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Nerve-shattering suspense from the New York Times bestselling author Closer Than You Think.

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New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose returns with a breathtaking novel of suspense in the Cincinnati series-one that crosses the line between danger and desire, and justice and revenge.

Homicide Detective Scarlett Bishop has seen enough bad guys slip through the cracks and innocent victims go unavenged to know that good doesn´t always prevail. So far she´s been able to lock away her rage and her vigilante fantasies. That lock is about to break.

Former Army Ranger Marcus O´Bannion is a fierce champion of victims´ rights. His secret past gives him good reason. He believes he´s seen the depths of human depravity, but then his investigation into the murder of a young girl who once asked for his help lures him and Scarlett down a dark, dark road-and straight into the crosshairs of a dangerous, powerful underground ring that deals in human trafficking. To stop them, Scarlett and Marcus have to be just as cunning and just as ruthless. But first they have to make it out alive.

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Praise for Alone in the Dark

"Intricately woven characters set within a well-crafted, suspenseful plot marks the latest from Rose. Marcus and Scarlett are two haunted, wary, yet tough characters, and their intense emotional and physical connection will hook readers in. Rose´s precise storytelling expresses the high-stakes tension well."-RT Book Reviews

"The latest romantic thriller from Rose deftly mixes a family crime saga and the horrors of human trafficking into a murder investigation."-Publishers Weekly

More Praise for Karen Rose and her novels

"The queen of romantic suspense"-Crime and Publishing

"An excellent example of how far-reaching and varied romance can be. The plot is complex, the characterization sound and the boundaries of the genre pushed...tremendously sexy."-The New York Times

"Karen Rose delivers the kind of high-wire suspense that keeps you riveted."-Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"From the first rousing chapter to the last...intense, complex, and unforgettable."-James Patterson, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Rose writes blistering, high-octane suspense that never lets up."-Karen Robards, New York Times bestselling author

"Takes off like a house afire. There´s action and chills galore in this non-stop thriller."-Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author

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Karen Rose is the award-winning, #1 international bestselling author of some twenty novels, including the bestselling Baltimore and Cincinnati series. She has been translated into twenty-three languages and her books have placed on the New York Times, the Sunday Times (UK), and Germany´s der Spiegel bestseller lists.

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