Identity Murder — Jean Sheldon

The increase in identity theft and online crime has police nationwide preparing for a twenty-first century showdown. One crime fighters is fictional Chicago Police Detective Kerry Grant, the computer guru of the Twenty-third District. Kerry takes her expertise undercover with the mob. She teaches the eager cyber thugs tricks and scams while checking out their involvement in online crime. Unfortunately, they catch her hacking into their system, and she realizes she taught them one too many. As she reaches for her weapon, she faces the barrel end of a gun in the hand of a man she doesn t want to love. The detective starts a romantic relationship, renews a friendship from a lifetime ago, and deals with her own demons, while she continues to chase virtual criminals firing real bullets. This is the first in the Kerry Grant series.