Risk: Three Crime-fighting Women Risk All for Love, Lust and Justice

Some people bring out the best in you… Some people the worst! And, sometimes it’s hard to distinguish which is which.

Toni Mendez, an ex-cop turned private investigator in London, takes on a case to find the truth behind the violent murder of the young wife of a successful entrepreneur, Lucille Ransom-Evans. Little did she know that this case would bring to her door Maxine Bennett, a feisty, opinionated, American detective, on the hunt for a serial killer.

Maxine not only infiltrates Toni's working life presenting a sore reminder of a profession she once loved, as a British detective, she also invades her private life by seducing her best friend, Lizbeth Du Cannon.

As the action-packed investigation continues, Toni is engulfed, both professionally and privately, into a racy subculture she knew only from a distance - the LGBTQ+ world. She is forced to reassess everything she thought she knew about herself, her sexuality and the foundations (repressed romantic feelings) of her long-term friendship with Lizbeth.

Will Toni track down the serial killer and get the girl?

Awards & Accolades:

*** Winner of 2019 - IAN Book of the Year Awards! ***

*** Winner of 2019 - International Book Awards Finalist ***

*** Winner of 2018 - National Indie Excellence Award Finalist ***

*** Winner of 2018 - NYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favourite ***


"Risk is another gripping, racy page-turner, by Sam Skyborne, starring three strong, sexy female protagonists on the hunt for a psychotic killer."

"In the dark domains of crime, lust and love - innocence and guilt mix like blood and water. Will Toni risk it all to catch the psychotic killer?"


*** Beware of spoilers in the reviews below that are without spoiler alerts. ***



If you like a gripping, fast-paced, action thriller with a lesbian twist, then "Risk" is for you.



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