Lady Hawthorne : A Legal Crime Thriller with a Slow-Burn Romance - Alexi Venice

Lady Hawthorne : A Legal Crime Thriller with a Slow-Burn Romance - Alexi Venice

Alexi Venice

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Published 19 November 2026

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  • Pages · 384 pages
  • Publication Date · 19/11/2026
  • Genre · Crime & mystery
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A bioterror crisis sends a prosecutor, a detective and a doctor into an international investigation in this legal crime thriller with a slow-burn romance. Cross-border intrigue, shifting jurisdictions and partners tested far beyond the courtroom. A global attack forces three professionals back onto the same battlefield. After a bioterrorist attack leaves communities across the Midwest and Europe in crisis, District Attorney Amanda Hawthorne, Detective Tommy Vietti, and Dr. Jen Dawson are pulled into the aftermath from different professional angles. What begins as emergency response quickly becomes something far more lethal. Amanda and Tommy are drawn into an international investigation that pushes them beyond the limits of law enforcement and onto the international stage. Jen stays on the front line, treating victims and confronting the human cost of decisions made far above her pay grade. Separated by duty and distance, all three are forced to rely on trust that has already been tested. As the search for answers leads overseas and the pressure intensifies, personal history collides with global consequences. Survival depends not on weapons or expertise, but on whether they can still function as a unit when everything around them is breaking apart. Because when the threat is this catastrophic, no one walks away untouched. Lady Hawthorne is the seventh book in The San Francisco Mystery Series, a crime and conspiracy thriller where loyalty is tested under global pressure and survival demands unity. Praise for The San Francisco Mystery Series:? ? ? ? ? Twists! Turns! Terror! Drama, death, dedication!? ? ? ? ? A wild international ride of intrigue. ? ? ? ? ? Fast-paced thrillers that are served over lovely helpings of romance. ? ? ? ? ? This whole series was captivating. ? ? ? ? ? Another great book by Alexi.

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