Game Changer: Lucy Guardino Thrillers 4–7 - After Shock Hard Fall Bad Break and Last Light

CJ Lyons

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FBI Agent Lucy Guardino goes after some of the world’s most dangerous predators in these 4 intense trillers by the New York Times bestselling author.  After Shock As head of the FBI’s Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement Squad, Agent Lucy Guardino has a reputation for bringing the lowest of lowlifes to justice. But now the tables have turned. A cunning madman has taken Lucy prisoner. He promises not only to kill her, but also a member of her family. Lucy is forced to watch him play Russian roulette with the lives of those she loves. Wounded and unarmed, how can Lucy stop her own worst nightmare?    Hard Fall When Lucy’s perfect life was nearly destroyed, she sacrificed everything to protect her family. Yet now, still recovering from injuries, she cannot turn her back on a young girl who’s been found after more than a decade of horrifying abuse. Her mysterious abductor is known only as Daddy. And Lucy is determined to find him no matter the cost.  Bad Break Special Agent Lucy Guardino is ready for a well-deserved break from chasing serial killers, child predators, and psychopaths. But nothing could prepare her for spring break alone with her teenaged daughter at a South Carolina beach resort. When Megan befriends a local boy who is accused of a brutal crime, it’s up to Lucy to track a cunning killer before another victim is claimed.    Last Light After a predator targets Agent Lucy Guardino’s family, she leaves the FBI for a private consulting firm that specializes in cold cases. Partnered with a former Marine MP struggling with her return home, Lucy is sent to rural Texas to investigate a case that’s been closed for years. But who really killed Lily Martin, her infant daughter, and husband? And what price will Lucy pay for exposing a truth people will kill to keep buried?

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