Lone Witness

Lone Witness
Shirlee McCoy

She’s keeping secrets. He must keep her safe. An FBI: Special Crimes Unit page-turner Were it not for Tessa Carlson, Special Agent Henry Miller’s daughter would have been abducted. But rescuing the little girl has thrust Tessa—a woman in hiding—into the media’s spotlight…and into a criminal’s crosshairs. Now her survival depends on putting her faith in widowed single father Henry if she wants to live to see another day.

She’s keeping secrets. He must keep her safe.

An FBI: Special Crimes Unit page-turner

Were it not for Tessa Carlson, Special Agent Henry Miller’s daughter would have been abducted. But rescuing the little girl has thrust Tessa—a woman in hiding—into the media’s spotlight…and into a criminal’s crosshairs. Now her survival depends on putting her faith in widowed single father Henry if she wants to live to see another day.

Aside from her faith and her family, there’s not much SHIRLEE McCOY enjoys more than a good book! When she’s not hanging out with the people she loves most, she can be found plotting her next Love Inspired Suspense story or trekking through the wilderness, training with a local Search and Rescue team. Shirlee loves to hear from readers. If you have time, drop her a line at shirlee@shirleemccoy.com.

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Lone Witness

Shirlee McCoy

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LONE WITNESS

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“What happened?”

“It was a prank phone call,” Tessa said hurriedly. “I got spooked.”

“What did the caller say?” Henry asked.

“Nothing that made any sense.”

“Can you be a little more specific?”

“He said he knew what I had done,” she replied.

“There’s someone you were thinking of? Someone who might want to scare you?”

“The kidnapper pops to mind,” Kayla offered before Tessa could respond.

Too bad. Henry would have liked to hear Tessa’s answer.

He had a feeling the kidnapper hadn’t been the first person to pop into her mind. She’d told him very little about her past. But that seemed to be Tessa’s MO: very little information and very few details.

He wanted to protect her.