Whisper Ridge Home to Dreams October 2, 1992--April
12, 1996
So reads the strange epitaph carved beside
the door of the home called Whisper Ridge, a multimillion-
dollar piece of architectural majesty that once housed the
beginnings of a unique program for paroled murderers. The
program never got off the ground, however, despite how
passionate a woman named Alexandra Cantrell, daughter of a
notorious Mafia don, and her husband, Joshua, had been
about it. Still uninhabited twelve years later, the house
remains as a strange monument to dangerous secrets,
falling into ruin as the forest grows up around
it.
While the couple’s abrupt exit was unusual, it
was also not regarded as suspicious—until the bones of
Alexandra’s husband are found buried in the
woods.
Private investigator Lincoln Perry isn’t
thrilled about the situation, or his client: Parker
Harrison served fifteen years for murder but claims
Alexandra’s intervention saved his life. Now he wants to
find her---and he’s not the only one.
What seems at
first like the simplest of jobs proves to be an
undertaking that will challenge both Perry’s abilities as
a detective and his commitment to that calling. With a new
partner to train and a case that leads straight to the
heart of the Cleveland organized crime scene, Perry finds
himself glancing over his shoulder at every turn, pushing
the bounds of safety even as he backs away.
Once
again Michael Koryta has crafted an intricate, lightning-
paced thriller, ratcheting up the tension as he explores
just how dangerous the offer of a second chance can be.
The latest installment in the Lincoln Perry series, which
the Chicago Tribune calls “addictively readable,”
marks another step forward in his incredible
career.
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