Will Novak is a loner who works hard to protect his
privacy. His one concession is his partnership with Claire
Morgan in their private investigation agency in New
Orleans. Will especially hates anyone coming uninvited to
his secluded home, an ancient mansion on a defunct sugar
plantation near the Louisiana bayou. He's doubly incensed
when the person showing up on his porch is Mariah Murray,
his dead wife's sister from Australia. Mariah, who's always
been manipulative and deceiving, is the one person he hates
the most in this world. Whatever she wants, it can't be good.
Mariah weaves an elaborate tale of needing Will's help in
rescuing a childhood friend who's gone missing. The friend
was a successful artist with a controlling husband and
young son, then one day they all disappeared from their
home in Australia. Mariah claims she's traced them to a
secluded area in northern Georgia. Fearful that her friend
is being held captive by an abusive husband, Mariah knows
she can't go in alone to free her and her son. From past
experiences, Will knows he can't believe anything Mariah
tells him, but how much of what she claims is actually the
truth? He can't take the chance that her friend is in dire
need of help, especially with a young son, so he agrees to
accompany Mariah to the small Georgia town to find out for
himself what's going on. What transpires after their
arrival places both of them in more danger than either
could have anticipated. And sure enough, Mariah hasn't been
telling Will all of the truth, which could cost them their
lives.
BAD ROAD TO NOWHERE by Linda Ladd is a spinoff of
her greatly entertaining Claire
Morgan Investigations
series featuring Claire's enigmatic business partner Will
Novak. The storyline gives readers a more thorough
understanding of what has made Will the solitary man he is
today. I was fascinated with Will Novak following his
introduction in the Claire Morgan novel, DEVIL
DEAD, then further developed in GONE
BLACK.
Imagine my delight when I learned that Will Novak was going
to get his own nail-biting case to resolve in BAD ROAD TO
NOWHERE. And what a suspenseful thriller it is! As always,
Ms. Ladd deftly handles the progression of a gripping and
complex plot with remarkable characters and realistic
settings. Her descriptive prose always keeps me absorbed
and hastily turning pages until the exciting conclusion. I
hope this means there will be more Will Novak adventures in
the future.
BAD MEMORIES Not many people know their way
through the bayous well enough to find Will Novak’s
crumbling mansion outside New Orleans. Not that Novak wants
to talk to anyone. He keeps his guns close and his guard
always up. BAD SISTER
Mariah Murray is one selfish, reckless, manipulative woman,
the kind Novak would never want to get tangled up with. But
he can’t say no to his dead’s wife sister.
BAD VIBES When Mariah tells him she wants to
rescue a childhood friend, another Aussie girl gone
conveniently missing in north Georgia, Novak can’t turn her
down. She’s hiding something. But the pretty little town
she’s targeted screams trouble, too. Novak knows there’s a
trap waiting. But until he springs it, there’s no telling
who to trust . . .
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