Up Against the Wall

He was built like a tank, and he was undercover inKansas City's seediest district. Waist-deep in the troublethat came along with the Vice Squad, Seth Cartwright hadunwanted company.

After several years, investigative reporter Rebecca Page wasfi nally getting her chance to uncover the truth behind herfather's death—if she could swing Seth to her side.

There was no debating that Seth ignited her temper, alongwith something else at her core. He said he was no longera cop, though Rebecca suspected there was more to Seththan met the eye. And awaiting them was a deadly secretthat KC's most ruthless criminal minds will do anything tokeep buried deep forever.