02044cam a2200337 i 4500 921716203 TxAuBib 20230805120000.0 230314s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781639102501 paperback 1639102507 paperback (OCoLC)1372549615 TxAuBib rda Cruz, Michelle,. Even when you lie : a novel / Michelle Cruz. First edition. New York : Crooked Lane, 2023. ©2023. 327 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Reagan Reyes hunts other people's secrets. A former intelligence officer, she's currently the in-house investigator for pricey criminal defense attorney, Cade McCarrick... and she's his lover, despite the law firm's rules forbidding romantic relationships between partners and staff. But their love--including their agreement never to lie to each other--is the only authenticity they have in a world of subterfuge and betrayal. That agreement is pushed to its limits when a mysterious woman leaves an envelope for Cade and is soon discovered dead. While the envelope's contents aren't related to any of Cade's current cases, Reagan uncovers a connection to a recent murder outside a Deep Ellum nightclub--and an even more ominous link to the dead woman. The police don't seem to care about either death, but they hit too close to home for Reagan to ignore. As she digs deeper into Dallas's sordid underbelly, she's completely on her own except for Cade--and there's a killer bent on eliminating them both at any cost. 20230805. Women private investigators Fiction. Criminal defense lawyers Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Dallas (Tex.) Fiction. Thrillers (Fiction.) TXALB