Can You Ever Escape Your Past?At eighteen, popular Ivy Griffith likes nothing better than getting stoned with her boyfriend, Pete, and his basketball buddies–until one afternoon when a nightmare unfolds. Ivy watches in horror as her boyfriend and his friends murder a teammate and bury his body in...
Dangerous Secrets? Ellen Jones, first introduced in the Baxter series, enjoys a leisurely lunch at a Seaport restaurant where she overhears a private conversation at the table next to her—and disturbing accusations involving the husband of a woman she has recently befriended. When Ellen goes...
“Hello, anybody home?” “We’re back here,” said a muffled male voice. Ethan headed for the kitchen, his mouth watering for a cookie—or even a spoonful of cookie dough. He breezed into the kitchen and right into the arms of Aun...
He winked at the cook, put his spoon in the dishwasher, and went out to the dining area of Nick’s Grill just as Tessa and Antonio Masino came in through the glass door. He put his hand on Tessa’s shoulder and shook Antonio’s hand. “Hey, you’re early. Gus is saving your places at the counter.” “We...
Pierce was in charge of the kitchen tonight and wouldn’t come upstairs until after eleven. She started to put the key in the lock when a voice startled her and she dropped the key on the floor. “Zoe! There you are.” Vanessa stepped out of her apartment. “Ethan and a colleague went to a seminar in...
“I’m a little late,” he said. “It took longer to clean up than I planned, but the painting is done, and my customer is happy.” “I have a feeling all your customers are happy.” Adele held open the front door and let Murray inside, aware that Isabel had walked the other way and disappeared into her...
Her eyes feasted on a blazing pink sky and the silhouette of a mockingbird that was chirping loudly enough to wake up the entire neighborhood. “Hi, Mom.” Emily pranced into the kitchen and sat across from her at the table, then took a bagel out of the wrapper. “Isn’t the r...
She slowed the car and pulled onto an unmarked road, rocking and rolling over the rugged dirt terrain for about fifty yards until the narrow road dead-ended at the edge of a clearing. Jay’s truck was nowhere in sight. She glanced at her watch. It was only eleven forty-five.She rolled down the win...
“It’s a good thing Savannah told us that Sax was here for lunch,” Zoe said. “He’s totally game to try your new blackened chicken in wine and cream sauce.” “I’m jazzed. I’ve only tried it out on a half-dozen people. If he likes it, I’m ready to serve it for a weekend special. Do you think he’d tel...
He paused for a moment, then got out of the car and went inside. He flipped on the lights and checked the dining room window, glad to see it had been repaired and a new lock put on.He got a broom and dustpan and cleaned up the glass fragments, then vacuumed the carpet. He thought about calling El...