In Maximum Pressure, old friendships turn deadly and the past comes back to haunt Claudia Rose in unexpected ways.
Handwriting expert Claudia Rose had no intention of revisiting her past when she accepted an invitation to her 25-year high school reunion. But when she stumbles upon the lifeless body of someone she knew, the event takes a chilling turn. Was it a tragic accident or something far more sinister?
Delving into the investigation with the help of her homicide detective husband, Claudia finds herself drawn into a web of secrets and lies that have been buried for decades. Haunted by the memory of a classmate who vanished without a trace years ago, she joins forces with an old flame who is producing a documentary on the mysterious disappearance. Together, they uncover shocking revelations about the classmates they thought they knew.
As she gets closer to the truth, Claudia discovers that the two crimes are intimately connected—and that someone is willing to do anything to keep their secrets buried. With time running out, she is in a race against the clock before the killer strikes again.
"Publishers Weekly gave Poison Pen a starred review and called it ""a dynamite debut.""
Award-winning author Sheila Lowe's stories of psychological suspense put ordinary people into extraordinary circumstances. Jefferey Deaver, No. 1 International Bestselling Author, said this: Utterly compelling! Outside the Line joins the ranks of those rare thriller that expertly blend nonstop plotting with keen perceptions of the characters--good and bad--who populate this wonderful tale.""
Like her fictional character Claudia Rose in the award-winning Forensic Handwriting series, Sheila is a real-life forensic handwriting expert who testifies in court cases. She also writes the Beyond the Veil paranormal suspense series and nonfiction books about handwriting and personality.