FBI Special Agent Laurel Evertson put Morton Wilmington in prison a few years ago working undercover as his fiancé. She moved to white collar crime after that because she felt responsible for her partner being killed in that take- down. Now she's facing working with Wilmington again. Can she believe he has become a Christian and really wants to help the FBI get to the bottom of a senior citizen scam? Thousands of dollars are being sucked out of seniors' bank accounts who are also victims of Dementia and Alzheimer's?

Officer Daniel Hilton works for the Houston Police Department, and his grandparents are one of the senior citizens being scammed. Daniel and his grandparents go to the FBI and report an insurance fraud and possible murders of two other friends of theirs who have also been scammed. Daniel is determined to find the person, or persons, responsible, even if he has to do it on his own time.

That isn't necessary, however, because the FBI and Houston PD join together as a task force to uncover this operation. Morton Wilmington is sprung from prison to work alongside Laurel and Daniel. What a trio they make! Neither one trust the other is on the level in any of this. And another storm is brewing between Daniel and Laurel, the storm of a possible romance. Are they all being double crossed?

DOUBLE CROSS begins slowly with DiAnn Mills laying background for bringing these three unlikely characters together. But when the action begins, it is full speed ahead, fast-paced and even violent at times, with bullets flying everywhere. Laurel and Daniel are very strong characters with a streak of stubbornness and independence. Laurel appears strong on the outside, but is actually very fragile on the inside. Morton Wilmington appears to be a changed man from the one Laurel put in prison, yet takes on sort of a "Godfather" persona. This is an inspirational story about God changing peoples' lives, about there being healing in forgiveness. It's a story about us not being in control when we let God control our lives, about whether choices we make in our lives are forced on us or if we are free to make them ourselves. DiAnn Mills always gives us a good thriller, filled with inspirational thoughts, and DOUBLE CROSS is another great one!

Book Summary

FBI Agent Laurel Evertson’s investigation into a scam targeting the elderly takes an unexpected twist when key evidence leads her to Morton Wilmington, a felon she arrested five years ago on her first undercover assignment. That case has haunted her since, and though she’s vowed to forget Wilmington—and what she sacrificed to put him away— he is now her best lead.

Houston Police Officer Daniel Hilton fears his grandparents may be the scammer’s next targets, and he’ll do anything to protect his family—even force interagency cooperation. But he’s quickly drawn to Laurel’s empathy and zeal and agrees to follow her lead . . . even if it means teaming up with a felon.

As the unlikely trio uncovers evidence suggesting the scam is more extensive and deadly than they imagined, both Laurel and Daniel find themselves in the crosshairs of a killer. Together they must decide if they can trust Wilmington’s claims of redemption, or if he’s leading them straight into a double cross.

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