A new trainee at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Lucy Kincaid has already seen more than her share of murder and mayhem. Still reeling from the sex-crime case that sealed her reputation, she's found a true friend and mentor in Agent Tony Presidio. No matter what goes down at the Bureau, Tony's got her back―until he's called to New York to help investigate the murder of a reporter with ties to Lucy.
NEVER PLAY THE VICTIM
But the reporter may not be the first victim of a patient killer with a penchant for revenge, and she's definitely not the last. Connections between closed cases, a missing person, and Tony himself lead Lucy to fear for those she cares for most. When the FBI is rocked by the death of one of their own, Lucy seeks the help of her boyfriend, private investigator Sean Rogan, to help put together the puzzle―and puts her career in jeopardy. But the harder she pushes for answers, the clearer the truth becomes: There's a killer inside Quantico. Watching her every move. Waiting to kill again…
Settings Quantico, Virginia New York, New York Washington, DC Syracuse, New York
43 Chapters Epilogue
Character List (view spoiler)[ Lucia (Lucy) Kincaid: Youngest of the Kincaid siblings. She’s just started her training at the FBI academy. She’s a rape survivor and in a relationship with Sean Rogan. She’s 25-years old and has long black hair and brown eyes. Sean Rogan: The youngest of the Rogan siblings, he’s a partner at Rogan-Caruso-Kincaid and in a relationship with Lucy. He and Patrick Kincaid recently opened their Washington, DC office. Patrick Kincaid: Lucy’s 34-year old brother, a former e-crimes detective with the San Diego Police Department. He now a partner at Rogan-Caruso-Kincaid (RCK) and opened their new office in Washington DC with Sean Rogan. He was in a coma for two years after suffering a brain injury during Lucy’s rescue. Dillon Kincaid: Lucy’s brother who she lives with. He’s a forensic psychiatrist and civilian consultant for the FBI. He’s married to Kate and is Jack’s fraternal twin brother. Kate Donovan: FBI agent specializing in e-crimes. She’s married to Dillon. She was critical in locating Lucy following her abduction. She has short, white blond hair and blue eyes. Carina Kincaid: Homicide detective with the San Diego Police Department. She’s Will’s partner and married to Nick. Nick Thomas: Former sheriff of Gallatin County, Montana. He’s married to Carina. He’s 6’3” and has blue eyes. Jack Kincaid: Lucy’s oldest brother. Partner at Rogan-Caruso-Kincaid (RCK). Former Army Ranger Delta Force who later headed a small mercenary group in Texas focused on rescue missions and foreign hostage situations before joining RCK. He’s married to Megan, He’s Dillon Kincaid’s twin and was estranged from his family for years. He’s 6’1” with dark hair and brown eyes. Megan Elliott Kincaid: FBI special agent and head of the Sacramento Regional Violent Crimes/Major Offender Squad. She’s married to Jack Kincaid, Mitch Bianchi’s ex-wife and Matt’s sister. They have a younger half sister, Margo. She’s 5’8” and has blond hair and green eyes. Nelia Kincaid Stanton: Formerly married to Andrew Stanton and one of the Kincaid siblings. Her son, Justin, was murdered and she left town. She helped Tom O’Brien and rescued him after he was shot by Aaron Doherty and left for dead in Idaho. Andrew Stanton: Nelia’s ex-husband, Justin’s father. He was a prosecutor and is now the district attorney. Justin Stanton: Nelia and Andrew’s son who was abducted and murdered when he was 6-years old and she was in high school. Rosa Kincaid: Matriarch of the Kincaid family, married to Pat. Pat Kincaid: Patriarch of the Kincaid family, married to Rosa. He’s a retired Army colonel. Duke Rogan: Security specialist at Rogan-Caruso-Kincaid (RCK). He’s a former Marine marksman. He’s married to Nora English. He raised Sean following the death of their parents in a plane crash. Nora English: FBI special agent in the domestic terrorism unit. She’s married to Duke. Kane Rogan: The oldest of the Rogan siblings, a partner at Rogan-Caruso-Kincaid (RCK). Liam Rogan: Sean’s