Research scientist Daisy Hubbard has one driving purpose in life: to find a cure for the rare disease that killed her brother. Her single-minded pursuit of scientific knowledge is just about to pay off when her sister Anna mysteriously vanishes from her Los Angeles apartment. Daisy must reluctantly tear herself from the security of her lab to track down her troubled sister.The turbulent streets of L.A. are all the more disorienting after the quiet precision of Daisy’s lab, and Daisy must turn for help to Jack Makowski, an enigmatic, hard-drinking LAPD detective with his own personal demons. Together, they follow a string of clues to a sinister and manipulative killer who claims to know where Anna Hubbard is. But how does he know so much about Daisy’s scientific research? Can a single word of his be trusted?When the killer’s revelations lead to unexpected victims, Daisy’s reliance on logic and predictability must end. And when Jack’s unconventional crime-fighting techniques fall short, it is up to Daisy to convert her scientific knowledge, strength, and instincts into a successful defense against a killer who threatens to turn Daisy’s hard-won research into a weapon deadlier than the disease it was meant to combat.
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"Good book but not as good as Breathtaker." — Tracy (5 out of 5 stars)
"Good book but not as good as Breathtaker."
" This book is a little strange and not my usual kind of read but it was interesting and kept me reading. "
" Utterly predictable! I had to make myself finish it :-( "
" A suspenseful novel that touches a bit on Schizophrenia. "
" Not my cup of tea "
" Somewhere between "didn't like it" & "it was ok." Don't bother. "
" Good suspense in some parts, but also very predictable "
" This book was okay and that is really all I can say about it. Not memorable, just a pleasant read. "
" This book was sweet! "
" 3.5 -- research and medical mystery, degenerative diseases, schizophrenia, abuse, drama... "
" This one was okay as far as mysteries go. Still like her first one better! "
" Really very engaging, and I say that grudgingly because the subject matter and genre are really not my cup of tea.Strikes against it:Some highly objectionable content.More than a few bizarre similes that just come out of nowhere like a chinchilla in a TIE fighter. "
Alice Blanchard grew up in Connecticut and went to college in Boston, Massachusetts, where she studied creative writing and filmmaking. Her debut suspense novel, Darkness Peering grossed over 530,000 hardcover and paperback copies combined. Blanchard’s second suspense thriller, The Breathtaker, was optioned by Warner Brothers–based John Wells Productions.
Susan Denaker is an actress and Earphones Award–winning narrator. Her extensive theater credits include numerous plays in the West End of London, national tours, many English rep companies, including a season with Alan Ayckbourn’s company in Scarborough. In the US, she has appeared in Our Town and Sweet Bird of Youth at the La Jolla Playhouse and Breaking Legs at the Westport Playhouse.
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