In Carrie H. Johnson's explosive series, forensic firearms specialist Muriel Mabley takes a one-way plunge that's outside the law... ON YOUR MARK. GET READY... Muriel doesn't have the option to cool her life down to manageable chaos. She's juggling a high pressure job, her extended family, and a deepening romance with Calvin, an advocate for troubled youth. And with heroin deaths epidemic throughout Philly, she's got her hands full stopping a related killing spree that's taking out gang members and innocent victims alike... ICED... But soon Calvin's unofficial search for the drug's source raises the stakes on the case dangerously higher-and brings it tragically close to home. Now, with both her reputation and her family in the crosshairs, Muriel will have to aim for justice more merciless than duty-and risk suffering the most chilling of consequences. Raves for Hot Flash "Explodes like a shot to the heart." -Lisa Black, New York Times bestselling author "There are plenty of thrills here for suspense junkies." -Library Journal "A lively and clever novel that will dare you to put it down. Top of the 'must read' list." -John Lutz, New York Times bestselling author "Muriel Mabley has hot flashes, a hot new love, and a heap of deadly cold secrets that will destroy everyone she loves. A gripping, fast-paced debut novel." -Valerie Wilson Wesley, author of the Tamara Hayle Mysteries


Carrie H. Johnson has been published in the Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, and Worcester Telegram and Gazette. She received her MA in Journalism from Northeastern University and is currently a professor teaching communication and business courses at Worcester State University, Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, and The Center for Women and Enterprise in Boston, MA. Visit her website at carriehjohnson.com.