older brother who works in Europe, running his own private security firm with his twin sister Eden. Eden Rogan: Only sister of the Rogan siblings who works in Europe, running her own private security firm with her twin brother Liam. Jayne Morgan: IT analyst at Rogan-Caruso Protective Services. Noah Armstrong: FBI special agent. Tony Presidio: FBI supervisory special agent who is teaching criminal psychology at the FBI Academy. Tom Harden: Former Army Ranger who runs New Agent Physical Training at the FBI Academy. Paula Kean: FBI supervisory special agent who is the new agent class supervisor at the FBI Academy. Rich Laughlin: FBI special agent in charge and field counselor at the FBI Academy. Joel Kosako: FBI special agent in charge of the firing range. He’s a former drill sergeant. Hans Vigo: FBI assistant director and profiler. Rick Stockton: FBI assistant director. Lynda O’Neal: FBI bureau chief. Suzanne Madeaux: aka Mad Dog Madeaux. FBI Agent in New York. She worked with Lucy on the Cinderella Strangler task force. Dominic Theissen: FBI special agent and media information officer for the McMahon case. Joe DeLucca: NYPD detective working on the Weber murder. He and Suzanne were once involved. Bob Stokes: NYPD police officer first on scene at the McMahon home answering the 911 call. Margo Jackson: New agent in training at the FBI Academy. Lucy’s friend, she was formerly in the Army. Reva Penrose: New agent in training at the FBI Academy. Lucy’s friend, she’s a former math teacher with a PhD in accounting. Lance Orozco: New agent in training at the FBI Academy. Lucy’s friend, Alexis Sanchez: New agent in training at the FBI Academy. Lucy’s friend, Carter Nix: New agent in training at the FBI Academy. Lucy’s friend, he served in the Marines for 10 years. Eddie Acosta: New agent in training at the FBI Academy. Lucy’s friend, he served in the Marines for 10 years. He and Carter went through basic training together. Jason Aragon: New agent in training at the FBI Academy. Lucy’s friend, he’s a former Los Angeles prosecutor and in the Coast Guard reserves. Rosemary Weber: True crime writer who was murdered at Citi Field in Queens. Bridget Weber: Rosemary’s sister. Kip Todd: Rosemary’s research assistant. Rachel McMahon: Girl abducted from her parents’ home fifteen years ago when she was 11-years old. She was raped and murdered. Peter McMahon: aka Peter Gray, aka Gray Manning. Rachel’s younger brother. He was 9-years old when she was abducted and murdered. He’s 24-years old now. Aaron McMahon: Rachel and Peter’s father who was married to Pilar, their mother, at the time of the abduction. They were swingers. Pilar McMahon: Rachel and Peter’s mother who was married to Aaron at the time of the abduction. They were swingers. Margaret Gray: Rachel and Peter’s grandmother, Pilar’s mother. Benjamin John Kreig: Rachel’s killer. He’s serving life without parole. Rob Banker: NY Times reporter. Cami Jones: Peter’s former girlfriend. Carl Sanchez: Alexis’s husband. Charlie Mead: Syracuse Police Department detective who took Peter under his wing. Chip: Cat Lucy adopted. (hide spoiler)]
Spoiler Info (view spoiler)[ Camille Todd was a 12-year girl abducted the week before Rachel. Her sister was Alexis and her brother Kip who was the person terrorizing Peter over the years. Alexis posed as Cami and became pregnant by Peter, unbeknownst to him. They have a daughter, Melissa Camille. Alexis was actually divorced from her husband and she was still in love with Peter. She and Kip had a vendetta against everyone associated with their sister’s case and felt they stopped searching for her and devoted their time and attention to Rachel’s. Rosemary and Theissen were murdered by Kip. Alexis killed Tony and Bob Stokes and attempted to kill Hans. Kip wanted to kill Peter after he attempted to talk to him in high school and Peter was uncommunicative.
Laughlin’s girlfriend was killed during an operation where she may have taken too many risks. She was on a vendetta based on her own background. He put Kate and Lucy in that category and directed his anger and grief at both of them.
