Perils of the Night (Us ed.)

Laura goes undercover to write about prostitution and ends up arrested for solicitation. Soon after, Michael is called to the scene of a prostitute's brutal stabbing yards from the corner Laura had walked.

The pair's often intersecting jobs test their relationship -- and endanger their lives -- as they search for a killer.

Hall delivers a taut procedural rich with the engaging characters and clever plot that have become her trademark.