Cary Locke, an LAPD missing persons detective, is following a fresh lead on her missing daughter. She makes her way in the criminal world and step by step gets closer to finding her daughter. But she doesn't have much time. Carey is given a new case: a wealthy father calls the police and reports that his teenage daughter has disappeared on the way to school. Soon after, ransom letters begin to arrive. Confused and full of mysteries, they make it clear that there is very little time left to save the girl. It also becomes known that this is the work of a perverted killer playing cat and mouse with the police. Carey and the police must strain all their strength to find the kidnapper, understand his demands, decipher the letters and, most importantly, outwit him. But this grandmaster may be too much for Carey, and she risks being too late to find the kidnapped girl and her own daughter. A dark psychological thriller with heart-pounding suspense, TRAIL OF THE CRIME is book #4 in the gripping new Carey Locke Mystery series - and a beloved new character – will keep you turning pages all night long.