The First Cut Author:Dianne Emiley Twelve months after surviving a ferocious attack in the line of duty, homicide detective Nan Vining returns to the Pasadena police force. Her new assignment: finding the killer of a LA policewoman whose body was dumped beneath the Colorado Street Bridge. But the evidence suggests that this vicious crime may be linked to Vining's own assault.... more » Determined to make headway amid the rigorous demands of work and family, Vining is reluctant to share the otherworldly visions she's experienced since her own violent incident - yet these deeply troubling extrasensory clues may be what it takes to solve an increasingly bizarre case. As she follows the bloody trail of a killer as ruthless as he is depraved, Vining pushes herself to new limits, desperate both to avenge the murder of a fellow police officer and to reclaim the life she lost.« less