2014 ANTHONY AWARD NOMINEE for Best Audio BookOne dead woman. A missing child. The diabolic father who will do anything to get his son back. The female cop who risks everything to keep the boy safe. CRESCENDO - Redemption with a Bullet.As the only female Native American officer on the Bryson City, North Carolina police force, Inola Walela, must always play her A game. All bets are off when during a routine traffic stop the passenger insists her son has been kidnapped but is struck by a car before Inola can glean any hard facts. An altercation ensues and Inola's partner is felled by a bullet-possibly from her gun. On administrative leave, fraught with guilt for allegedly killing her partner, and obsessed with the possibility of a missing child out there somewhere, she defies the force and her fiancé, Sheriff Steven Hawk. Inola sets off on her own journey to find the missing boy.Producer/Publisher: IOF Productions Ltd. Produced by Deborah J Ledford. ©2015 Deborah JLedford (P)2015 IOF Productions LtdLedford raises suspense to a higher level. - Suspense MagazineWith her trademark evocative prose, Ledford drew me into the hazy Smoky Mountain world of Native American Police Officer Inola Walela-a world filled with danger, pain, and deep compassion. I kept turning pages long past my bedtime to keep up with Inola on her vivid and explosive adventure. Highly recommended! - Rebecca Cantrell, New York Times bestselling author of The Blood Gospel I love Deborah Ledford. Every time I tried putting CRESCENDO down Ledford hooked me into reading just a few more chapters. The action in this book is dangerous to sleep cycles. - Jeffrey Siger, author of New York Times Book Review Pick for the Summer, Target: Tinos