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Book cover for Fatal Testimony by Carolyn Arnold, a Detective Madison Knight prequel. The cover features a stately courthouse illuminated at night, its classical columns and stone façade standing beneath a dark, rain-filled sky. Streaks of rain fall across the scene while blurred red and blue police lights reflect along the street in the foreground, creating an atmosphere of urgency and danger. The author’s name appears prominently at the top, with the title Fatal Testimony displayed in large white lettering at the center. At the bottom, the tagline reads, “A Merciless Crime Thriller and Police Procedural.” The combination of the courthouse, stormy weather, and police lights evokes themes of justice, corruption, high-stakes testimony, and a relentless criminal investigation.

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Fatal Testimony

A Merciless Crime Thriller and Police Procedural

Detective Madison Knight Prequel

From international bestselling author Carolyn Arnold comes a gripping police procedural that introduces Detective Madison Knight as she takes on the city’s most dangerous crime boss.

A witness is dead. A defense attorney has vanished. Justice hangs by a thread.

Rookie Detective Madison Knight has done what no one else could. She brought Russian Mafia boss Dimitre Petrov to trial for murder. But despite the overwhelming evidence against him, Madison can’t shake the feeling she’s missed something—and she’s right.

The trial should have been the end of it. Instead, a key witness is murdered and defense attorney Bryan Lexan vanishes without a trace. Convinced the Russian Mafia is retaliating, Madison launches a new investigation before more lives are lost.

As Madison digs deeper, the evidence keeps leading her back to Dimitre Petrov’s inner circle. If she’s going to uncover the truth, she’ll have to outmaneuver the ruthless criminal empire—without becoming their next target.

Originally published as Life Sentence, this extensively revised and expanded prequel to the Detective Madison Knight series includes new chapters, expanded investigations, and additional scenes featuring Madison Knight.

What to Expect in Fatal Testimony

Fatal Testimony is a gripping police procedural featuring rookie Detective Madison Knight as she takes on Russian Mafia boss Dimitre Petrov in a murder trial—and discovers the danger is far from over when a key witness is murdered and the defense attorney disappears.

Readers can expect:

  • Rookie Detective Madison Knight at the beginning of her career
  • A high-stakes murder trial involving Russian Mafia boss Dimitre Petrov
  • Madison taking on one of the city’s most dangerous crime bosses
  • Overwhelming evidence that may not tell the whole story
  • A key witness murdered after the trial
  • Defense attorney Bryan Lexan disappearing without a trace
  • Madison launching a new investigation before more lives are lost
  • Suspicions of Russian Mafia retaliation
  • Evidence leading Madison back toward Petrov’s inner circle
  • A ruthless criminal empire determined to protect itself
  • Hidden connections and unanswered questions
  • Madison working to uncover what she may have missed
  • A dangerous investigation that puts Madison in the crosshairs
  • A rookie detective facing a powerful criminal organization
  • High personal and professional stakes
  • A self-contained prequel to the Detective Madison Knight series
  • Multiple twists and turns

Book Details

Genre: Crime Thriller / Police Procedural
Setting: Stiles, Michigan (Fictional City)
Series: Detective Madison Knight Prequel
Publisher: Hibbert & Stiles Publishing Inc.
Series Format: Prequel featuring a young Detective Madison Knight
Reading Experience: Fast-paced • Dark • Suspenseful • Twist-filled
Available In: eBook • Paperback • Hardcover • Audiobook
Current Availability: eBook pre-order; other formats available at release
ISBN: 978-1-998095-19-3 (eBook)
ISBN: 978-1-998095-20-9 (Paperback)
ISBN: 978-1-998095-21-6 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 978-1-998095-22-3 (Audiobook)
ASIN: B0H5MQX9R2 (eBook)

"Arnold had me hooked from the very first page of Ties That Bind and the reason for that was Madison Knight. Madison is an unconventional and feisty heroine and from her first appearance, grumpily eating a chocolate bar for breakfast, I adored her."

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"Madison is a kickass detective who was fearless, strong-willed and tenacious."

Totally Addicted to Reading

“Arnold has written one of the best female cops that I’ve ever read… Madison is just one of those characters that will stay with you.”

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"Madison's character is extremely well-written and realistic. She encompasses what all women should strive to become--an independent thinker, strong-willed, dedicated, hardworking..."

Lynchberg Mama

"Madison is a detective in the major crimes division; she is an extremely tough no-nonsense cop...her main focus is finding the killer, even if she has so many obstacles along the way, including her own boss."

The Reading Cafe

"Detective Madison Knight is very capable in more ways than one. She is career-orientated and won't let anything or anyone stand in the way of her current case."

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