The McMahons had a swingers orgy the night Rachel was abducted and withheld that information from the police. Though Kreig wasn’t invited, he was there. (hide spoiler)]
A new trainee at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Lucy Kincaid has already seen more than her share of murder and mayhem. Still reeling from the sex-crime case that sealed her reputation, she's found a true friend and mentor in Agent Tony Presidio. No matter what goes down at the Bureau, Tony's got her back―until he's called to New York to help investigate the murder of a reporter with ties to Lucy.
NEVER PLAY THE VICTIM
But the reporter may not be the first victim of a patient killer with a penchant for revenge, and she's definitely not the last. Connections between closed cases, a missing person, and Tony himself lead Lucy to fear for those she cares for most. When the FBI is rocked by the death of one of their own, Lucy seeks the help of her boyfriend, private investigator Sean Rogan, to help put together the puzzle―and puts her career in jeopardy. But the harder she pushes for answers, the clearer the truth becomes: There's a killer inside Quantico. Watching her every move. Waiting to kill again…
Settings
Quantico, Virginia
New York, New York
Washington, DC
Syracuse, New York
43 Chapters
Epilogue
Character List
(view spoiler)[
Lucia (Lucy) Kincaid: Youngest of the Kincaid siblings. She’s just started her training at the FBI academy. She’s a rape survivor and in a relationship with Sean Rogan. She’s 25-years old and has long black hair and brown eyes.
Sean Rogan: The youngest of the Rogan siblings, he’s a partner at Rogan-Caruso-Kincaid and in a relationship with Lucy. He and Patrick Kincaid recently opened their Washington, DC office.
Patrick Kincaid: Lucy’s 34-year old brother, a former e-crimes detective with the San Diego Police Department. He now a partner at Rogan-Caruso-Kincaid (RCK) and opened their new office in Washington DC with Sean Rogan. He was in a coma for two years after suffering a brain injury during Lucy’s rescue.
Dillon Kincaid: Lucy’s brother who she lives with. He’s a forensic psychiatrist and civilian consultant for the FBI. He’s married to Kate and is Jack’s fraternal twin brother.
Kate Donovan: FBI agent specializing in e-crimes. She’s married to Dillon. She was critical in locating Lucy following her abduction. She has short, white blond hair and blue eyes.
Carina Kincaid: Homicide detective with the San Diego Police Department. She’s Will’s partner and married to Nick.
Nick Thomas: Former sheriff of Gallatin County, Montana. He’s married to Carina. He’s 6’3” and has blue eyes.
Jack Kincaid: Lucy’s oldest brother. Partner at Rogan-Caruso-Kincaid (RCK). Former Army Ranger Delta Force who later headed a small mercenary group in Texas focused on rescue missions and foreign hostage situations before joining RCK. He’s married to Megan, He’s Dillon Kincaid’s twin and was estranged from his family for years. He’s 6’1” with dark hair and brown eyes.
Megan Elliott Kincaid: FBI special agent and head of the Sacramento Regional Violent Crimes/Major Offender Squad. She’s married to Jack Kincaid, Mitch Bianchi’s ex-wife and Matt’s sister. They have a younger half sister, Margo. She’s 5’8” and has blond hair and green eyes.
Nelia Kincaid Stanton: Formerly married to Andrew Stanton and one of the Kincaid siblings. Her son, Justin, was murdered and she left town. She helped Tom O’Brien and rescued him after he was shot by Aaron Doherty and left for dead in Idaho.
Andrew Stanton: Nelia’s ex-husband, Justin’s father. He was a prosecutor and is now the district attorney.
Justin Stanton: Nelia and Andrew’s son who was abducted and murdered when he was 6-years old and she was in high school.
Rosa Kincaid: Matriarch of the Kincaid family, married to Pat.
Pat Kincaid: Patriarch of the Kincaid family, married to Rosa. He’s a retired Army colonel.
Duke Rogan: Security specialist at Rogan-Caruso-Kincaid (RCK). He’s a former Marine marksman. He’s married to Nora English. He raised Sean following the death of their parents in a plane crash.
Nora English: FBI special agent in the domestic terrorism unit. She’s married to Duke.
Kane Rogan: The oldest of the Rogan siblings, a partner at Rogan-Caruso-Kincaid (RCK).
Liam Rogan: Sean’s older brother who works in Europe, running his own private security firm with his twin sister Eden.
