CRESCRENDO
Book Three of the Deputy Steven Hawk/Inola Walela Thriller Series
One murdered woman.
A missing child
The diabolic father who will do anything to get his son.
The female cop who risks everything to keep the boy safe.
Redemption With a Bullet
Inola Walela takes center stage as the only female Native American officer on the Bryson City, North Carolina police force, Inola Walela, must always play her A game. All bets are off when during a routine traffic stop the passenger insists her son has been kidnapped but is struck by a car before Inola can glean any hard facts. An altercation ensues and Inola’s partner is felled by a bullet—possibly from her gun. On administrative leave, fraught with guilt for allegedly killing her partner, and obsessed with the possibility of a missing child out there somewhere, she defies the force and her fiancé, Sheriff Steven Hawk. Inola sets off on her own journey to find the missing boy.
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“Ledford raises suspense to a higher level.”
- Suspense Magazine
“I love Deborah Ledford. Every time I tried putting CRESCENDO down Ledford hooked me into reading ‘just a few more chapters.’ The action in this book is dangerous to sleep cycles.”
- Jeffrey Siger, author of The New York Times Book Review Pick for the Summer,
Target: Tinos
“Deborah Ledford directs suspense like a highly skilled maestro, taking us on a thrill-ride that builds to a powerful, climactic conclusion.”
- Darrell James, author of the award winning novel, Nazareth ChildNow Available




