Synopses & Reviews
The powerful Quintrell family of New Mexico has spent decades in the public eye. Now the recent death of the clan's patriarch, a former U.S. senator, has placed his son, Governor Josh Quintrell, squarely in the spotlight as he prepares his run for the highest political office in the land. It is not a good time to be rattling skeletons in the family's closets.
Researching personal histories isn't just Carolina "Carly" May's profession, it's her passion. But digging into the past is raising troubling questions about the would-be president's private life, his late father and catatonic mother, and the grisly street crime that left his notorious drug-addicted sister dead. And it soon becomes frighteningly apparent that the motivation of the dotty old woman who hired Carly might be something more akin to revenge -- and that someone is determined to remove the inquisitive genealogist from the picture by any means necessary.
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“Elizabeth Lowells keen ear for dialogue and intuitive characterization consistently place her a cut above most writers in this genre.” Charlotte News & Observer
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“There is no finer guarantee of outstanding romance than the name of Elizabeth Lowell.” Romantic Times BOOKclub
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“Romantic suspense is her true forte.” Minneapolis Star Tribune
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“A diverting read for thriller fans.” Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
The sensational New York Times bestselling author of The Color of Death is back with an exhilarating novel of danger, romance, and suspense
Carolina May--Carly to her friends--never knew her biological family. Ironic, considering she a successful family historian. Recently hired by the eccentric aunt of New Mexico's multi-millionaire governor Quintrell, the future looks bright. Until things start going wrong . . . and Carly begins to learn the true meaning of fear.
Daniel Duran made a career out fighting for other people's beliefs--principles they'd given their lives for. But now he wants some meaning of his own. Yearning for a reason to live, he's come back to Taos, the town where he grew up.
Soon, the lawyer(?) and the historian's paths cross. While Carly's investigation into the Quintrell family amuses Dan it also chills him, because he knows a dark truth Carly doesn't: in New Mexico, tracing bloodlines is a deadly sport. . . .
About the Author
Elizabeth Lowell's acclaimed suspense novels include the
New York Times bestsellers
Death Echo, Blue Smoke and Murder, Innocent as Sin, The Wrong Hostage, Always Time to Die, The Color of Death, Die in Plain Sight, Running Scared, and
Moving Target, as well as four books featuring the Donovan family:
Amber Beach, Jade Island, Pearl Cove, and
Midnight in Ruby Bayou. Lowell has more than thirty million books in print. She lives in Nevada with her husband, with whom she writes mystery novels under a pseudonym.
Las aclamadas novelas de suspenso de la autora Elizabeth Lowell incluyen varios bestsellers en la New York Times. Lowell ha vendido más de treinta millones de ejemplares. Vive con su esposo en Seattle, Washington y Sedona, Arizona, con quien escribe novelas de misterio bajo un seudónimo.