New Releases by Alafair Burke

Depuis ses fiançailles, Laurie Moran, l''enquêtrice star de l''émission Suspicion, nage en plein conte de fées : mariage et lune de miel prévus à l''été prochain ! C''est sans compter sa nouvelle enquête qui risque de bouleverser ses projets... Un couple vient en effet de la solliciter pour rouvrir un dossier vieux de cinq ans : le meurtre jamais élucidé de leur fils, assassiné devant sa résidence de Greenwich Village. Principale suspecte : la femme du défunt, que ses beaux-parents accusent du crime, mais qui bien sûr s''en défend. Pourtant, alors que l''émission serait l''occasion de se laver des soupçons qui pèsent sur elle, celle-ci refuse de témoigner. Pourquoi ? Qui pouvait en vouloir à cette star de la neurologie, père et mari idéal ? Cette famille modèle avait-elle des secrets à cacher ? Après La Reine du bal, le duo de choc Mary Higgins Clark - Alafair Burke nous plonge dans les milieux huppés de New York, plus troubles qu''il n''y paraît...

“Queen of Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke are back with their fifth enthralling mystery in the New York Times bestselling Under Suspicion series; You Don’t Own Me finds television producer Laurie Moran stopping at nothing to solve the murder of a celebrity doctor—even as she finds herself in grave danger as a mysterious stalker plots his next move. When we last saw Laurie Moran, she had recently become engaged to her show’s former host, Alex Buckley. Since then, the two have been happily planning a summer wedding and honeymoon, preparing for Alex’s confirmation to a federal judicial appointment, and searching for the perfect New York City home for their new life together. But then Laurie is approached by Robert and Cynthia Bell, parents of Dr. Martin Bell, a famously charming and talented physician who was shot dead as he pulled into the driveway of his Greenwich Village carriage house five years ago. The Bells are sure that Martin’s disgraced and erratic wife, Kendra, carried out the murder. Determined to prove Kendra’s guilt and win custody over their grandchildren, they plead with Laurie to feature their son’s case on “Under Suspicion,” ensuring her that Kendra is willing to cooperate. Kendra has lived under a blanket of suspicion since Martin’s death, with the tabloid media depicting her as a secretive, mentally unstable gold-digger. Laurie’s show is a chance for her to clear her name. But unbeknownst to the Bells, Kendra has already refused once before to go forward with a re-investigation of her husband’s murder, and her statements to the contrary only add to the appearance of guilt. But once Laurie dives into the case, she learns that Martin wasn’t the picture-perfect husband, father, and doctor he appeared to be and was carrying secrets of his own. And what does the web of lies ensnaring the Bell family have to do with a dangerous stranger, who gazes at Laurie from afar and thinks, She is actually quite a lovely girl, I’m sure she’s going to be missed…? You Don’t Own Me is the perfect, exhilarating follow up to the bestselling Every Breath You Take. The “Queen of Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark and her dazzling partner-in-crime Alafair Burke have devised another riveting page-turner.

Laurie Moran''s professional life is a success--her television show Under Suspicion is a hit, both in the ratings and its record of solving cold cases. But her romantic break from former host Alex Buckley has left her with on-air talent she can''t stand--Ryan Nichols--and a sense of loneliness, despite her loving family. Now Ryan has suggested a new case. Three years ago, Virginia Wakeling, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and one of the museum''s most generous donors, was found in the snow, after being thrown from the museum''s roof on the night of its most celebrated fundraiser, the Met Gala. The leading suspect then and now is her much younger boyfriend and personal trainer, Ivan Gray. Ivan runs a trendy, successful boutique gym called Punch--a business funded in no small part by the late Virginia--which happens to be the gym Ryan frequents. Laurie''s skepticism about the case is upended by a tip from her father''s NYPD connection, and soon Laurie realizes there are a bevy of suspects--including Virginia''s trusted inner circle. As the Under Suspicion crew pries into the lives of a super wealthy real estate family with secrets to hide, danger mounts for several witnesses--and for Laurie.

