King (2011)

A domestic at an upscale residential house. A husband, wife and the husband's mistress brawl by the pool. The next day, the mistress is found dead and Graci throws a hot case in Kingís lap...the husband, Henry Fielding Jr., is the son of the former Police Chief. The same Chief Jess King called "a corrupt ass-grabber" in a video that went viral online. King was banished to the phone room and Fielding Sr. was forced into retirement. But he still has many allies amongst the rank and file - maybe even Derek Spears. King and her team learn that the young woman was a stripper, pregnant, and struggling to get free of her biker employers - dreaming of a new life. Starting over with Danny and defending the hiring of the new MCTF detective, Pen Martin, Jessica King finds herself in a standoff with her most powerful enemy as she tries to dispense justice in death for a woman who never received it in life. « read less

When a ransom payoff goes terribly wrong, Jess and her team must do everything in their power to free a kidnapped young girl. The MCTF ends up in the middle of a feud between two successful jewelers, discovering there is more to their rivalry than the competition to buy old gold. Just as the kidnappers increase their demand to a million dollars, complications arise with Jessí pregnancy, forcing her to run the investigation from bed. Time is running out, on and off the job, and Jess realizes that a dangerous cat-and-mouse game with the bad guys is her last best chance to save the victimís life. « read less

A multiple homicide leaves Jess on a razor's edge. An Indo-Canadian family is found brutally murdered. A dead Indian bride and a white groom. With a trail of blood leading right to the bride's brother. Should be a slam-dunk but King isn't so sure. With Graci under pressure from community leaders, a motive for murder becomes more and more elusive. Jess struggles to make sense of this horrendous crime and begins to suspect that the truth she uncovers may relate to a truth in her personal life she hasn't been willing to hear. « read less

When an up-and-coming fighter and his wife are brutally murdered, King and her team must delve into the hard-hitting, 'roid-raging universe of MMA fighting. Graci's under pressure from the new Mayor to come up with a quick decision, Spears is acting especially cagey and the victim's father is an old high school pal of Kingís dad. As she battles her way through cheating and shifting loyalties, Jess is compelled to see all the men in her life differently. « read less