Deadfall (39 page)

“Good. I'll pick you up at six.”

She frowned. “I'll meet you there. We wouldn't want anyone to get the wrong idea.”

Mac suppressed a grin. “No, we wouldn't want that.”

All in all, things had turned out pretty well, Mac thought as he headed for home. They'd caught their bad guy and ended up solving two cases. And he had a date with his favorite trooper— make that detective. If Dana wanted to believe they were just friends, that was fine with him. But Mac knew better. Being with her felt right—and best of all, Dana knew exactly what it was like to date a detective.

Open up the first of
The McAllister Files

With his newly minted detective badge firmly in place, “Mac” McAllister reports for his first assignment with the Oregon State Police Department: a particularly gruesome homicide. It's a headline case, as the victim—Megan Tyson—was brutally murdered mere weeks before her wedding.

The investigation and autopsy turn up far too many suspects, and too little hard evidence. Why would the beautiful Megan, engaged to a wealthy businessman, be involved with the seedy lineup of characters who seem connected to her? With more questions than answers, Mac and his partner try to uncover the secrets Megan took to her grave and sort through the lies and alibis before Megan's murderer strikes again.

Not sure that he can trust his instincts, Mac depends heavily on the advice of his partner—a seasoned detective with a strong faith in God. A faith Mac has no use for until he must come to terms with his own past and the secrets that haunt him.

Fiction that reflects the grittiness of
real life . . . and the reality of faith.

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