Country Club Crimes Books In Order
- The Nest (2015)
- Preferred Lies (2016)
Novels
- Circles (1984)
- Firstborn (1987)
- Rightfully Mine (1989)
- The Wild Rose (1991)
- True Colors (1994)
- The Lucky Ones (1997)
- Out of Nowhere (1998)
- Before and Again (2003)
- Shades of Red (2005)
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Circles
She was the woman who had it all. And she had everything to lose…
Beautiful, brilliant Jennifer Cranshaw had it all a handsome husband, successful career all the things she dreamed of when she left behind the comforting circle of home, family and friends to soar to the top. Now Jennifer is poised at the very brink of the biggest triumph of her career. And now Jennifer is about to discover that ambition is a straight line a steep and narrow tightrope walk that one must make alone. For Jennifer’s private world is about to be struck a shocking blow that sends her reeling…
and a lost love will soon retum to torment her days with doubt and her nights with desire that sear her soul. Soon the woman with everything must account for the price she paid to have it all. And seize the second chance that may not come again…
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Firstborn
Spanning 20 tumultuous years, and moving from the glittering world of Paris high fashion to the headquarters of a luxury hotel conglomerate, First Born unfolds the lives of four fascinating women whose destinies compel them toward a violent clash of ambition and love. ‘Heated…
dazzling…
tantalizing.’ Booklist.
The Wild Rose
Years after tragedy separated them, Hungarian childhood friends Katalin and Steven are reunited in the United States, where the now famous pianist Katalin hides her secret love for Steven from her husband and her adoring fans.
The Lucky Ones
From a campaign trail fraught with unexpected reversals and searing betrayals to the final moment of decision between victory and failure, these friends, enemies, and lovers are all players in a high stakes game of power and politics in which only one can win. From the author of ‘True Colors, Rightfully Mine’ and ‘First Born’.
Out of Nowhere
Ricki Baird was only nine when her mother, a bank officer, blew the whistle on a major drug money laundering scheme. Under the Witness Security Program, little Ricki assumed a new identity Amanda Maxwell. Now, years later, someone learns the truth about her reclusive father. When he is found dead of an apparent suicide, Amanda suspects murder. And as she digs for the truth, her anonymity is threatened and so is her life.
Before and Again
After years of suffering from terrible nightmares, Callie Jamieson’s mother took her own life when Callie was just a little girl. Now a successful investigative reporter, Callie has done all she can to put the past behind her. But lately, she’s been having the same disturbing dream that drove her mother mad right down to the chilling murder at the end…
Anxious and exhausted, Callie must put aside her personal demons when she’s assigned an investigative article on the death of Wilty Hale. Wilty was the sole heir to the famed Hale fortune. He was also Callie’s ex lover. His suspicious death has all of New York asking: Was it murder or suicide? Joining forces with detective Ezra Chapin, Callie learns that right before his death, Wilty was poised to expose a scandalous family secret. But as she sifts through all the evidence, Callie also closes in on the root of her own nightmares and a startling connection between past and present that could prove deadly…
Shades of Red
Vera Hart has it all: a cosmetics empire, international recognition, a devoted daughter, and a legion of fans. But her world suddenly comes crashing down. First, someone is sabotaging her company. Next, her enemies are moving in. And then someone begins to kill using the most insidious means possible cosmetics that bear Vera’s name. Martie Phelps is estranged from Vera, her mother. A military doctor in the first Gulf war, Martie has scars and demons she holds close. As a single mother, all she wants is a quiet life with her daughter. Now, the glamorous, complicated Vera Hart is making overtures to her: Vera wants Martie back in her life. Greta Hart wants her sister, Martie, to stay gone. Greta has always been the dutiful daughter who Vera has taken for granted. This current crisis is helping Vera pull Martie closer. And Greta doesn t like it. All three women are searching for answers. Who wants to bring down Vera Hart? How intense can a rivalry between estranged sisters get? And when will the killer strike next?
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