Crossing the Line
There’s a fine line between justice and murder.
The more lowlifes Deputy Justice Hall kills, the easier it gets. What’s not so easy? Investigating his own crime scene. That’s a challenge he never anticipated, especially since his colleagues at the Elmaeder County Sheriff’s Office can never know that he sometimes replaces his badge with a judge’s gavel.
And an executioner’s hood.
They also can’t discover that the last man Justice killed is part of a group called the Syndicate, a gang responsible for selling a deadly drug known as Pinecones. That’s because he’s tracking down the Syndicate’s mastermind so he can deliver his own special brand of justice.
If he can find him first.
But things get even more complicated when a waitress from a local diner mysteriously vanishes, pulling Justice into another investigation. Disturbingly, the two cases begin to intertwine, revealing a connection that threatens to upend his double life. Now, at the intersection of duty and vengeance, Justice must make a harrowing choice: uphold the very law he serves or embrace his darker instincts to protect the innocent.
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Mary Stone
Mary Stone lives among the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains of East Tennessee with her two dogs, four cats, a couple of energetic boys, and a very patient husband.
As a young girl, she would go to bed every night, wondering what type of creature might be lurking underneath. It wasn’t until she was older that she learned that the creatures she needed to most fear were human.
Today, she creates vivid stories with courageous, strong heroines and dastardly villains. She invites you to enter her world of serial killers, FBI agents but never damsels in distress. Her female characters can handle themselves, going toe-to-toe with any male character, protagonist or antagonist.
Also writes as Mira Shaw.
A Villain’s Story FBI Mystery Series
A Villain’s Story FBI Mystery Series consists of ten books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

