Twenty-two years ago, cop Anson Salinas took in three
young
boys, Max Cutler, Cabot Sutter and Jack Lancaster, after
rescuing a number of children from a deadly fire. Sadistic
cult leader Quinton Zane set the fire in his own compound
to get rid of incriminating evidence, killing some of the
children's mothers. All these years, it's been assumed
that
the malicious Zane died in a boating accident fleeing
authorities. But others are sure he faked his death to end
the pursuit of him.
Seattle gallery owner Virginia Troy, another survivor of
the compound fire, doesn't know what to believe when one
of
her artists commits suicide after sending Virginia a
disturbing painting. Virginia needs to know if her friend
really saw Zane on Lost Island, and did she jump to her
death or was she pushed? Has Zane emerged from the past,
and if so, for what reason?
To help find answers, Virginia contacts Anson Salinas, who
now runs a private investigating business with his three
foster sons. Private investigator Cabot Sutter is eager to
take the case, since he can easily relate to Virginia and
all the unanswered questions from their pasts. Cabot
agrees
they should go to Lost Island to investigate further. They
soon realize that someone is seeking the key to a missing
fortune related to Zane's old cult, believing that
Virginia
has that key. But she knows nothing about it.
As Cabot and Virginia become further involved in the
current volatile situation, the more things are revealed
from the past. Those shared pasts not only give Cabot and
Virginia a solid bond in the present, but are also the
basis for the swift development of an amiable romantic
relationship. Will that strong connection help them
survive
the final revelation?
PROMISE NOT TO TELL by Jayne Ann Krentz continues
the saga of Anson Salinas' three foster sons that started
with Max Cutler's story in WHEN ALL
THE GIRLS HAVE GONE,
which I thoroughly enjoyed. Cabot Sutter's relationship
with Virginia Troy and solving her unique difficulties is
even more exciting and engrossing in PROMISE NOT TO TELL.
As always, Ms. Krentz writes with incomparable, finely
detailed precision as she steadily builds both the
suspense
and the romance elements. Fans are guaranteed another
vastly entertaining reading experience with PROMISE NOT TO
TELL. Several mentions of the elusive third brother, Jack
Lancaster, seem to strongly indicate that the next novel
Ms. Krentz pens will be his story. At least, that's what
I'm hoping!
A broken promise reveals a terrifying legacy in this
electrifying novel from the New York Times
bestselling author of When All the Girls Have
Gone.
A painter of fiery, nightmarish visions throws herself
into the sea—but she’ll leave some of her secrets behind...
Seattle gallery owner Virginia Troy has spent years battling
the demons that stem from her childhood time in a cult and
the night a fire burned through the compound, killing her
mother. And now one of her artists has taken her own life,
but not before sending Virginia a last picture: a painting
that makes Virginia doubt everything about the so-called
suicide—and her own past.
Like Virginia, private investigator Cabot Sutter was one of
the children in the cult who survived that fire...and only
he can help her now. As they struggle to unravel the clues
in the painting, it becomes clear that someone thinks
Virginia knows more than she does and that she must be
stopped. Thrown into an inferno of desire and deception,
Virginia and Cabot draw ever closer to the mystery of their
shared memories—and the shocking fate of the one man who
still wields the power to destroy everything they hold dear.
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