been reading the rookie club books for a week and can't stop. This one had me from the start and was again surprised at who was involved. This particular book was a little more shocking than the rest I guess because of the trafficking. Enjoy the thrilling ride
I have been reading the rookie club books for a week and can't stop. This one had me from the start and was again surprised at who was involved. This particular book was a little more shocking than the rest I guess because of the trafficking. Enjoy the thrilling ride
March 4, 2021
My first book by this author. Some scenes were too drawn out and too many action scenes not really edge of your seat but seemed forced. The plot became confusing at times due in part from multiple 1st person perspectives. Cameron seems to jump to conclusions that surprised me. Also, this book contains scenes that may benefit the series but wasn’t necessary for this story.
August 9, 2021
I like this series but there were so many characters in this book, I got lost trying to keep track of them. The rookie club was only tangential in this book, which is ok, but I’d like to see more of them. Sex trafficking is a horrific act but real. I’m glad it’s being addressed even in fiction so people can be more aware.
April 23, 2022
Might be my favorite of this series so far. I found myself trying to squeeze out some extra time to read to find out how this was all going to turn out. I'm a mood reader 100%, and apparently Danielle Girard is the mood I'm in since this is the 7th book in a row of hers I've read....now on to the next one.
January 11, 2023
I enjoyed the 1st two books in this series, but I was somewhat disappointed with this one. The characters were confusing, and the story line was a bit farfetched for me. Cameron Cruz is a sharpshooter with the special ops division. This story involves human trafficking and police involvement. I do like that the story includes former rookie club members, but this story seemed a bit contrived
March 16, 2018
Did he? Will she?
I felt suspicions of the different characters as I am sure the author intended, and had several "an ha" moments, but the love story woven throughout kept the main characters free from any doubt.
I felt suspicions of the different characters as I am sure the author intended, and had several "an ha" moments, but the love story woven throughout kept the main characters free from any doubt.
December 31, 2018
What a ride!
I don't know why this is not a television series. I am definitely hooked. You are drawn into this book like part of the families of both Cameron and the rookie club. Moving on to the next book in the series with pleasure.
I don't know why this is not a television series. I am definitely hooked. You are drawn into this book like part of the families of both Cameron and the rookie club. Moving on to the next book in the series with pleasure.
June 20, 2019
Wow, this was definitely an edge of your seat thriller! I enjoyed getting more insight to Cameron Cruz and the complex mystery had me fervently flipping pages to figure out what was going to happen next!
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July 29, 2019Emotional rollercoaster
This book has my emotions all over the place. Anger towards those involve in human trafficking, sadness for lives lost, apprehension and pain for relationship trust issues. There is a lot going on in this book. Consider this a good book.
This book has my emotions all over the place. Anger towards those involve in human trafficking, sadness for lives lost, apprehension and pain for relationship trust issues. There is a lot going on in this book. Consider this a good book.
August 12, 2019
Great book!
Trust is something that is earned. This book is a study in how trusting the wrong person can bite you. Friends help you though tough times and are there to help when you need it.
Trust is something that is earned. This book is a study in how trusting the wrong person can bite you. Friends help you though tough times and are there to help when you need it.
October 22, 2019
The Rookie Club Series
Cameron witnessed the father of her baby shoot another police officer but it can’t be possible. Diego was dead. They buried him. A story of corruption in the police department. They were trafficking the people they promised to protect and serve.
Cameron witnessed the father of her baby shoot another police officer but it can’t be possible. Diego was dead. They buried him. A story of corruption in the police department. They were trafficking the people they promised to protect and serve.
November 2, 2019
Liked it a lot!
Really good book. The story was believable and well written. It flowed perfectly and was hard to put down. I would recommend it to all my reading friends . I plan on doing a good review on Amazon as soon as I get a chance.
Really good book. The story was believable and well written. It flowed perfectly and was hard to put down. I would recommend it to all my reading friends . I plan on doing a good review on Amazon as soon as I get a chance.
November 25, 2019
A little confusing
This is the third book in the Rookie Club and it was interesting, but confusing to read. Some of the action seemed contrived at times and the narrative seemed to jump around at times. Good book, but not great.
This is the third book in the Rookie Club and it was interesting, but confusing to read. Some of the action seemed contrived at times and the narrative seemed to jump around at times. Good book, but not great.
March 27, 2020
Another great book. This is a series I anxiously await for her next book. It is a book of hard ache but luckily resolved to a happy ending. The book has you question what is important in your life and where a strong network of friends that you realize how lucky you are
July 15, 2020
A gripping story!
If you are looking for a fast paced series, the Rookie Club will meet your needs. This is the third book in the series and it doesn't let go until the end. On to the next one!
If you are looking for a fast paced series, the Rookie Club will meet your needs. This is the third book in the series and it doesn't let go until the end. On to the next one!
October 20, 2020
I really enjoyed this one, probably the best one so far. Every page had me wondering what next or who is so skillful to have this operation going the way it was going. I wasn't expecting it to be who it was.
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