Covert Exposure, A Nick Spinelli Mystery: Nick Spinelli Mysteries, #1

By Valerie J. Clarizio

He's a hardened homicide detective.

She's a do-gooder social worker.

When their worlds collide, more than murder is exposed.

 

Detective Spinelli's life is tossed sideways when he is reassigned from the Homicide division to assist in the Child Services division of the Social Services Department for the holiday season.

 

Caseworker Shannon O'Hara moonlights as Santa Claus's little helper at the mall, and when Santa and an elf turn up dead, she appears to be next on the killer's list.

 

Spinelli and Shannon are forced to work together to solve the murders and keep Shannon from becoming the next victim. The trouble is they have wildly different philosophies about dealing with clientele and how best to solve these crimes. Their unwanted attraction to each other triggers additional stress for the two. Will Spinelli be able to complete his job without losing his heart?

• Language: English
• Publisher: VJC Books
• Release date: Sep 15, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201134747

Valerie J. Clarizio

Valerie Clarizio is a USA Today Bestselling author who lives in romantic Door County Wisconsin with her husband. She loves to read, write, and spend time at her cabin in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. She's lived her life surrounded by men, three brothers, a husband, and a male Siamese cat who required his own instruction manual. Keeping up with all the men in her life has turned her into an outdoors enthusiast, of which her favorite activity is hiking in national parks. While out on the trails, she has plenty of time to conjure up irresistible characters and unique storylines for her next romantic suspense or sweet contemporary romance novel.

