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Shes an undercover cop. Seduced by a fantasy. Trapped in a mystery. Led by a dangerous impulse. Its easy to lose control.
Regularly working alone undercover with a vice squad boss she dislikes as much as he dislikes her, Lottie Mason is living pretty much on the edge. An assignment helping out the Assistant D.A. may be the start of a serious relationship but then, tired and disillusioned after a job one night, she finds herself accepting a proposition in a bar that leads rapidly into a web of murder and deceit.
Theresa Russell Jeff Fahey George Dzundza Alan Rosenberg Nicholas Mele Eli Danker Charles McCaughan Lynne Thigpen Shawn Elliott Angelo Tiffe Christopher Lawford Nick Savage Dan Bell Tom Dahlgren Daniel Quinn David L. Crowley Mark Rolston Russell Curry Pete Antico Karl Anthony Smith Paul Acerno Maria Rangel Don Ruffin Cliff McLaughlin Paul A. Calabria Valente Rodriguez Ronald L. Colby Robert Phalen Douglas Rowe Wendy Gordon Jerry Dunphy Jerry Martinez Peder Melhuse Sorin Serene Pricopie Thomas Rosales Jr. Elaine Kagan Michael McCleery James Edgcomb
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