With her insider's eye and her talent for high-speed pacing, Mary Jane Clark delivers another bestselling novel of suspense The repercussions of ambitious reporting have derailed the career of KEY News legal correspondent Cassie Sheridan. A Washington insider, she is forced to the Miami bureau to wait out the end of her contract. While covering a hurricane that's moving up the west coast to Florida, she meets 11-year-old Vincent, who has just made a grisly discovery on the beach. In one week, Cassie traces the connection between Vincent's newfound "treasure" and a secret operation in the dark shadows of sunny Sarasota - a story that has national significance and maybe, just maybe will win back her reputation. As Cassie moves closer to the truth, a young woman's murderer will stop at nothing to keep the crime a secret.
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"This is a great thriller with short chapters for a quick and easy read. Nice tension, good drama and plenty of action. A good three day read. (P.S. Next weekend, I'll be able to request books and place bonus authors on my queue. I'll be at 22, close enough to 20. I should be done with my summer reads in November and request 10 books at a time, reading 2-3 a day, until I'm all caught up.)"
— Kristen (4 out of 5 stars)
“Smooth is the word for this expert thriller...This is an excellent psychological thriller that will keep the readers pleasantly bound to the page. Clark delivers the goods.
— Publishers WeeklyMary Jane Clark gets the details right. On a plane, on the beach, on a stakeout, [she] makes the hours fly.
— Vicki Mabrey, Correspondent, 60 Minutes II" I read this because the locale is Sarasota. Enjoyed the writing. Will probably read more from this author. Easy reading. "
— Bonnie, 1/28/2014" this was not exactly a book i would pick up randomly, yet i still did. i thought it was one auther, but it was a completely different auther.anyway, it was okay, but i didn't really understand it much, except the fact that it was a mystery. "
— Francesca, 1/23/2014" A banished reporter stumbles upon a big story with a hurricane baring down on the town in which she now resides. I read this book in one day. It was a nice easy read. "
— Rebekkila, 1/15/2014" Interesting enough that I finished it in an afternoon. But the speedy reading also indicates that there wasn't much thought invested in it by me, as a reader. "
— Niesha, 1/11/2014" Read it in one day, so it goes quickly...rather simple. "
— Theresa, 1/10/2014" You didn't know until the very end 'who dun it'. "
— Elsie, 12/25/2013" This book had some moments of goodness but just couldn't hold my attention... "
— Lyndi, 12/25/2013" This was a page turner. Loved it. "
— Stephanie, 12/22/2013" The way this book was written was harder for me to follow. Instead of coming from 1 or 2 people's versions. It comes from almost every person in the book, segmenting the storyline. I found it difficult to stay attached to the story, though it was good. A murder mystery style suspense. "
— Chelsea, 12/18/2013" Good beach read....a little gruesome. "
— Joan, 12/18/2013" Actually scary at times . . . not as strong a plot as some of her other books, but very visual descriptions in the narration. "
— Annette, 10/15/2013" Good murder mystery. Very enjoyable read. A page turner. "
— Cami, 11/18/2012" Good cozy mystery. Easy read...good one to listen to on audiobook while doing other things, since it isn't too complicated. "
— Carol, 1/16/2012" It was kinda confusing, but wow, great book! "
— Asta, 11/28/2010" Easy read. A little slow starting off, but picked up towards the middle. "
— Miriam, 11/16/2010" This is one of the better ones that I have read in her "Key News" series in awhile. I would definitely recommend it. "
— Rebecca, 10/31/2008" very good, page turner, but didn't like the ending "
— Judie, 11/30/2006" This book reads great, always keeps you guessing, but once all is revealed, there is nothing else. There is no wrap up, no explaination for all of the mystery around all opf the suspects, left you needing more. "
— Marianne, 4/7/2006" Another good mystery from a prolific author. "
— Sandra, 1/31/2006" This book kept me guessing till the end. "
— Amy, 10/13/2005" Takes place in my hometown of Sarasota. I'm not a big mystery fan, but it was fun to read about the places I have been to often. I do have to say that the ending caught me pretty much by surprise. "
— Carter, 5/9/2005" Pretty good, but there were too many characters to follow. I found myself getting confused at the end trying to figure out who each person was. "
— Lauren, 4/12/2005" It is a quick read, fairly predictable, a lot of characters and scenarios jumbled up, tho. "
— Joyce, 8/17/2004Mary Jane Clark, a New York Times bestselling author, worked at CBS News for nearly three decades. Her KEY News thrillers were inspired by that experience. Envisioning the Piper Donovan/Wedding Cake mystery series, she enrolled in cake-decorating classes and researched unique wedding locations. The daughter of an FBI agent and a mother who customized cakes for the neighborhood kids when she was growing up, Mary Jane has two grown children and splits her time between Florida and New Jersey.
Fran Tunno has been well known in Los Angeles as a morning radio personality and news reporter for more than fifteen years. She is also the voice of numerous radio and television commercials and has been involved in recording for the audiobook industry for several years.