Deadly Secrets - Carla Simpson

n nA severed foot. Fingerprints left on a wine glass. A secret cypher code.

The scent of orange and cinnamon left behind by the murderer.n n nn nMikaela Forsythe, adventuress, author, and now private investigator, is back, pulled into a deadly case that may just see her friend, actress Theodora Templeton, sent to prison for murder when that severed foot is found in her bed and a high-ranking official has gone missing.n n nn nBut is it a crime of passion or something far more sinister?n n nn nThere is only one person who can assist--former police inspector Angus Brodie, the irascible Scot who challenges her at every turn. But Brodie is reluctant to take the case of a woman who communicates with the dead and keeps a four foot iguana as a pet. Until there is another murder, and then another.n n nn nAs the body count rises Mikaela and Brodie are forced to undertake a dangerous scheme to expose the murderer.

But secrets lie in wait, and desperate people will take desperate measures to protect those secrets.n n nn nAll the while Mikaela's great aunt has decided to go on safari, the Mudger and Rupert are caught up in the case, and a brilliant young man--Bloody hell! Another Scot!-- has joined the team. n n nn nThen there is that undeniable attraction to deal with that lies simmering just beneath the surface for two people who could not be more different...n n nn nWhat is an independent lady to do?n