Worse Date Ever

A rookie investigator goes undercover in the dark underbelly of online dating to catch a hacker-turned-killer — and finds the one man she never expected to fall for right in the middle of the most dangerous case of her life. Worst Date Ever is Book #3 in the Scandals New Adult romantic suspense series by Kathy Clark, and it puts the spotlight on Tulsa Wiggins. Tulsa is on her first case since inheriting the Scandals Investigations Agency alongside her four brothers and sisters in Austin, Texas. Her assignment is to track down a hacker who has stolen the identities of several clients of Linked, an online dating service that promised only the best and brightest matches. But when the hacker turns killer, the case takes a terrifying turn. To find the cyber-criminal, Tulsa must go deep into the dark web — where child pornography, drugs, stolen IDs, murder-for-hire, and human trafficking all operate in the shadows. What began as an innocent search for love has deteriorated into a complete loss of privacy, with phony texts, disabled security systems, death threats, and stalkers lurking in dark parking lots. In the middle of the chaos, Tulsa meets Cody — a firefighter — and the sparks between them are immediate. But with her heart at risk and her life in danger, she must race to find the truth before the killer strikes again. The book blends a timely cybercrime thriller with the warmth and humor of the Elliott sibling ensemble, while giving Tulsa her moment to shine as the series' most tech-savvy.