A police officer makes the ultimate sacrifice in Arnold's latest police procedural

Aug. 29, 2016 - PRLog -- In a painfully honest portrayal of life and loss in the police force, bestselling author Carolyn Arnold returns to the Detective Madison Knight series with IN THE LINE OF DUTY (September 29, 2016). This seventh installment throws Madison into the most heart-wrenching and personal case she's had to face yet.

Officer Barry Weir had an hour to go on his shift, and he was more than ready to get back to his wife and kids. But he wouldn't make it home that day.

When news of Weir's murder reaches the precinct, the Stiles Police Department is more than a little shaken. And while Detective Madison Knight and her fellow officers are grief-stricken, they are determined to seek justice for their fallen brother. The loss hits the group hard, but no one as much as Troy Matthews, Weir's childhood friend and Madison's boyfriend. But instead of leaning on the others, Troy isolates himself just when they need one another the most.

As Madison and her team follow the investigation into the town's seedy underbelly, their case gets more convoluted and dangerous. A gang shooting, a hate crime, or a targeted kill—the possibilities seem to keep multiplying. And their time is running out as the threat starts to spread.

With a gripping narrative and acute accuracy, Arnold brings the compassion and humanity of the police force to light. IN THE LINE OF DUTY explores more than just a crime scene; it illuminates the camaraderie and loyalty behind the badge.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Carolyn Arnold is an international bestselling and award-winning author, as well as a speaker, teacher, and inspirational mentor. She has four continuing fiction series and has written nearly thirty books. Both her female detective and FBI profiler series have been praised by those in law enforcement as being accurate and entertaining, leading her to adopt the trademark, POLICE PROCEDURALS RESPECTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT™.

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