[The Little Things That Kill 02] • The Death of Life

**A kidnapped baby. A mother's will to find her. A killer targeting them both.**

By *USA Today* best-selling author Pamela Crane comes a psychological thriller critics are calling **"a literary ride that you'll sink your teeth into and savor until the last chilling page."** Perfect for fans of Tess Gerritsen and C.J. Box.

Three years ago Tina Alvarez was trapped in a sex-trafficking ring. Three years ago she bore a daughter who was sold on the black market. But three years didn't erase her tenacity to get her little girl back ... and **get even with the ones who took her.**

When rookie private investigator Ari Wilburn accepts her first case to find Tina's long-lost daughter, Ari unravels a mystery bigger than a missing child lead. A serial killer is targeting people close to her, and the key to who-and why-is buried deep in her past. As the investigation puts her in the killer's crosshairs, Ari must decide between saving herself or guarding her family's **grisly secrets.**

But for Ari it's not easy being a savior. Bringing Tina's daughter back means taking the child from the only family she knows. Is reuniting Tina with her little girl worth destroying this child's life, and possibly her own?

**A killer is watching. Plotting. Can Ari stop the death toll before she's next?**

A private investigator crime fiction story for fans of J.D. Robb, Brad Meltzer, and Melinda Leigh.

"An **intensifying thriller** and investigative mystery. **Should a mother be reunited with her kidnapped child if the child is better off without her?** The story raises interesting questions that will get you thinking. And the twist ending...you won't see it coming. If you like *I Am Watching You, Lies That Bind Us, * or *Sometimes I Lie*, you'll love *The Death of Life.*" - *reader review*