When is cold-blooded murder justified?

New Orleans Detective Nikki Mayeaux has decided it’s when a technicality sets a serial rapist free.

Jaded and frustrated, this latest injustice brings her to a boiling point. She arrives at the monster’s home intending to end his reign of terror, only to find someone else got there first. His throat slit, his lifeless body left in the front seat of his car.

Only one person wanted him dead more than her - his final victim - a girl of only sixteen who has vanished in the seedy underbelly of the French Quarter where residents will go to great lengths to protect their own, even when their own is a killer.

When is cold-blooded murder justified?

End a killer.

End a cop.

Sometimes, both.

J.D. Barker is the New York Times and international best-selling author of numerous novels, including SOMETHING I KEEP UPSTAIRS and the wildly popular 4MK thriller series. He regularly collaborates with James Patterson. His books have been translated into two dozen languages, sold in more than 150 countries, and optioned for both film and television. Barker resides in coastal New Hampshire with his wife, Dayna, and their daughter, Ember.

Award winning author E.J. Findorff hails from the vibrant city of New Orleans, where he was born and raised. Deeply influenced by his surroundings, Findorff uses New Orleans as the evocative backdrop for many of his gripping novels. He has a talent for weaving intricate tales infused with the city's unique culture, history, and mystique.