A Tamara Hayle Mystery
One World/Ballantine
February 2008
On Sale: January 29, 2008
240 pages ISBN: 0345492714 EAN: 9780345492715 Hardcover Add to Wish List
Valerie Wilson Wesleyβs private investigator, Tamara Hayle, whom the Houston Chronicle calls βsmart, sexy, tough but tender,β has earned enthusiastic acclaim from reviewers and readers alike. Now Newark, New Jerseyβs savviest detective confronts the one case she never saw comingβand discovers how ties that bind can easily become a noose.
Tamara Hayle canβt believe that her life is this good. New Yorkβs most powerful businessman wants her to work for him, her new lover seems caring and supportive, and her son, Jamal, is thriving. But as Tamara sardonically observes, βWhen things stir that easy, thereβs always something lumpy at the bottom of the pot.β
Enter Lilah Love, an old acquaintance who begs Tamara to find her missing child. Tamara, however, is wary of Lilah, who attracts mayhem and murder like an alley cat attracts fleas. Next up is Basil Dupre, Tamaraβs outlaw ex-lover, who always brings passionβand chaosβwhen he strolls into Tamaraβs life. Suddenly Tamaraβs safe world isnβt so secure, especially when Jamal witnesses a brutal murder and becomes the prime suspect.
As the body count rises, Tamara and Jamal will follow a long-forgotten secret into a terrifying confrontation with love gone bad, trust turned lethal, and a past hungry to claim more lives.
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