Met Laurie Morans televisiecarrière gaat het goed: haar show is een hit. Maar haar break-up met collega Alex Buckley heeft ervoor gezorgd dat ze nu met Ryan Nichols moet samenwerken, en die kan ze niet uitstaan. Dan stelt Ryan een nieuwe zaak voor: drie jaar geleden werd Virginia Wakeling, een van de meest vrijgevige donateurs van het museum, dood in de sneeuw gevonden. Ze is van het museumdak geduwd tijdens het Met Gala. Al gauw komt Laurie erachter dat er een heleboel verdachten zijn, die zich ook in Virginia’s inner circle bevonden. Wanneer de tv-crew zich in de geheimen van de schatrijke familie mengt, komen een aantal getuigen in levensgevaar...

«Alafair Burke è un genio della trama. Questo romanzo ci trascina fin dentro le conseguenze che un segreto può avere sulle nostre vite, tenendoci attanagliati dalla curiosità fino alla fine.» O, the Oprah Magazine

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE His Scandal Her Secret From New York Times bestselling author Alafair Burke, a stunning domestic thriller in the vein of Behind Closed Doors and The Woman in Cabin 10—in which a woman must make the impossible choice between defending her husband and saving herself. When Angela met Jason Powell while catering a dinner party in East Hampton, she assumed their romance would be a short-lived fling, like so many relationships between locals and summer visitors. To her surprise, Jason, a brilliant economics professor at NYU, had other plans, and they married the following summer. For Angela, the marriage turned out to be a chance to reboot her life. She and her son were finally able to move out of her mother’s home to Manhattan, where no one knew about her tragic past. Six years later, thanks to a bestselling book and a growing media career, Jason has become a cultural lightning rod, placing Angela near the spotlight she worked so carefully to avoid. When a college intern makes an accusation against Jason, and another woman, Kerry Lynch, comes forward with an even more troubling allegation, their perfect life begins to unravel. Jason insists he is innocent, and Angela believes him. But when Kerry disappears, Angela is forced to take a closer look—at both the man she married and the women she chose not to believe. This much-anticipated follow-up to Burke’s Edgar-nominated The Ex asks how far a wife will go to protect the man she loves: Will she stand by his side, even if he drags her down with him?

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Ex comes a new e-short featuring an excerpt from her forthcoming novel, The Wife. After losing a criminal case, a prosecutor asks herself how far she’s willing to go to protect the young girl whose future hangs in the balance . . .

Ce soir-là, elle était la reine du bal... pour la dernière fois : la riche et mondaine Virginia Wakeling a été tuée lors du gala du Metropolitan Museum dont elle était l''une des plus généreuses donatrices, vraisemblablement précipitée du toit. Par qui ? L''affaire n''a jamais été élucidée. Trois ans plus tard, Laurie Moran, l''enquêtrice phare de l''émission Suspicion, s''empare du cold case. Elle découvre vite que Virginia était une femme très courtisée : un petit ami nettement plus jeune qu''elle, désigné à l''époque comme le principal suspect, mais également nombreuses de personnalités en vue - collectionneurs, promoteurs immobiliers, entrepreneurs... - avaient noué avec elle d''étroites relations. Tous étaient présents lors de la célèbre soirée caritative. Mais qui aurait eu intérêt à se débarrasser de Virginia ? Après Le Piège de la Belle au bois dormant, la nouvelle enquête à haut risque de Laurie Moran, aux prises avec l''univers à la fois frivole et impitoyable de la jet-set new-yorkaise.

The fifth collaborative novel in the Under Suspicion series by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke, takes place at the Met Gala in New York City.