Eden Rogan: Only sister of the Rogan siblings who works in Europe, running her own private security firm with her twin brother Liam.
Jayne Morgan: IT analyst at Rogan-Caruso Protective Services.
Noah Armstrong: FBI special agent.
Tony Presidio: FBI supervisory special agent who is teaching criminal psychology at the FBI Academy.
Tom Harden: Former Army Ranger who runs New Agent Physical Training at the FBI Academy.
Paula Kean: FBI supervisory special agent who is the new agent class supervisor at the FBI Academy.
Rich Laughlin: FBI special agent in charge and field counselor at the FBI Academy.
Joel Kosako: FBI special agent in charge of the firing range. He’s a former drill sergeant.
Hans Vigo: FBI assistant director and profiler.
Rick Stockton: FBI assistant director.
Lynda O’Neal: FBI bureau chief.
Suzanne Madeaux: aka Mad Dog Madeaux. FBI Agent in New York. She worked with Lucy on the Cinderella Strangler task force.
Dominic Theissen: FBI special agent and media information officer for the McMahon case.
Joe DeLucca: NYPD detective working on the Weber murder. He and Suzanne were once involved.
Bob Stokes: NYPD police officer first on scene at the McMahon home answering the 911 call.
Margo Jackson: New agent in training at the FBI Academy. Lucy’s friend, she was formerly in the Army.
Reva Penrose: New agent in training at the FBI Academy. Lucy’s friend, she’s a former math teacher with a PhD in accounting.
Lance Orozco: New agent in training at the FBI Academy. Lucy’s friend,
Alexis Sanchez: New agent in training at the FBI Academy. Lucy’s friend,
Carter Nix: New agent in training at the FBI Academy. Lucy’s friend, he served in the Marines for 10 years.
Eddie Acosta: New agent in training at the FBI Academy. Lucy’s friend, he served in the Marines for 10 years. He and Carter went through basic training together.
Jason Aragon: New agent in training at the FBI Academy. Lucy’s friend, he’s a former Los Angeles prosecutor and in the Coast Guard reserves.
Rosemary Weber: True crime writer who was murdered at Citi Field in Queens.
Bridget Weber: Rosemary’s sister.
Kip Todd: Rosemary’s research assistant.
Rachel McMahon: Girl abducted from her parents’ home fifteen years ago when she was 11-years old. She was raped and murdered.
Peter McMahon: aka Peter Gray, aka Gray Manning. Rachel’s younger brother. He was 9-years old when she was abducted and murdered. He’s 24-years old now.
Aaron McMahon: Rachel and Peter’s father who was married to Pilar, their mother, at the time of the abduction. They were swingers.
Pilar McMahon: Rachel and Peter’s mother who was married to Aaron at the time of the abduction. They were swingers.
Margaret Gray: Rachel and Peter’s grandmother, Pilar’s mother.
Benjamin John Kreig: Rachel’s killer. He’s serving life without parole.
Rob Banker: NY Times reporter.
Cami Jones: Peter’s former girlfriend.
Carl Sanchez: Alexis’s husband.
Charlie Mead: Syracuse Police Department detective who took Peter under his wing.
Chip: Cat Lucy adopted.
(hide spoiler)]
Spoiler Info
(view spoiler)[
Camille Todd was a 12-year girl abducted the week before Rachel. Her sister was Alexis and her brother Kip who was the person terrorizing Peter over the years. Alexis posed as Cami and became pregnant by Peter, unbeknownst to him. They have a daughter, Melissa Camille. Alexis was actually divorced from her husband and she was still in love with Peter. She and Kip had a vendetta against everyone associated with their sister’s case and felt they stopped searching for her and devoted their time and attention to Rachel’s. Rosemary and Theissen were murdered by Kip. Alexis killed Tony and Bob Stokes and attempted to kill Hans. Kip wanted to kill Peter after he attempted to talk to him in high school and Peter was uncommunicative.
Laughlin’s girlfriend was killed during an operation where she may have taken too many risks. She was on a vendetta based on her own background. He put Kate and Lucy in that category and directed his anger and grief at both of them.
The McMahons had a swingers orgy the night Rachel was abducted and withheld that information from the police. Though Kreig wasn’t invited, he was there. (hide spoiler)]