Dodge the Devil

Ernie Fontaine walks a path only loosely aligned with her original career choice in criminal psychology. Instead, she is a former cop-turned-PI, investigating intertwined cases that may clarify how she got here and how her former fiancé ended up dead instead of working as a criminal prosecutor in tandem with her.

While evidence remains elusive in her current investigation, Ernie seeks answers to questions never asked. Relentless in her pursuit but reluctantly growing cautious—resourceful and insightful, but troubled by sensibilities she prefers to ignore—Ernie proceeds case by case to expose the person she sees at the center of crime and tragedy around her.

One man—Genovio Palicelli, known as Scorpion—aims to destroy Ernie. Powerful and rich, he plays a lethal game of cat and mouse. He reviles her for having rejected him and will settle for nothing short of seeing her dead.

Scorpion has almost killed Ernie three times. She has almost caught him once. Tense, agonizing, and perilous, the collision approaches.