The murder of two members of the Capitol Cleaning Service might’ve been just another homicide investigation if one of them hadn’t been romantically involved with a married senator from Arizona.
Settings Washington, DC Leesburg, Virginia Cleveland, Ohio
32 Chapters Epilogue
Character List (view spoiler)[ Samantha (Sam) Holland: Washington DC metro police lieutenant in charge of city's homicide detective squad. She’s in a relationship with Nick. She is 34-years old and has toffee-colored hair and pale blue eyes. Nick Cappuano: Recently appointed U.S. senator from VA to complete the late John O’Connor’s term. He was John’s chief of staff and best friend. He’s in a relationship with Sam.He's 6'4" with dark brown hair and hazel eyes. Frederico (Freddie) Cruz: Sam's partner. Will Tyrone: Detective on Sam's squad. McBride's partner. Jeannie McBride: Detective on Sam's squad, Tyrone’s partner. Michael Wilkinson: Jeannie McBride's boyfriend. Tommy (Gonzo) Gonzales: Senior Detective on Sam's squad. Alejandro (Alex) Gonzales: Gonzo’s infant son. Arnold Arnold: Detective on Sam's squad. Gonzo's partner. Archie Archelotta:Lieutenant who heads IT Division. He had brief fling with Sam after her divorce from Peter. Stahl: Lieutenant formerly over the Homicide division and now over Internal Affairs (IAB). He has it out for Sam. Joe Farnsworth: Chief of Police. Conklin: Deputy Chief. Malone: Detective Captain, Sam's mentor. Skip Holland: Sam's father, former Deputy Chief shot on duty two years ago. Married to Celia. Celia: Skip’s wife and caregiver. Angela Radcliffe: Sam's older sister, married to Spencer and mother of their son, Jack. Tracy Hogan: Sam's oldest sister. She’s married to Mike and father of their two children, Abbie and Ethan. He’s also stepfather to Brooke, Tracy’s 14-year old daughter from a previous relationship. Lindsey McNamara: Chief Medical Examiner. She has long red hair and green eyes. Dr. Byron Tomlinson: Deputy chief medical examiner. Forrester: US Attorney. Charity Miller: Assistant U.S. attorney. One of a set of triplets. Hope Dobson: Assistant U.S. attorney. One of a set of triplets. Faith Miller: Assistant U.S. attorney. One of a set of triplets. Leo Cappuano: Nick’s father. He’s married to Stacy and they have two young twin sons. They live in Baltimore. He was 15-years old when Nick was born. Nicoletta Bernadino: Nick’s estranged mother. Christina Billings: Nick's chief of staff. Terry O'Connor: John’s brother. He will be Nick’s deputy chief of staff once he completes rehab. Trevor Donnelly: Nick’s communications director. David Nelson: President of the United States. Gloria Nelson: Married to POTUS. William Gooding: Vice President of the United States. Judson Knott: Chairman of the Virginia Democratic Party. Richard Manning: Vice chairman of the Democratic Party. William Stenhouse: Senate Minority Leader. Robert Cook: Senior US Senator from Virginia. Harry Flynn: Nick's friend. Sam's doctor for stomach problems. Andrew (Andy) Simone: Nick’s friend and a family law attorney. Shelby Faircloth: Sam and Nick’s wedding planner. Lucien Haverfield: O’Connor family attorney. Juliette Cruz: Cruz's mother. Elin Svendsen: One of the women John dated for a time who is uninhibited about sex. She’s 5�10� with white blond hair. She works at Total Fitness John O'Connor:US senator from Virginia who was murdered. Graham O'Connor: Former US senator from Virginia who is married to Laine and still a power player in party politics. He's the father of John, Terry and Lizbeth and is very close to Nick. Laine O'Connor: Married to Graham and Nick's surrogate mother. Terry, Lizbeth and John's mother. Lizbeth O’Connor Hamilton: John’s sister, married to Royce. They have two young children, Emma and Adam. Royce Hamilton: Lizbeth’s husband. They have two young children, Emma and Adam. He’s a horse trainer. Carrie: Senior O’Connor’s family housekeeper. Scotty Dunlap: Twelve-year old boy at the children’s home who served as Nick’s tour guide. Mike Zorn: Virginia Governor, married to Judy. Irene Littlefield: Director of the state home for children. Marquis Johnson: Drug lord whose son was killed in crackhouse raid ordered by Sam. Quentin Johnson: Child killed in crackhouse raid ordered by Sam. His death is source of constant nightmares for Sam Destiny Johnson: Quentin’s mother. Darren Tabor: Washington Star newspaper reporter. Peter Gibson: Sam's ex-husband.
