Synopses & Reviews
July, Israel. Iraqi war vet and archaeology graduate Harper Jennings doesn't believe in the evil eye. So when Hagit - the woman assigned to show her and Chloe, Harper's fourteen-month-old baby, around Tel Aviv - drags the pair of them into a market to buy charms to ward off evil, it isn't the bad luck she fears but the market itself. Close, dark and crowded, the place worries Harper, and when an American man seems to be in trouble, it is only the presence of baby Chloe that stops her from wading in to help.
Later, to Harper's dismay, she learns that the man she saw was murdered. So when she's invited to take part in an dig fifty miles away, while her geologist husband Hank takes part in the international symposium that has brought them both to Israel, she accepts. It will be safer away from the market, she thinks. But Hagit, who's coming along to look after Chloe, disagrees. She is convinced the evil eye is to blame, and that it will follow Harper wherever she goes . . .
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“Joness appealing fourth Harper Jennings mystery”
Publishers Weekly on Outside Eden
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“Jones fourth Jennings saga maintains a nice balance among mystery, travel writing and domestic drama.”
Kirkus Reviews on Outside Eden
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"Fans of the Jennings series will enjoy seeing Hannah in her new, more mature role as a mother, and, as always, the story is sharply told." Booklist
About the Author
Merry Jones has been writing since she was old enough to hold a pencil, but it was not until the birth of her second child that she decided to pursue her passion and write books. She is a member of The Mystery Writers of America, The Authors' Guild and The Philadelphia Liars Club. She lives with her husband in the Philadelphia suburbs, teaching writing part-time at Temple University.