**An aspiring DA must put his trust in a criminally seductive fixer in a twisty thriller about secrets, manipulation, and murder by USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb.**Deputy district attorney Carson Tanner is nicknamed the Avenger for good reason. Fifteen years ago, the murder of Carson's fam...

**An aspiring DA must put his trust in a criminally seductive fixer in a twisty thriller about secrets, manipulation, and murder by USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb.**Deputy district attorney Carson Tanner is nicknamed the Avenger for good reason. Fifteen years ago, the murder of Carson's family fueled an unrelenting need for justice. His latest investigation into Birmingham crime boss Otis Fleming is a career maker--if he can crack Fleming's closest confidant.

Annette Baxter is a fierce and cunning fixer who makes the dirty deeds of the city's elite disappear. She's ready to turn on Fleming to save herself--but Carson may not be ready to face* all *the secrets she protects.

Annette claims there's more to Carson's brutal past than he could have imagined, and a string of new murders suggests that someone in town is tidying up loose ends. Can he trust her long enough to find the truth? Can she trust him long enough to survive?Revised edition: Previously published as Faceless , this edition of The Fatal Confidant includes editorial revisions.