"Öt u200bévvel ezelőtt Amanda Pierce izgatottan készülődött az esküvőjére főiskolai szerelmével, Jeffrey-vel. Hosszú ideje éltek már együtt akkor. Meglehetős jómódban, Amanda apai öröksége miatt és nagy izgalommal készültek a nagy napra. Csakhogy Amanda a leánybúcsúja éjszakáján eltűnt... Napjaink New Yorkjában Laurie Moran érzi, hogy az eltűnt menyasszony esete épp az a megoldatlan ügy, amelynek nyomozása beleillik A gyanú árnyékában című tévésorozatába. Amanda barátainak és családjának közreműködésével készülnek feleleveníteni az emlékezetes éjszakát, az esküvő helyszínének szánt floridai üdülőhelyen, és Laurie reméli, hogy a műsor házigazdájával, Alex Buckley-val együtt ugyanolyan sikeresen nyomoznak majd, mint a sorozat első két epizódjában. Miután végighallgatják Amanda hajdani vőlegényét, aki időközben feleségül vette az egyik koszorúslányt, a féltékeny nővért, a két aranyifjú vőfélyt és az „imádott" menyasszonyról szóló pletykákat, lassan rájönnek, hogy mindenkinek megvan a maga elmélete, miért veszett nyoma Amandának. Akárki is áll a lány eltűnése mögött, titokban akarja tartani az igazságot - „mindhalálig"... A gyanú árnyékában sorozat korábbi részei Téged nem lehet elfelejteni és A Hamupipőke-gyilkosság címmel jelentek meg." --

Leur réputation n''est plus à faire : après le succès de L''Affaire Cendrillon et de La Mariée était en blanc, le duo de choc Mary Higgins Clark - Alafair Burke revient pour une nouvelle enquête de Laurie Moran. La productrice de Suspicion, l''émission de télé-réalité spécialisée dans la reconstitution de cold cases, s''est laissée convaincre par Casey Carter, tout juste libérée de prison après une peine de de quinze ans pour le meurtre de son fiancé, Hunter Raleigh. Si pour la presse et l''opinion publique Casey reste une criminelle, celle-ci continue de clamer son innocence, et Suspicion est sa seule chance de la prouver. Entre les nombreuses jalousies et rivalités que suscitait les fiançailles de Casey et Hunter, héritier d''une des plus grandes fortunes américaines, et l''arrivée d''un jeune loup aux dents longues pour remplacer le précédent présentateur de Suspicion, l''enquête et l''émission de Laurie s''annoncent difficiles...

The third thrilling novel in the Under Suspicion series by #1 New York Times bestselling author and “Queen of Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke follows television producer Laurie Moran as she tries to help a woman she believes was wrongfully convicted of killing her fiancé. Fifteen years after being convicted of murdering her fiancé—the famed philanthropist Hunter Raleigh III—Casey Carter is determined to clear her name. Though she has served her time, she finds that she is still living under suspicion. Going on the true crime show Under Suspicion seems to be her only hope to prove her innocence. The show’s producer, Laurie Moran, also believes in her innocence and wants to help Casey. But with Alex Buckley taking a break from the show—cooling his potential romance with Laurie—Under Suspicion introduces a new on-air host in Ryan Nichols, a hot shot legal whiz with a Harvard Law degree, a Supreme Court clerkship, experience as a federal prosecutor. Ryan has no problems with steering the show, and even tries to stop Laurie from taking on Casey’s case because he’s so certain she’s guilty. An egomaniacal new boss, a relentless gossip columnist, and Casey’s longstanding bad reputation: Laurie must face this and more to do what she believes is right, to once and for all prove Casey’s innocence—that is, if she’s innocent.

Tv-sarja Epäillyt uuden mysteerin kimpussa! Kadonnut morsio, kateellinen sisko, morsiusneidon kihlaava sulhanen – kenen omatunto kolkuttaa, kun televisiokamerat käynnistyvät? Amanda Pierce on menossa naimisiin. Juuri ennen hääseremoniaa hän kuitenkin katoaa. Viisi vuotta myöhemmin Amandan äiti pyytää Laurie Morania tutkimaan tapausta. Laurien tv-sarja Epäillyt on ennenkin onnistunut ratkaisemaan selvittämättä jääneitä rikoksia, viimeksi sensaatiomaisen Tuhkimomurhan. Sikäli kuin kyseessä on rikos. Juorumylly jauhaa kiivaasti, ja jokaisella tuntuu olevan oma käsityksensä tapahtumista. Vain yksi asia on varmaa: kuka ikinä Amandan katoamisesta onkin vastuussa, aikoo pitää suunsa supussa. Niin myötä- kuin vastoinkäymisissä.

