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Vanguard Press
July 2008
On Sale: June 23, 2008
352 pages
ISBN: 1593154615
EAN: 9781593154615
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Thriller P.I.
New York Times bestselling author Barbara Parker introduces
one of the most unforgettable female characters in suspense
fiction: high-profile Miami defense attorney C.J. Dunn.
C.J. is an expert at spinning her clients’ image in the
media—the perfect lawyer to deflect suspicion from Rick
Slater, head of security for an influential U.S.
congressman. A beautiful model has vanished from a party on
Miami Beach, and Slater was the last person seen with her.
C.J. has reasons to dislike the congressman, but if she
takes this case he can arrange a host position for her on a
major news outlet. For a woman who grew up dirt-poor, with
a past she would rather forget, the celebrity life has its
appeal. The story of Alana Martin’s disappearance soon sets off a
media frenzy. Reporters and paparazzi hound everyone
connected to the case, and C.J. must work fast before they
uncover her own secrets, too. When Rick Slater tells her that a friend of Alana’s could
be his alibi witness, C.J. realizes the girl is someone she
knows: Kylie Willis, a seventeen-year-old runaway from the
same north Florida town where C.J. was born. The problem
is, Kylie won’t talk. As C.J. digs into the case, she finds
connections between Alana and a group of investors in a
project on environmentally sensitive land. One of them is
the elusive architect Milo Cahill, one of C.J.’s own VIP
clients, who may be bribing the congressman. Another is
C.J.’s lover, Miami Beach socialite Billy Medina. But when
C.J. asks Billy for information, he brushes her off. She
wonders if she’s been foolish about Billy. Or is the
problem just her growing attraction to her client Rick? Then Alana Martin is found—dead. Her body washes up on a
beach late one night, and the coroner says it was murder.
The police have evidence against Slater. C.J. is slammed
between the media and the need to defend a client she
doesn’t trust. She must find Kylie Willis. The girl could
save Rick Slater—but she might also reveal a devastating
secret, one that could destroy C.J.’s career, and even, her
life.
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