Cassie sits in a mental hospital she put herself in right after filming the final scene of Dead Heat and seeing the stunt woman Lucinda Rinaldi shot with a shockingly real gun and bullets. Then the star of the movie Allie Kramer, the person who was suppose to be in that scene, America's sweetheart and Cassie's sister, goes missing.
Cassie can't stay in the hospital anymore, she has to find her sister. She knows she is the number one suspect, but it doesn't matter. She must know the truth. Thrown together with her estranged husband, Cassie begins an investigation that quickly places them all in danger.
To make matters worse the media is hounding Cassie. Her mother and sister were both very famous actors, and while Cassie has had small parts here and there it was nothing like their fame. So who better than the sister, traumatized by a previous kidnapping, to kill the sister she is jealous of. The police are so convinced Cassie killed her sister they won't help her look anywhere else for answers. As the police get ready to charge her, Cassie knows time is running out and danger is mounting.
The characters created by Lisa Jackson are as diverse as they are layered. You are never quite sure who to trust. The mystery surrounding this family of famous women is beautiful in its twists and turns.
Lisa Jackson is very good at suspense and keeping you guessing. AFTER SHE'S GONE is more proof of her skill. You think you know who did it—then you change your mind, then you're back again, and you were right all along...well kinda.
In this explosive new thriller, #1 New York Times
bestselling author
Lisa Jackson delves into the deep bond between two sisters
and
their shared
dream that becomes a harrowing nightmare of madness, hatred
and
jealousyβ¦
Cassie Kramer and her younger sister, Allie, learned the
hazards of fame long
ago. Together, theyβd survived the horror of a crazed fan
who
nearly killed
their mother, former Hollywood actress Jenna Hughes. Still,
Cassie moved to
L.A., urging Allie to follow. As a team, theyβd take the
town
by storm. But
Allie, finally free of small-town Oregon, and just that
little
bit more
beautiful, also proved to be more talentedβand driven.
Where
Cassie got bit
parts, Allie rose to stardom. But now her body double has
been
shot on the set
of her latest movieβand Allie is missing.
Police discover that the last call to Allieβs phone came
from
Cassie, though she
has no recollection of making it. Instead of looking like a
concerned relative,
Cassie is starting to look like a suspectβthe jealous
sister
who finally grew
sick of playing a supporting role. As the tabloids go into
a
frenzy, Cassie ends
up on a Portland psych ward. Is she just imagining the
sinister
figure who comes
to her bedside, whispering about Allieβa visitor of whom
there
is no record? Is
someone trying to helpβor drive her mad?
Convinced sheβs the only one who can find Allie, Cassie
checks
herself out of
the hospital. But a sudden slew of macabre murdersβ each
victim
masked with a
likeness of a member of Cassieβs familyβmakes Cassie fear
for
her safety and her
sanity. The only way to end the nightmare is to find out
what
really happened to
Allie. And with each discovery, Cassie realizes that no one
can
be trusted to
keep her safeβleast of all herselfβ¦
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