Risk Required

Marcus Beckham packed his pipe, flicked the lighter, then puffed five times-the exact same thing he did every time he felt like indulging. "She's really quite naïve, isn't she?" Another puff. "Still, she serves our purposes nicely, I think . . ."

Daniel Carstairs glanced toward the generous, ocean-facing window, noting Miami's turbulent skies. "A storm is brewing," he commented as he returned his attention to his junior partner. "And, I'm not talking about the weather."

A snort. "She's expendable-if things aren't as we desire, then we simply make other arrangements. It's a rather basic solution . . ."

Carstairs stood, his intention clear as he headed for Beckham's office door. "Should we find it's not as simple as you pronounce, there will be consequences. If you're not familiar with them, it will behoove you to become enlightened." Hand on the door knob, he turned, his eyes signaling the message he meant to deliver. "This better work, Marcus . . ."

When Decklin Kilgarry and Colbie Colleen join forces against a hush-hush and illicit environmental triumvirate, partners of Kilgarry, Bryson & Colleen find themselves mired in danger, intrigue, and murder. Unsuspecting of undercurrents catapulting them into risky and deadly situations, each embarks on a case separate from the others, their individual intentions clear . . .

Get in, get out.

Author Faith Wood's Risk Required melds readers with the lives of Decklin Kilgarry and Colbie Colleen, each preferring their own investigative style. Interweaving individual idiosyncracies, Wood creates unfamiliar tension as they discover true intentions, deceit, and knowledge confirming life is precious.