Contents Under Pressure (The Britt Montero Mysteries)

From New York Times-bestselling author comes the first in the hard-hitting series starring a Miami crime reporter is "a crackling good page-turner" (USA Today) . A crime reporter for a major Miami newspaper, Cuban-born Britt Montero practically sleeps with a police scanner by her bedside. When a high-speed police chase leads to the death of a black football hero, Britt discovers that what seems like an open-and-shut case is actually an intricate web of racially charged violence. As the city she loves explodes into a major riot, Britt is caught up in life-threatening events that bring the case to a final shocking twist. "First-rate entertainment." - Kirkus Reviews