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Dot Meyerhoff has barely settled into her new job as a psychologist for the Kenilworth Police Department when Ben Gomez, a troubled young rookie that she tries to counsel, commits suicide without any warning and leaves a note blaming her. Overnight, her promising new start becomes a nightmare. At stakeâŠ
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I discovered Kirschman through her non-fictionâa book called I Love a Cop: What Police Families Need to Knowâwhen I was working on my first mystery.
Later I discovered she also writes a darned good story herself. Like this one, featuring Dot Meyerhoff, newly hired police psychologist. Dotâs job? Help the police cope better with their stressâthose daily dangers, risks, uglinesses.
First clientâBen Gomez, a rookie who just encountered his first corpse. He strikes Dot as a little too sensitive. When Ben becomes a corpse himself, it looks like another cop suicide. Shouldnât Dot have seen this coming? But sheâŠ
From Linda's list on cozy mysteries that have a secondary ethical theme.
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