The Melanie Vargas series

Notorious (2008)
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About to bring a famous rap star to trial for murder, Melanie Vargas becomes the sole witness when a car bomb kills the rapper's lawyer. Her career and her safety are on the line, but so is her heart: Melanie's relationship with the charismatic defense lawyer was more than strictly professional.

Determined to hunt down his killer, she finds herself in a dangerous world of subterfuge and double-crosses. The lawyer wasn't what he seemed. A lot of people wanted him dead, and as Melanie zeroes in on the answer, she finds she can't trust anybody -- not even those closest to her.

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Cover-Up (2007)
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TV reporter Suzanne Shepard was a ruthless celebrity scandalmonger with a long list of high-profile enemies. But which one left her mutilated, lifeless body in the dark recesses of New York's Central Park? Sifting through the scandals that fueled the dead reporter's career keeps prosecutor Melanie Vargas from obsessing about her own intense affair with sexy FBI agent Dan O'Reilly.

But there's more at risk than Melanie's heart. She's been receiving chilling e-mails from an anonymous "admirer" who knows way too much about the murder -- and about Melanie's every move. If Melanie doesn't find the killer soon, it will be her own death that makes the headlines.

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The Finishing School (2006)
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In a glittering penthouse high above Park Avenue, two beautiful teenagers lie dead under suspicious circumstances. Teamed with hard-to-resist FBI agent Dan O’Reilly, prosecutor Melanie Vargas embarks on a wild chase that leads her from New York’s elite private schools to the darkest recesses of the city’s nightlife. And, ultimately, into a fight for her life with a devious killer.

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Most Wanted (2005)
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A betrayed wife and dedicated mother, Melanie Vargas is also an ambitious New York prosecutor investigating the high-profile case of a lifetime: the burning townhouse of a wealthy former prosecutor, its owner’s corpse smoldering within. But this opportunity will bring Melanie dangerously close to a sexy, secretive FBI agent -- and closer still to a sadistic human monster moving expertly through the city’s darkest shadows. Most Wanted is the critically acclaimed debut in the Melanie Vargas series of thrillers.

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