Product Description: For Officer Pete Murphy, K9 duty is as much a punishment as a promotion. When a shaky arrest reignites a recent scandal and triggers a multimillion-dollar lawsuit, all eyes are on Pete as the department braces for another media firestorm...read more

Knocked unconscious during a police sting operation, police officer Samantha Mack awakens in the hospital to discover that her partner is dead, shot with her gun, but when she embarks on her own investigation, she is suspended.

Detective Sloane Pearson is new to the Sex Crimes Division and her first big case is as tough as they come: A rapist is on the loose, dragging women to deserted buildings in downtown Chicago and forcing them to fight—knowing, of course, that he’ll win…From the slums of Chicago’s west side to the glittering Loop skyscrapers, Sloane tries—and fails—to follow a steady lead. Meanwhile, she is approached by a hungry young reporter who’s latched on to the story. Sloane offers help in declaring the case serial, only to lose support: Her bosses demand she get a suspect—or move on. But when someone Sloane knows is attacked, she finds herself on a case that’s officially turned personal. Now Sloane will do whatever it takes to capture this violent predator…even if that means risking becoming a victim herself.

Her marriage to Craig, an undercover Chicago cop, cracking under the stress of his job, Leslie McHugh launches her own investigation when $1000 mysteriously vanishes from their joint bank account and Craig cannot provide an explanation.

'Prpbable Cause' is another gripping read from Theresa Schwegel, the Edgar Award-winning author of 'Officer Down', whose portrayal of cop culture is as authentic as it comes.