Un thriller contemporáneo sobre un reality de televisión que trata de desvelar los misterios de un caso de asesinato sin resolver que conmocionó al mundo en los años noventa. La productora de televisión Laurie Moran no podría estar más contenta. El episodio piloto de Bajo sospecha ha sido un éxito. Se trata de un reality en el que se examinan casos sin resolver para tratar de desentrañar la verdad. Ahora Laurie tiene en mente un caso perfecto: el «asesinato de Cenicienta», que en los años noventa conmocionó al mundo. La muerte de Susan Dempsey, una estudiante de la Universidad de California de Los Ángeles, guapa y con mucho talento, suscitó un sinfín de preguntas:¿Por qué el coche estaba aparcado tan lejos de donde se halló el cadáver?¿Llegó a presentarse al casting en casa de un prometedor director, Frank Parker?¿Qué vínculo tenía con una controvertida iglesia del campus?¿Por qué le faltaba un zapato? Laurie sabe que este programa puede ser un bombazo, sobre todo porque los sospechosos son ricos magnates de la tecnología o forman parte de la élite de Hollywood. Parece una historia para la gran pantalla¿pero está listo el asesino de Cenicienta para su primer plano? ENGLISH DESCRIPTION In this collaboration between "Queen of Suspense" Mary Higgins Clark and bestselling author Alafair Burke, "the snappy pace, layered characters, and many plot surprises will keep readers guessing in this fascinating mystery" (Booklist). Television producer Laurie Moran is delighted when the pilot for her reality drama, Under Suspicion, is a success. Even more, the program—a cold case series that revisits unsolved crimes by recreating them with those affected—is off to a fantastic start when it helps solve an infamous murder in the very first episode. Now Laurie has the ideal case to feature in the next episode of Under Suspicion: the Cinderella Murder. When Susan Dempsey, a beautiful and multi-talented UCLA student, was found dead, her murder raised numerous questions. Why was her car parked miles from her body? Had she ever shown up for the acting audition she was due to attend at the home of an up-and-coming director? Why does Susan''s boyfriend want to avoid questions about their relationship? Was her disappearance connected to a controversial church? Was she close to her computer science professor because of her technological brilliance, or something more? And why was Susan missing one of her shoes when her body was discovered? With the help of Under Suspicion host Alex Buckley, Laurie knows the case will attract great ratings, especially when the former suspects include Hollywood''s elite and tech billionaires. The suspense and drama are perfect for the silver screen—but is Cinderella''s murderer ready for a close-up? Together Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke deliver "plenty of intrigue and excitement" (Publishers Weekly) in this exciting start to a new series that will keep you guessing until the final page.

“Superb…. Equal measures superlative mystery and crack courtroom thriller reminiscent of the great John Lescroart or the William Diehl classic "Primal Fear.” We literally never know what’s coming next. . . a wholly satisfying and brilliantly constructed whiz bang of a tale.” — Providence Journal In this breakout standalone novel of suspense in the vein of Gone Girl and The Girl on a Train, a woman agrees to help an old boyfriend who has been framed for murder—but begins to suspect that she is the one being manipulated. Twenty years ago she ruined his life. Now she has the chance to save it. Widower Jack Harris has resisted the dating scene ever since the shooting of his wife Molly by a fifteen-year-old boy three years ago. An early morning run along the Hudson River changes that when he spots a woman in last night’s party dress, barefoot, enjoying a champagne picnic alone, reading his favorite novel. Everything about her reminds him of what he used to have with Molly. Eager to help Jack find love again, his best friend posts a message on a popular website after he mentions the encounter. Days later, that same beautiful stranger responds and invites Jack to meet her in person at the waterfront. That’s when Jack’s world falls apart. Olivia Randall is one of New York City’s best criminal defense lawyers. When she hears that her former fiancé, Jack Harris, has been arrested for a triple homicide—and that one of the victims was connected to his wife’s murder—there is no doubt in her mind as to his innocence. The only question is who would go to such great lengths to frame him—and why? For Olivia, representing Jack is a way to make up for past regrets, to absolve herself of guilt from a tragic decision, a secret she has held for twenty years. But as the evidence against him mounts, she is forced to confront her doubts. The man she knew could not have done this. But what if she never really knew him?

