<i>Marji Laine brings an exciting new voice to readers who love romance, mystery and suspense with her debut release, Grime Beat. Great dialogue and characters leap off every page in this fast-paced story-line of the first novella in the Grime Fighters collection.—Elizabeth Goddard, author of BURIED, UNTRACEABLE, and BACKFIRE.</i> <br> <br>Her best friend missing, every cell in Dani Foster's body screams something is wrong. <br> <br>Crime scene cleaning is the perfect job for relocated Dani Foster. But her orders to maintain a low profile and stay out of trouble mean little when her friend goes missing. Suspicions point to the handsome crime scene specialist, Jay Hunter, but he's also the only person willing to help Dani. Dare she trust him even when lies seem to surround him? <br> <br>Dani amuses Jay. Her penchant for speaking and acting without regard to the consequences land her in the funniest situations. But her latest moves have thrust her into serious danger. As he learns more about her circumstances, the stakes rise until her very life is on the line. He has no time or inclination for romance, but this girl needs him, and she seems to have no one else. How can he turn his back? <br> <br>This is the first episode of this Christian Mystery and Romance series set in Dallas, Texas. Dani's troubles and Jay's attraction are only just beginning!