Close To You: A Nikki Barnes Mystery - Paperback

by Joan Albarella (Author)

Nikki Barnes, Episcopal priest, Vietnam vet, and College Chaplain joins her old buddy Police Sergeant Max Mullen and his new partner Detective Ana Ramos as they track down a ruthless serial killer terrorizing the St. David University community.Old friends like Barrett Fairburn return and new characters enter like the sexy double-amputee Taylor Fleming.Nikki becomes a deadly challenge for the killer who sends her the threatening message, "I can hurt you by hurting someone close to you."Publisher's Weekly said, "The megabutch Nikki, who served a tour in "Nam, is not only irresistible to other women, she's invincible, escaping several attacks to kick butt and save the day."

Author Biography

Joan Albarella is Professor Emeritus in Writing for the State University of New York University at Buffalo. Other books in the Nikki Barnes series include; Agenda For Murder; Called to Kill; and Good and Evil. Her humorous sci-fi novel is Sister Amnesia and her latest book of poetry is Again for the First Time. www.joanalbarella.com