Après le succès de L''Affaire Cendrillon, Mary Higgins Clark et Alafair Burke nous entrainent dans une nouvelle enquête de Laurie Moran, productrice de Suspicion, une émission de télé-réalité spécialisée dans la reconstitution de cold cases. L''étrange disparition d''Amanda Pierce le jour de ses noces est un sujet tout indiqué pour l''équipe de Suspicion qui décide de réunir une nouvelle fois les invités dans le somptueux hôtel de Palm Beach en Floride où devait se dérouler ce mariage de rêve. Famille, amis, futur époux, témoins, demoiselles d''honneur, tous ont accepté de venir et très vite, les rumeurs commencent à circuler : et si la belle Amanda n''était pas celle que l''on croyait ? Quelqu''un pourtant sait ce qui lui est arrivé, bien décidé à ne rien révéler. « Jusqu''à ce que la mort les sépare... »

The second novel in the "series following The Cinderella Murder, featuring intrepid television producer Laurie Moran as she investigates the case of a missing bride. Five years ago Amanda Pierce was excitedly preparing to marry her college sweetheart in a lavish ceremony at The Grand Victoria Hotel in Palm Beach. Then, with their guests and families on site, Amanda disappeared. In present-day New York City, Laurie Moran realizes a missing bride is the perfect cold case for her investigative television series, Under Suspicion."--

Kuka murhasi Tuhkimon? Kohuttu tosi-tv-sarja pureutuu opiskelijatytön murhaan, jonka keskiössä on kadonnut kenkä. Koe-esiintymiseen matkalla ollut Susan Dempsey löydetään murhattuna. Syyllistä ei koskaan saada kiinni. 20 vuotta myöhemmin tuottaja Laurie Moran haluaa Tuhkimomurhan uuteen tosi-tv-sarjaansa. Miksi Susanilla oli löydettäessä vain yksi kenkä? Miksi Susanin äiti on vakuuttunut että syyllinen on tyttären poikaystävä? Mitä tekemistä asian kanssa on it-miljonääri Dwight Cookilla, joka osallistui samalle tietotekniikkakurssille kuin huippulahjakas Susan? Näitä kysymyksiä Laurie ja ohjelman juontaja Alex Buckley ryhtyvät selvittämään, joskin Alexilla tuntuu olevan keskittymisvaikeuksia. Johtuuko se ihastuttavasta Lauriesta vai jostakin ihan muusta?Tuhkimomurha jatkaa Katse menneisyydestä -kirjassa ensiesiintymisensä tehneen Laurie Moranin tarinaa. Laurien tuottama tv-sarja Epäillyt onnistui sekä keräämään miljoonayleisön että ratkaisemaan pahamaineisen Valmistujaismurhan. Nyt on tarjolla vielä sensaatiomaisempi juttu. Yhdysvaltalainen Mary Higgins Clark (s. 1929), liikanimeltään Jännityksen kuningatar, on kirjoittanut useita kymmeniä jännitysromaaneja. Niitä on myyty pelkästään Yhdysvalloissa yli sata miljoonaa kappaletta.

In her new reality television series that explores unsolved crimes, Laurie Moran brings together the friends and family of a murdered UCLA student to see what new evidence from the cold case comes to light.