Book preview

�
�#bbook_preview_excerpt.html�Zے�8r��/�(�D�� )4�z[1��Y+�E���" ��y���~����_�s2
��*̈́=1R��H\2O�<����_߼Ns���k7���_�Ѽ�����|���s���{2�t6�nt�����:Ӻ�5�vf��ķ�������ߗџ�2|^�Ch]4)4��f �����O���99T�&ӄ�Ǻf��+;�a���'�L!���>߇b�4��a��%����sH�$L��k2+��W�ٔ��=�0p�汚�?��6K����}k�\|��Kۃ�$_?�����d�<�q6��.� �jƇ���69��y�iF��'���F�����n���y��l���.I�:�=Fu��W�,s��Ǝ��X��?as�c�K�2
B�=��7�49i1stft_ft���.�Li��-ƖQ˂-��m6�)��n���0J�)��N�'~O��Ź�� �8����,Ɯ��`~�@�r�ս��"00� ��W��tr�֞৐~������9����4��c�p ]X1+��_er��~��? ��q��7;��bA�g���c���m=��f�R����� &�p��-7�����M�����V�{���q?�o������=��'�U�3kMGD�k�~E7��Ǔ���w-||q\��G5���J\��r��/+b��a l��EL�f�� Ë(��������*��㛧��������Z �;���;�_|�~����;�_P���Nx��it� �jnDJ+�l�B,Ү�����=^�v^zK�q+0����AX�2�^���by1� �!4Eb�>��@CI���8�h��!֯�FkD��&]���i�-~�/�y0����[��]6�%q8�t�O��e����FT@�l�*�㻬L郃H��XF��V97��V���(����(8���վ�:��.�|@�G�l�Y�wM����n$�n�.ՒH·�KaW�� �J9M��x���Q-�E� ��$%Z�J/aw�~�.�8�jw�T�^7��&\E�>�Y�Й��l�ya[b�IB%���釀gh±�e)U��쌩>��ɚ9H� м��Ul�v�g���T��A��qA0��>�)rn{��cCS0f�P��tT)���ӭ���ZM���V�����n1�Zg[*�G��>�%�7]`\�@K'
�� h|x��0֧&�M0k�>з��Bڭރ��e���3�8R�l��b��FK2�aƻQ��]����S�ւ �`ڈ1�߲`F�ժ"Nr��5_N'U�J9�J������-,�з��a;@J�V�ѣHGz�Ֆ� �<Q ��#\ǚ�)��>�?b�!o_���Y�o�[eo�)����[����S_��6�>�P�!
,���А�5+6����̇LL��C��&�D�Ε�hp����jpP�g�i<�Bȭ '�RK�|��R��M�Ć��;�����t���.�&��m�DkZ��A7��Q���g`�g;�HCb.պ�����7y7�\���{7g���}��H⍒�Ҵ�\��eM���{x�o]�O����-3yM�D�E�fl3{�c3�O��VJԨ�%w�_��NbX�-���
~�Ω�QR˴Y�,���%֒��H(�tx�.���Hw�ǵR���%ʆ�nj��&a�RL�R���MZ�`"W�����T�@�U�P� �JmE�� S�re�x΅Q�����MVv�)&A%o�'[c� #;�쯜aϲjp� ESƼ��ܒ
�7 �Vbc��%5rٕ�82e�C�'��Μ[��������g�M�l7�y�p�`>7� xU�ai�k�ȶv�_��|�%Bs
((�\i]�VؕvcK���<�0��t�jH�}��'��y>"���1o��>�{�l�
�1�����{�5�� %�J�䳫�7�h�������L��)���t�IU�#�'��ñ��Xi��ȳ�O�J.n����E�3���ħ�z���x��0��i��7�Wj�� �n���2�i�eb���/�.C/{/'U%�DG�h�EV��D,�Y{�X\�Fq+��.v�:G9�½�}�j�&�\L*(��4��Q�Q��V0��_in2�L^���$K<��xb2����
k<��]N:$1�8h�F�=����a%q��2�1I˜ ������@�(m�G����(� +�Szm��v'e��ޫ�H�ľپ)�.j�w^;Hs�b��c`���됁�v"�L�&��"�nNn��.i���� ��;i��b�tR%�]�{�|]g�v���.�n��l����Vd���k�0yլ�;;I"��o��БUi���8��.>��9il�ŝ��8ICE��K}��R]��F����#XZ+Aqt'�?�XA�3��()1F�
:��=y��\��6Q;�9��*���\iȆ����3�eZ�ЯE_ ;����z�7�=��ٔ��ՎƩ�q� �v�v���X�>+/MI�t�s7��J�P'tݗ�#Hw���I�πMV!tk}��+1F>6Ԛ���*���7�n=�����n�Z]�������Ĉ���O?ă��,��׬��;Uq�[x}� �&=����#�V����+QB��t��k;�ʃ�B,��4�K��/Jݔ�pUnR�.�H |ߏ���!��*}����kno���§d��|.Nv1F�}�f����Q>J�� 7�'� ;����.�U�Jb����ΛO� I�{��7H��(�Z��"3w$1s
U��|�2��~jgu_�)!1s��>/b}pC�s�y@������-�]�)$�����G��M��E�r�T�����--^� �"�m{�����gX���޲&v�F��}�,�A2 5�r�v;�;��J6�ԃ��F�>NBtyv�Ge��2LZ�*�0��BqKs�ڡ~.��=��v��s���y1�F\�Lr�V�۱_�c��ܝ���g�H����k}����� ���� f%�;,m;�Ԧ��DY�9���T�*�a�t�9��Y��*���Na̱+}�n}_P+-����s��i��˜'��w_�v�]��
9�0�'A��
7���K-�TB"����Y��a�
��!ς_��Š7&������-�I>���K��
d�|ۨ\�i,�#v�gP�g�y��3��&?J1&��.l�G�KI7{�v����� h�E�J�{`z�I�]1Ne�y]�w�K�kSM��&���7�m��\�#G�y��A��դ����'���4y��k'��mT�U�U�m������̊z_#�+�xŸE1�I_L]͋X�޷� �չ�2�\�yJ���,c�(99�W�tZ>��$�?����|�����EsKW��[RT^��y����i��6#f}.��2�\�H�Q�����YV�)m/}��f��rHW�p�}$�]��xL �Y(Sz/Y��o9�6z���E�D`�,g�i�X�bӳf
�j�\���U'犎��=�� �U/˶��ߍ�]����{���MaZN��b&"��_z���U �{^������4|��S�tW%cE?����Jb-�����>2��X/�(��ώ͞��}0��yBz��� ]{�70