Deadly Secrets

<p>A severed foot. Fingerprints left on a wine glass. A secret cypher code. The scent of orange and cinnamon left behind by the murderer.</p><p><br></p><p>Mikaela Forsythe adventuress author and now private investigator is back pulled into a deadly case that may just see her friend actress Theodora Templeton sent to prison for murder when that severed foot is found in her bed and a high-ranking official has gone missing.</p><p><br></p><p>But is it a crime of passion or something far more sinister?</p><p><br></p><p>There is only one person who can assist--former police inspector Angus Brodie the irascible Scot who challenges her at every turn. But Brodie is reluctant to take the case of a woman who communicates with the dead and keeps a four foot iguana as a pet. Until there is another murder and then another.</p><p><br></p><p>As the body count rises Mikaela and Brodie are forced to undertake a dangerous scheme to expose the murderer. But secrets lie in wait and desperate people will take desperate measures to protect those secrets.</p><p><br></p><p>All the while Mikaela's great aunt has decided to go on safari the Mudger and Rupert are caught up in the case and a brilliant young man--Bloody hell! Another Scot!-- has joined the team. </p><p><br></p><p>Then there is that undeniable attraction to deal with that lies simmering just beneath the surface for two people who could not be more different...</p><p><br></p><p>What is an independent lady to do?</p>