Une ravissante étudiante, un petit ami suspect, un célèbre réalisateur d''Hollywood, des millionnaires, des stars du show-biz... et un meurtre jamais élucidé. Quel meilleur scénario pour Suspicion, célèbre série de télé-réalité qui reconstitue des cold cases avec la participation des proches de la victime ? Encouragée par l''énorme succès de son émission pilote, la productrice Laurie Moran a choisi de s''attaquer à « L''Affaire Cendrillon » : l''assassinat de Susan Dempsey, une étudiante retrouvée près d''une somptueuse villa d''Hollywood... étrangement chaussée d''un seul escarpin. L''émission pourrait bien faire exploser l''audimat. En braquant les projecteurs sur un coupable plus dangereux qu''on ne le pense... Pour la première fois réunies, Mary Higgins Clark et Alafair Burke, la nouvelle star du polar et digne fille de son père James Lee Burke, donnent le meilleur d''elles-mêmes dans un suspense étonnant.

Por fin en castellano el aclamado thriller de la mejor escritora del crimen de hoy: Alafair Burke. Inquietante y contundente. Te mantendrá en vilo. El guardaespaldas de un magnate es asesinado en el lujoso ático de su jefe en el exclusivo barrio de Manhattan. Mientras en la universidad de Nueva York, una estudiante de segundo año es amenazada en Internet, acechada. . . y finalmente asesinada. Los dos casos, igualmente sórdidos y terribles, terminan cayendo en manos de la detective de homicidios Ellie Hatcher y su compañero -quien pronto descubre que esto es sólo la punta del iceberg de un aterrador caso. En la ciudad que nunca duerme, la muerte tampoco lo hace.

An addictive collection of thrillers from acclaimed New York Times bestselling suspense writer Alafair Burke, who draws on details from her own experiences as a criminal law professor and former prosecutor! 212 In New York City, Nights Are Dangerous. Days Are Numbered. When NYU sophomore Megan Gunther finds personal threats posted to a website specializing in campus gossip, she’s taken aback by their menacing tone. Someone knows her daily routine down to the minute and is watching her—but thanks to the anonymity provided by the Internet, the police tell her there’s nothing they can do. Her friends are sure it’s someone’s idea of a joke, but when Megan is murdered in a vicious attack, NYPD Detective Ellie Hatcher is convinced that the online threats are more than just empty words. With smooth, straight-talking partner J. J. Rogan at her side, Ellie tries to identify Megan’s enemies, but she begins to wonder if the coed’s murder was more than just the culmination of a cyber obsession. And when Megan’s roommate suddenly disappears, Ellie and J. J. know they have to find her before another young woman dies. Angel''s Tip A superb crime novel featuring NYPD Detective Ellie Hatcher (“a strong female protagonist in the tradition of Sara Paretsky’s V.I. Warshawski and Marcia Muller’s Sharon McCone” Boston Globe), Angel’s Tip follows Ellie’s investigation into the murder of a young college student, quite possibly by a member of New York’s young moneyed elite. Fans of Lisa Gardner, Karin Slaughter, Harlan Coben, and Sue Grafton will most definitely want to trail along. Never Tell Sixteen-year-old Julia Whitmire appeared to have everything: a famous father, a luxurious Manhattan townhouse, and a coveted spot at the elite Casden prep school. When she is found dead in her bathtub, a handwritten suicide note left on her bed, her parents insists that their daughter would never take her own life. Detective Ellie Hatcher will be forced to uncover the truth behind this apparent suicide, navigating Julia''s intriguing connections to both New York’s wealthiest—and its most dispossessed.

