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An unknown woman is murdered and detectives Pierce Carson, Chelsea Madden and a new recruit, Dean Weston, are assigned to the case. Their search for the killer leads to several dead ends and a suspected drug connection as more people are killed. In the process of helping to solve the first murder and those that follow, Chelsea realizes that she is walking a very thin line between personal revenge and professional responsibility. She too has suffered at the hands of murderers who brutally snuffed out the life of her parents, giving her a reason to join the police force.

To complicate matters, she finds herself attracted to Dean, about whom she knows very little, only that he was an undercover agent elsewhere. Normally a loner, she finds him easy to talk to as she unburdens herself of a past that she had kept secret for years. As the case becomes more complicated and passions are stirred, questions arise about a mole in the force and Dean is on the list of possible suspects. Chelsea is torn between trust and doubt, fear and love, and her desire for revenge and letting the law take its course.

The strands of the plot become intertwined with unexpected twists and turns, and Chelsea finds herself caught in a life and death struggle from a most unexpected quarter. Only time will tell whether she survives to right the wrong or to find a new direction for her life.

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158 pages, Paperback

First published October 5, 2014

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101 reviews
May 28, 2018
Disappointed

I was really disappointed with this book. I had to force myself to finish it. Dont waste your money or time on it.
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October 12, 2018
Book

This book was awesome. Took me no time at all to read. I will be reading more of his writing
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March 14, 2020
This story will keep you interested in the plotline and characters throughout- you will find yourself unable to set the book aside until finished!
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November 15, 2020
Good novel that will keep you reading continuously, it starts slow but then gradually increases its tempo until it reached fast events.

I don’t know if the version I read had mistakes or the original book itself has mistakes, but they were sometimes annoying mistakes an intermediate could recognise them.

The story is somehow like most suspense stories but different in another way.I would lie if I didn’t say that some chapters really surprised me but I was hoping for a more surprising ending.

All in all, the book has some mistakes but a decent story. For people who like a short novel with little characters but decent twists this would be a good choice.I hope to see a movie for it soon.
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November 11, 2014
"Only Time Will Tell" is another of my favorite murder mystery best sellers now available. This novel is by far one of the best thriller books with a dose of fraud and financial crimes.

An excellent detective short story though with a surprising difference. This book will have you keep turning the pages till the end. You'll find well developed characters to entice you through the whole story. James Kipling has yet again succeeded in writing an excellent novella. I highly recommend this book to anyone.
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July 8, 2015
Good

the way that the drug cartels and the drug Lord's kill people and the evil way that these murders are committed.
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