Blood Ties (julie Collins Mystery) (volume 1) [Paperback]

Given the trainwreck my life has become, Ive earned my cynical attitude. Im trapped in a dead-end job at the Bear Butte County Sheriffs Officea position I took out of desperation after the brutal murder of my Lakota half-brother. Three years have passed, his case is cold, and my coping mechanismstequila, cigarettes and dubious menno longer serve as excuses for my grief; they define who I am. Welcome to my worldJulie Collins, harbinger of doom and a sucker for lost causes. So when the body of a sixteen-year-old white girl surfaces and the death details are alarmingly similar to my brothers murder, Kevin Wellsmy best pal and local PIadmits hed been hired to find the missing kid before she turned up dead. Im roped into helping Kevin tie up loose ends regarding the girls disappearance&and thats when things begin to unravel. Lies are revealed. Bullets start flying. Yet nothingnot even death threatswill stop me from digging for the truth and finding the justice for this girl that my brother was denied. But the killer is willing to kill again to make sure these secrets stay buried. And this time, Im in the crosshairs.