Third Degree

On her way to meet her boyfriend''s parents college professor Alison Bergeron stops by a coffee shop to steel her resolve. It''s a big event. Not only is it the first time she''s met NYPD detective Bobby Crawford''s entire family but it''s coming on the heels of a wedding proposal that she has left unanswered so far.Then as she steps into the shop a brawl breaks out that ends in the death of Carter Wilmott a merciless and loathed local blogger. The case couldn''t be any simpler and Alison witnessed the whole thing but when Wilmott''s car explodes in the aftermath what looked to be a crime of passion becomes something far more complicated and maybe even premeditate.With Alison and Bobby involved in the case and with each other readers are in for a treat. Third Degree the latest in Maggie Barbieri''s charming mystery series is one heated mystery with plenty of steamy romance and cunning villains who are about to get burned.