Book 8 Fatal Scandal
Back cover copy:
As a new year dawns in the capital city, dual scandals rock the Metropolitan Police Department—and Lieutenant Sam Holland is right in the middle of them.
Chief Farnsworth is catching heat for the way he handled a recent homicide investigation, and Detective Gonzales is accused of failing to disclose an earlier connection to the judge who decided his custody hearing.
When Gonzo’s fight for his child turns deadly and he has a shaky alibi, Sam must defend two of her closest colleagues.
All while her husband, Vice President Nick Cappuano, settles into his new office at the White House.
Nick begins to wonder if the president is using him for a political boost, and his worries mount over a complication in the plans to adopt Scotty at a time when Sam is being put through the wringer by the always-rabid D.C.
press corps. As the evidence against Gonzo piles up, Sam suspects someone is gunning for her—and her team.
More about the story…
The new year brings new drama for Lieutenant Sam Holland and Vice President Nick Cappuano.
Two scandals rock the Metro Police Department: Chief Farnsworth is catching heat for the way he handled the Springer homicide investigation, and Gonzo is accused of failing to disclose an earlier connection to the judge who decided his custody hearing.
Alex’s mother, Lori, is found murdered and Gonzo is a suspect.
Vice President Nick Cappuano settles into his new office at the White House and life in the gilded cage is not all that’s cracked up to be.
A complication in the plan to adopt Scotty arises.
Shelby discovers that she’s pregnant, and when she learns of Avery’s infatuation with Sam, she is deeply hurt.
Elin is attacked at the gym, which turns out to be a decoy to get Freddie away from Sam.
Sam speaks to Lilia Van Nostrand, her Second Lady Chief of Staff.
Marissa Springer and disgraced Lieutenant Stahl take Sam hostage in the Springer basement. He wraps her in razor wire and threatens to set her on fire. Sam thinks only of Nick, Scotty and her family in what may be her final minutes.
Scotty meets his biological father, the last hurdle to Sam and Nick adopting him.
Characters
Recurring Marked with **
**Samantha “Sam” Holland, Lieutenant, Commander, Homicide Division, Metro PD
**Nicholas “Nick” Cappuano, Vice President of the United States
**John "Brant" Brantley Jr., Lead Agent for Vice President Cappuano, U.S. Secret Service
**Melinda, Agent on Vice President Cappuano’s detail, U.S. Secret Service, called Secret Service Barbie by Sam
**Darcy, Agent, U.S. Secret Service
George Phillips, brother of Lori
Tony, Super, Gonzo’s apartment building
Davidson, Lieutenant, Commander, Special Victims Unit, Metro PD
**Helen, Administrative Assistant to Chief Joe Farnsworth, Metro PD
**Norris, Captain, Commander, Public Affairs Division, Metro PD
Sara Angelo, Lori Phillips’s best friend
Carson Billings, Criminal Defense Attorney, brother of Christina Billings
Liam Hughes, met Lori online
Andre Elliott, former member of gym where Elin works
Delany, Sergeant in Booking, Metro PD
**Debra Nixon, Lead Agent for Scotty Dunlap Cappuano, U.S. Secret Service
Monica Taylor, Reporter, Good Morning, CBC
Pamela Desjardens, Assistant to Bill Springer
James Donlon, Private Investigator
Destiny, Receptionist to James Donlon
Lauren, Receptionist to Vice President Cappuano
**Nickleson, Captain, Commander, SWAT Division, Metro PD
**Tony D’Alessandro, Waiter, Biological father of Scotty Dunlap Cappuano
Jeffrey, Steward, Air Force Two