Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
Release Date: January 23, 2024
Publisher: MIRA
Source: Publisher
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense
When a key witness goes missing, Quinn and Costa must find her before a killer silences her for good…
Detective
Kara Quinn is back in Los Angeles to testify against a notorious human
trafficker, finally moving past the case that upended her life. But when
the accused is shot by a masked man in broad daylight, the chaotic
scene of the crime turns up few reliable bystanders. And one witness—a
whistleblower who might be the key to everything—has disappeared.
After
the prosecuting DDA is stabbed to death, it’s clear that anyone who
knows too much about the investigation is in danger, and tracking down
the witness becomes a matter of life or death. With government
corruption running rampant and someone on the inside trying to pin
anything they can on Kara, she trusts nobody except FBI special agent
Matt Costa and a handful of allies.
But when explosive secrets
begin to surface within the LAPD and FBI, Kara questions everything she
thought she knew about the case, her colleagues and the life she left
behind months ago.
Now Quinn and Costa must race to find the
missing witness and get to the bottom of the avalanche of conspiracies
that has rocked LA to its core…before it's too late.
Allison Brennan's The Missing Witness is the Fifth installment in the authors Quinn and Costa series. Key Characters: Detective Kara Quinn; Special Agent Matt Costa; Violet Halliday, and a slew of characters from the LAPD, to the FBI, to several villains who are corrupt and dishonest. 8 months ago, Detective Kara Quinn was told to leave Los Angeles by her bosses after her uncover investigation against Chinese Businessman David Chen, who allegedly trafficked women from China, went horribly wrong and her partner and a victim lost their lives.
She was assigned to Matt Costa's Mobil Response Team where she has been involved in some pretty serious investigations. But now it is time to return to LA to testify against Chen, and hopefully get a certain FBI Agent named Bryce Thornton off her back. Chen thinks that he can get Kara's testimony tossed out because of her actions, while Bryce has been trying unsuccessfully for 10 years to put Kara in prison for anything he can come up with. But when Chen is shot by a masked man in broad daylight, the chaotic scene of the crime turns up few reliable bystanders.
And one witness—a whistleblower who might be the key to
everything—has disappeared. Violet Halliday is the missing witness and whistleblower. She not only knows who the shooter is, but she works as an IT geek for
City Hall. She learned that certain politicians in LA are lining their pockets with millions that is supposed to be going to help the homeless population in the city which continues to grow without any end in sight. This involves pilfering homeless grants and funding and even putting a hit out on a certain cop. Fiction becomes Reality.
When Deputy District Attorney Craig Dyson is killed, Violet becomes the hunted. Who can she turn to for help? After Dyson is stabbed to death right in front of Kara and gets away, it’s clear that anyone who knows too much about the investigation is in danger, and tracking down the witness becomes a matter of life or death. With government corruption running rampant and someone on the inside trying to pin anything they can on Kara, she trusts nobody except FBI special agent Matt Costa and a handful of allies, including Michael.
When Kara nemesis is found murdered with her gun, it appears that someone really powerful wants her dead. Kara starts to question everything she thought she knew about the case, her colleagues and the life she left behind months ago. It appears that there is a leak in the FBI, and those Kara thought she could trust in the LAPD are keeping a secret so damaging, that it could change Kara's future as a cop in LA. Now Quinn and Costa must race to find the missing witness and get to the bottom of the avalanche of conspiracies that has rocked LA to its core…before it's too late.
*Thoughts* I would definitely recommend that readers go back to the first installment in this series and refresh your memories of what actually happened to Kara 8 months ago and what has happened to her since. Kara, who is an excellent investigator, has a hard time letting people in. She doesn't trust easily, and that is actually not a bad thing considering what has happened to her, and the secrets that have been kept from her by those who she trusts. She has let Matt get close to her, but she is worried that she will lose him once her job is done in LA.
The plight of the homeless as presented by the
author via Violet and Will Latimer was heartbreaking and realistic. Folks, this is not a Democrat vs Republican issue. It is something that needs to be fixed by working together. In this book, the author is telling you there is a huge problem in California because of corrupt politicians and others. It is a reality in this country that lots of homeless fall victim to drugs and alcoholism. There are thousands of military veterans, children, and families living on the streets because of mental health issues, and drugs.
It is beyond embarrassing that a large city like Los Angeles continues to allow corrupt politicians like George Gascon who take money from powerful billionaires to look the other way while the city tears itself apart and does nothing about companies who get millions to help the homeless. Gascon’s pro-criminal agenda has turned Los Angeles into a nightmare and a cesspool with San Francisco close behind. Criminals feel emboldened, residents unsafe, and victims abandoned. Gascon was recalled, but judges threw out the recount saying they didn't have enough valid signatures.
Finally, there is no excuse for homelessness in this country. If we can send billions to Ukraine and other foreign nations, we can take these people off the street and provide them with the help and assistance they need.
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