Murder Mystery/Thriller / Characters: 2m, 1f / Interior Nominated for a 2008 Edgar Award Camille Dargus has fought her way up from humble beginnings to a glittering Manhattan lifestyle. She has beauty, brains, wealth, and a successful career as a jewelry designer for the leading lights of New York society. She also has a penchant for attractive young men. One night at a society gala she meets Billy, a handsome young waiter, and brings him back to her Soho apartment. But there's more to Billy than meets the eye, and Camille finds herself held hostage at gunpoint by a man who seems frighteningly familiar with the past Camille has struggled to forget. Over the course of one explosive night, Camille must use all her wits and cunning to save her life--and to prevent the dark secrets of her past from destroying everything she's worked for. Full of twists and turns, bluffs and double bluffs, this brilliantly intricate thriller will be one step ahead of you all the way! "A nerve shredding, intricately plotted thriller, full of twists, turns and double crosses...[a] refreshingly modern thriller." -Worthing Herald "Witty and macabre." -This Is Gloucestershire "Masterly...thrilling!"
-Eastbourne Herald "Crackling tension." -Kronenzeitung