2-3-4 Challenge Book Discussions #1 discussion

When a lakeside tryst ends in a double murder, police detective Daniele Harper arrives on the scene determined to get answers. Clues are everywhere, but nothing adds up. Dani turns to the Delphi Center crime lab for help, but soon regrets it when her secret attraction to their chief firearms examiner threatens to distract her from the most important case of her career.

As a ballistics expert and former Navy SEAL, Scott Black knows firearms, and he knows he can help Dani unravel her case. Scott has managed to hide his interest in his best friend’s younger sister for years, but when her investigation brings them together, the sparks between them quickly get out of control. Scott resolves to keep his hands off Dani and his eyes on the goal—identifying a killer. But when that killer zeroes in on Dani, all bets are off. There isn’t a line Scott won’t cross to convince Dani to trust him so that he can help her take down a ruthless murderer who has her in his sights.

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San Marcos, Texas
Mission Hill, New Mexico

29 Chapters

Character List
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Daniele (Dani) Harper: San Marcos police detective. She has dark hair and green eyes.
Scott Black: Head of the Delphi Center's Firearms Identification Unit. He’s Drew’s best friend. He’s tall and has blue eyes.
Ric Santos: San Marcos homicide detective and Dani’s mentor. He's married to Mia and is the father of 12-year old Ava. He's 5'11" and has brown/black eyes and black hair.
Caramia (Mia) Voss: Forensic scientist who works at the DNA lab at the Delphi Center. She's a part of an elite group of scientists known as the Tracers. She's married to Ric Santos and is nine months pregnant. She's 32-years old and has strawberry blond hair.
Reynolds: San Marcos police lieutenant over the homicide unit.
Sean Byrne: San Marcos detective.
Jasper Miller: San Marcos rookie police officer.
Christine Metz: San Marcos patrol officer.
Minh: San Marcos Police Department CSI tech specializing in fingerprint identification.
Rey Santos: Ric’s brother, an FBI agent.
George Froehler: Travis County deputy medical examiner.
Drew Harper: Dani’s brother, an ADA.
Dax Harper: Dani’s brother, a police detective in Austin.
Rachel Patterson: DA.
Kelsey Quinn: Forensic anthropologist at the Delphi Center, a bone expert. She’s engaged to Gage Brewer. She’s 6’ and has red hair and brown eyes.
Roland Delgado: Tracer in the Trace Unit at the Delphi Center. He specializes in evidence difficult to see with the naked eye.
Travis Cullen: Tool marks expert at the Delphi Center.
Brook Porter: CSI tech at the Delphi Center.
James Ayers: Murder victim. He was a 39-year old married university microbiology professor.
Audrey Ayers: James’ 29-year old wife.
Tessa Lovett: Murder victim. She was a 26-year old research assistant in the biology department at the university.
Mike Kreznak: Head of the university’s biology department. He hired both James and Tessa.
Oliver Junger: Ayers colleague, a biology professor at the university.
Bryce Maxwell: Man who was at the shooting range with Scott.
Nathan Collins: Science professor at Trinity University.
Rodney Doern: Former special forces sniper.
John Wells: Pilot working with Doern.
Zachary Greene: OB/GYN.
Marco Varela: Retired polo player and horse breeder.
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Spoiler Info
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Mia and Ric had a boy, Jorge.

James and Tessa were having an affair. They and Mike Kreznak were working with Greene on a human cloning project. Once Greene had what he needed, he hired Doern to kill them and Nathan Collins. (hide spoiler)]

Just finished it in the wee hours last night. Will watch for discussion.

I’m starting it tomorrow.

hey everyone I wanted to ask something.. Where was Jonah Macon from the 4th book as he is also in SMPD? it felt weird to me there was no mention of him and Sophie..

Ayesha, I’ve answered your question in your first post.