Non Recurring Characters Henry Lightfeather: US Senator from Arizona. Annette Lightfeather: Henry’s wife and mother of their five children. Regina Argueta de Castro: Maid working for the cleaning service that handles the Hart Senate Office Building. She was murdered in her apartment. Seamus O’Grady: Regina’s ex-husband. Maria Espanosa: Regina’s co-worker and friend. She was also murdered. Selina Rameriz: Regina’s co-worker. . Lori Phillips: Gonzo’s son’s mother. Rex Connolly: Lori’s live-in boyfriend. JoAnn Smithson: Owner of Capitol Cleaning Services where Regina worked. Bradford Tillinghast: Oil lobbyist whose phone number was on both Regina and Maria’s phones. Gerald Price: Name of the man who leased the apartment prior to Reece, presumed owner of the clippings about Skip’s shooting. Jack Bartholomew: Vice President’s chief of staff. Mitchell Sanborn: Chair of the Democratic National Committee. Daniels: Speaker of the House. Cheri Anderson: Woman managing the administrative maters for the call girl operation. : : (hide spoiler)]
Lt. Sam Holland and her team are plunged into another complex case that at first seems routine. But as Sam tugs on the threads of the investigation she uncovers a deep, dark Washington secret that threatens the careers of some of the government’s highest-ranking officials. Racing to catch a killer before he can strike again, Sam and her fiancé, U.S. Senator Nick Cappuano, attempt to plan a wedding while her colleague Detective Tommy “Gonzo� Gonzales faces life-changing news.
Settings
Washington, DC
Leesburg, Virginia
Cleveland, Ohio
32 Chapters
Epilogue
Character List
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Samantha (Sam) Holland: Washington DC metro police lieutenant in charge of city's homicide detective squad. She’s in a relationship with Nick. She is 34-years old and has toffee-colored hair and pale blue eyes.
Nick Cappuano: Recently appointed U.S. senator from VA to complete the late John O’Connor’s term. He was John’s chief of staff and best friend. He’s in a relationship with Sam.He's 6'4" with dark brown hair and hazel eyes.
Frederico (Freddie) Cruz: Sam's partner.
Will Tyrone: Detective on Sam's squad. McBride's partner.
Jeannie McBride: Detective on Sam's squad, Tyrone’s partner.
Michael Wilkinson: Jeannie McBride's boyfriend.
Tommy (Gonzo) Gonzales: Senior Detective on Sam's squad.
Alejandro (Alex) Gonzales: Gonzo’s infant son.
Arnold Arnold: Detective on Sam's squad. Gonzo's partner.
Archie Archelotta:Lieutenant who heads IT Division. He had brief fling with Sam after her divorce from Peter.
Stahl: Lieutenant formerly over the Homicide division and now over Internal Affairs (IAB). He has it out for Sam.
Joe Farnsworth: Chief of Police.
Conklin: Deputy Chief.
Malone: Detective Captain, Sam's mentor.
Skip Holland: Sam's father, former Deputy Chief shot on duty two years ago. Married to Celia.
Celia: Skip’s wife and caregiver.
Angela Radcliffe: Sam's older sister, married to Spencer and mother of their son, Jack.
Tracy Hogan: Sam's oldest sister. She’s married to Mike and father of their two children, Abbie and Ethan. He’s also stepfather to Brooke, Tracy’s 14-year old daughter from a previous relationship.
