To Endanger Lives:

TO ENDANGER LIVES DI SAM COBBS BOOK NINE M A COMLEY Copyright © 2023 by M A Comley All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Thank you once again to Clive Rowlandson for allowing me to use one of his stunning photos for the cover. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Special thanks as always go to @studioenp for their superb cover design expertise. My heartfelt thanks go to my wonderful editor Emmy, and my proofreader Joseph for spotting all the lingering nits. Thank you also to my amazing ARC Group who help to keep me sane during this process. Thank you also to Jean Roberts for allowing me to use her name as a character in this novel. To Mary, gone, but never forgotten. I hope you found the peace you were searching for my dear friend. I miss you each and every day. ALSO BY M A COMLEY Blind Justice (Novella) Cruel Justice (Book #1) Mortal Justice (Novella) Impeding Justice (Book #2) Final Justice (Book #3) Foul Justice (Book #4) Guaranteed Justice (Book #5) Ultimate Justice (Book #6) Virtual Justice (Book #7) Hostile Justice (Book #8) Tortured Justice (Book #9) Rough Justice (Book #10) Dubious Justice (Book #11) Calculated Justice (Book #12) Twisted Justice (Book #13) Justice at Christmas (Short Story) Prime Justice (Book #14) Heroic Justice (Book #15) Shameful Justice (Book #16) Immoral Justice (Book #17) Toxic Justice (Book #18) Overdue Justice (Book #19) Unfair Justice (a 10,000 word short story) Irrational Justice (a 10,000 word short story) Seeking Justice (a 15,000 word novella) Caring For Justice (a 24,000 word novella) Savage Justice ( a 17,000 word novella) Justice at Christmas #2 (a 15,000 word novella) Gone in Seconds (Justice Again series #1) Ultimate Dilemma (Justice Again series #2) Shot of Silence (Justice Again series #3) Taste of CONTENTS Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Epilogue Keep in touch with M A Comley PROLOGUE “I won’t be long, love, I’m just taking Mimi for a walk around the park,” Amelia called up the stairs to her husband. They generally took it in turns to walk their Bichon Frise bundle of fluff. She always felt guilty about leaving her at home all day long, not something she would have chosen to do, given the choice, but her husband, Eduardo, had surprised her with Mimi for her birthday back in the summer. She sighed and removed her pampered pooch’s lead and coat from the rack in the hallway. She bent to slip them on. “It’s a bit fresh out there today. Blowing a fair gale, it is, little one, so we’d better wrap up warm.”