Monette Draper

Abigail Gooden's Uncle Vidal is in love. His soon-to-be bride, Ariana Huntingdon, has asked him to perform a seance. Its purpose is twofold: to obtain Ari's deceased husband's blessing for the nuptials and to get his advice about some much needed tough love for their three adult children. Before Vidal can perform the seance, Ari dies in his arms--and it's definitely murder.

Keely Walsh has three doctorates, five older brothers and has never
met a situation she couldn't handle. While consulting with the NSA, she
discovers sensitive government information indicating her brother, a
private security operative, is in danger. Keely travels to the dangerous
Triple Frontier in South America to warn him and his colleagues and
finds the last thing she expects--a man who sends icy shivers down her
spine even as he lights every one of her fires.

Indianapolis attorney Brigit Bauer has always fought for the underdog,
whether it’s sitting on the historic preservation board or mediating a
gangland truce. But those battlegrounds are nothing compared to the web
of deceit she uncovers, leading her through a maze of holding companies
to the Chicago mob presence in her city. When a client dies in her
place, she realizes she may have followed one lead too many.