Breakwater (Cold Ridge, 5)

Breakwater (Cold Ridge, 5)

<b>An idyllic cottage. An unlikely suicide. A conspiracy that could blow the lid off the Department of Justice.</b> <P>Three months ago Quinn Harlowe left the high-pressure hallways of the Justice Department to become an independent consultant and have more control over her life -- maybe even <i>have</i> a life. But the nirvana of her new gig is short-lived when Quinn discovers her friend and former colleague Alicia Morrow dead outside Quinn's bayside cottage. Suicide? Quinn is doubtful. <P>Investigating on her own, she soon discovers that someone is following her every move. Huck McCabe <i>claims</i> he's a bodyguard at Breakwater, a high-security compound near Quinn's cottage. But Quinn suspects he's lying, never imagining the truth: McCabe is an undercover agent trying to penetrate a violent network of vigilantes -- the same people Quinn has identified. Joined by a common goal, Quinn and McCabe must fight the bastion of law and order . . . a fight they know could lead to disaster.