Heads or Tails You’re Gone by William Joel

The former commander of the Navy’s SEAL team two, Clyde Hayden, is now the new commander of the elite homicide division of the Phoenix Police Department. Hayden’s former fiancée, Jessica, shows up shortly after Clyde’s marriage is on the rocks. Jessica tries to frame Clyde for the murder of her abusive husband. During this upheaval a notorious serial killer, the Slasher, is wreaking havoc on the city, terrifying its female residents. The Slasher murders Clyde’s wife after he is beginning to reunite with her and his children. The Slasher’s real identity is a mystery that eventually unravels. In the end Hayden and Sharon, the brilliant and strong-willed female attorney who defends Jessica in the murder trial, overcome the Slasher.