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A young girl is found dead in an empty lot, and the details are chilling: beaten and with an eye gouged out. Lieutenant Mendoza suspects this case is connected to another murder halfway across town. As she digs deeper, the puzzle becomes more complex. What ties these two victims together? In this gripping start to the Lieutenant Mendoza series, Elizabeth Linington paints a vivid picture of a neighborhood filled with colorful characters and hidden secrets. The gritty realism and engaging narrative pull you into a world where nothing is as it seems. Mendoza faces the challenges of unraveling a ...

In the grimy underbelly of the city, a girls lifeless body is discovered in a desolate lot, horrifyingly beaten and with an eye brutally gouged out. Across town, another young woman is found dead under similar circumstances. Lieutenant Mendoza is convinced theres a chilling connection. As he delves into this twisting mystery in this first riveting installment of the Lt. Mendoza series, he navigates a colorful landscape of intriguing characters, veiled secrets, and stark realism that resonates with the modern reader. (Summary by Ben Tucker)