Two years after the death of his boyfriend, private investigator Michel Doucette is still emotionally adrift. Estranged from his best friend and partner, Sassy Jones, he immerses himself in the familiar routines of work and caring for his dog. When a wealthy socialite hires him to find her missing son, though, Michel sees it not just as a chance to take Sassy's mind off problems of her own, but as an opportunity to mend their fractured relationship. What appears to be a simple missing person's case, however, soon turns deadly. FIERCE is the sixth and final novel featuring detectives Michel Doucette and Sassy Jones.