Lindsey McNamara: Chief Medical Examiner. She has long red hair and green eyes.
Dr. Byron Tomlinson: Deputy chief medical examiner.
Forrester: US Attorney.
Charity Miller: Assistant U.S. attorney. One of a set of triplets.
Hope Dobson: Assistant U.S. attorney. One of a set of triplets.
Faith Miller: Assistant U.S. attorney. One of a set of triplets.
Leo Cappuano: Nick’s father. He’s married to Stacy and they have two young twin sons. They live in Baltimore. He was 15-years old when Nick was born.
Nicoletta Bernadino: Nick’s estranged mother.
Christina Billings: Nick's chief of staff.
Terry O'Connor: John’s brother. He will be Nick’s deputy chief of staff once he completes rehab.
Trevor Donnelly: Nick’s communications director.
David Nelson: President of the United States.
Gloria Nelson: Married to POTUS.
William Gooding: Vice President of the United States.
Judson Knott: Chairman of the Virginia Democratic Party.
Richard Manning: Vice chairman of the Democratic Party.
William Stenhouse: Senate Minority Leader.
Robert Cook: Senior US Senator from Virginia.
Harry Flynn: Nick's friend. Sam's doctor for stomach problems.
Andrew (Andy) Simone: Nick’s friend and a family law attorney.
Shelby Faircloth: Sam and Nick’s wedding planner.
Lucien Haverfield: O’Connor family attorney.
Juliette Cruz: Cruz's mother.
Elin Svendsen: One of the women John dated for a time who is uninhibited about sex. She’s 5�10� with white blond hair. She works at Total Fitness
John O'Connor:US senator from Virginia who was murdered.
Graham O'Connor: Former US senator from Virginia who is married to Laine and still a power player in party politics. He's the father of John, Terry and Lizbeth and is very close to Nick.
Laine O'Connor: Married to Graham and Nick's surrogate mother. Terry, Lizbeth and John's mother.
Lizbeth O’Connor Hamilton: John’s sister, married to Royce. They have two young children, Emma and Adam.
Royce Hamilton: Lizbeth’s husband. They have two young children, Emma and Adam. He’s a horse trainer.
Carrie: Senior O’Connor’s family housekeeper.
Scotty Dunlap: Twelve-year old boy at the children’s home who served as Nick’s tour guide.
Mike Zorn: Virginia Governor, married to Judy.
Irene Littlefield: Director of the state home for children.
Marquis Johnson: Drug lord whose son was killed in crackhouse raid ordered by Sam.
Quentin Johnson: Child killed in crackhouse raid ordered by Sam. His death is source of constant nightmares for Sam
Destiny Johnson: Quentin’s mother.
Darren Tabor: Washington Star newspaper reporter.
Peter Gibson: Sam's ex-husband.
Non Recurring Characters
Henry Lightfeather: US Senator from Arizona.
Annette Lightfeather: Henry’s wife and mother of their five children.
Regina Argueta de Castro: Maid working for the cleaning service that handles the Hart Senate Office Building. She was murdered in her apartment.
Seamus O’Grady: Regina’s ex-husband.
Maria Espanosa: Regina’s co-worker and friend. She was also murdered.
Selina Rameriz: Regina’s co-worker. .
Lori Phillips: Gonzo’s son’s mother.
Rex Connolly: Lori’s live-in boyfriend.
JoAnn Smithson: Owner of Capitol Cleaning Services where Regina worked.
Bradford Tillinghast: Oil lobbyist whose phone number was on both Regina and Maria’s phones.
Gerald Price: Name of the man who leased the apartment prior to Reece, presumed owner of the clippings about Skip’s shooting.
Jack Bartholomew: Vice President’s chief of staff.
Mitchell Sanborn: Chair of the Democratic National Committee.
Daniels: Speaker of the House.
Cheri Anderson: Woman managing the administrative maters for the call girl operation.
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