A new murder case with ties to a convicted serial killer leads Detective Ellie Hatcher into a twisting investigation with explosive and deadly results in this superb mystery from the “terrific web spinner” (Entertainment Weekly) Alafair Burke. When psychotherapist Helen Brunswick is murdered in her Park Slope office, the entire city suspects her estranged husband—until the District Attorney’s office receives an anonymous letter. The letter’s author knows a chilling detail that police have kept secret: the victim’s bones were broken after she was killed. Her injuries were eerily similar to the signature used twenty years earlier by Anthony Amaro, a serial killer serving a life sentence for his crimes. Now, Amaro is asking to be released from prison, arguing that he was wrongly convicted, and that the true killer is still on the loose. NYPD Detectives Ellie Hatcher and JJ Rogan are tapped as the “fresh look” team to reassess the original investigation that led to Amaro’s conviction. The case pits them against both their fellow officers and a hard-charging celebrity defense lawyer with a young associate named Carrie Blank, whose older sister was one of Amaro’s victims. As the NYPD and Amaro’s lawyers search for certainty among conflicting evidence, their investigations take them back to Carrie’s hometown, where secrets buried long ago lead to a brutal attack—one that makes it terrifyingly clear that someone has gotten too close to the truth.

From New York Times bestselling author Alafair Burke comes a suspenseful, tightly plotted story of friendship, lies, and betrayal. Journalist McKenna Jordan is chasing the latest urban folktale—the story of an unidentified woman who heroically pulled a teenaged boy from the subway tracks, seconds before the approach of an oncoming train. When McKenna locates a video snippet that purportedly captures the incident, she thinks she has an edge on the competition scrambling to identify the mystery heroine. McKenna is shocked to discover that the woman in the video bears a strong resemblance to Susan Hauptmann, a close friend—and a classmate of her husband’s at West Point—who vanished without a trace ten years earlier. The NYPD concluded that the nomadic Susan—forced by her father into an early military life, floundering as an adult for a fixed identity—simply started over again somewhere else. But McKenna has always believed the truth went deeper than the police investigation ever reached. What might have been a short-lived metro story sends her on a twisting search that leads across New York City—and to dark secrets buried dangerously close to home…

Perry Christo is a PI with a past. A one-time NYPD homicide cop, his career was ruined when a cops-on-the-take scandal ripped through the department. Though innocent, Perry had no way to prove it, and when he lost his job it was the last nail in the coffin of a strained marriage - his wife left him and took their young daughter with her. In order to drown his anger and grief, Perry throws himself into mindless work as a private investigator for petty crimes. But one day, a call from an Upper East Side matron, Julia Drusilla, throws his world upside down. Julia needs Perry to track down her stunningly beautiful yet hopelessly aimless daughter, Angelina, who has disappeared. Her 21st birthday is around the corner and she is set to inherit her grandfather''s considerable wealth. But as Perry digs deeper into the case, into one suspect after another, he discovers that Angelina may have more to her story than anyone may have realized, and that the person who has threatened her life is now coming after him. SAFE HORIZON Santlofer has arranged to donate any royalties in excess of editor and contributor compensation to Safe Horizon, the leading victim assistance agency in the country. Safe Horizon envisions a society free of family and community violence and leads the way by empowering victims of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, and human trafficking to move from crisis to confidence. www.safehorizon.org

A nail biting thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat.

How well do you know your boss? After a layoff and months of struggling, Alice Humphrey finally lands her dream job managing a new art gallery in Manhattan’s trendy Meatpacking District. According to Drew Campbell, the well-suited corporate representative who hires her, the gallery is a passion project for its anonymous, wealthy, and eccentric owner. Everything is perfect until the morning Alice arrives at work to find the gallery gone—the space stripped bare as if it had never been there—and Drew Campbell’s dead body on the floor. Overnight, Alice’s dream job has vanished, and she finds herself at the center of a police investigation, with the evidence mounting against her. To prove her innocence and uncover the truth, Alice must undertake a dangerous search for answers that entangles her in a dark, high-tech criminal conspiracy and forces her to unearth long-hidden secrets involving her own family . . . secrets that could cost Alice her life.

A celebrity mogul''s bodyguard is slain in his boss''s luxurious penthouse at an exclusive Manhattan address. At NYU, a sophomore is menaced on the Internet, stalked . . . and murdered. The two cases, equally sordid and shocking, end up falling to NYPD homicide detective Ellie Hatcher and her partner—who soon find out that this is just the tip of a terrifying iceberg. Because in the city that never sleeps, death doesn''t either.