First Kill — Lawrence Kelter

Chalice is back, and she's accomplished what women all over the world have always dreamed of: she's gotten younger. The Back Stories feature NYPD Detective Stephanie Chalice in the days before you first met her. She's righteous, rambunctious, and oh so ready . . . for anything.

A woman is dead, a suspect is in custody, and the case seems ironclad, but all is not as it appears. Chalice soon finds herself embroiled in a deadly game of fraud, conspiracy, and deception. The body count is about to rise and the only thing standing between the murderer and his next victim is a headstrong rookie detective with a sixth sense for solving crime.