CLOSELY AKIN TO MURDER (CLAIRE MALLOY MYSTERIES) By: Joan Hess
Minotaur Books
October 2009
On Sale: September 29, 2009
272 pages ISBN: 0312384637 EAN: 9780312384630 Mass Market Paperback Add to Wish List
At first it seems like a prank. How could Veronica Landonwood be the voice on the other end of the phone when she died three decades ago? But as Arkansas bookseller and amateur sleuth Claire Malloy is about to find out, her cousin โRonnieโ is very much aliveโand in trouble. And could use Claireโs helpโฆ
Today, Ronnie is a renowned scientist living in Chicago. But when she was a teenager, she had a run-in with a famous Hollywood producer in Acapulco, Mexico. He attempted to sexually assault herโand she killed him. Having served time in prison, Ronnie finally put her this episode behind herโฆuntil now. Just when she has a real shot at the Nobel Prize, a ruthless blackmailer is threatening to expose the secrets of her past. Can Claire help to preserve Ronnieโs reputation and keep her out of harmโs way? That will depend on Claireโs investigationโand what really happened on the night of the murder so many years agoโฆ
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