02128cam a2200325 i 4500 1129878381 TxAuBib 20240122120000.0 230313s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781608095872 hbk. 1608095878 hbk. (OCoLC)1371749483 TxAuBib rda L'Etoile, James,. Face of greed [HC] / James L'Etoile. Sarasota, Florida : Oceanview Publishing, [2023] 326 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Detective Emily Hunter mystery, A Includes book club discussion questions. "Greed, corruption, and betrayal--no murder is as simple as it seems. When a prominent Sacramento businessman is killed and his wife injured in a brutal home invasion, Detective Emily Hunter and her partner, Javier Medina, are called to investigate. At first glance, it seems like a crime of opportunity gone horribly wrong, but Emily soon finds there might be more to both the crime and the dead man. The high-stakes investigation also comes at a time when Emily is caring for her mother, who has early-onset Alzheimer's, and Emily struggles to balance her job with her personal life. The city's political elite seem to want the case solved quickly, but darker forces want it buried. Could there have been a motive behind the attack, making it more than a random home invasion? Emily uncovers clues that cause her to reconsider her understanding of the crime. A deadly game of greed and deception pulls Emily deeper into the shadowy world of gang violence and retribution. She has to walk the razor's edge to identify the killer--without becoming the next victim."-- Provided by publisher. 20240122. Murder Fiction. Women detectives California Fiction. Sacramento (Calif.) Fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. lcgft A Detective Emily Hunter mystery.