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Enemies Closer
A provocative thriller that will keep you guessing to the very end…
When head chef and restaurant owner, Maddy Gardner, vanishes without a trace, her sister, Clara, races from Boston to Seattle to find her.
Frightened and frustrated, Clara is not content to let the Seattle Police Department handle the investigation. Asking dangerous questions of everyone in her sister’s life, she stirs the pot of potential suspects, but with each new line of inquiry, the answers seem more elusive.
During her desperate search, she finds a trusted companion in her sister’s handsome friend, Ben Radcliffe, and develops a cautious alliance with Missing Persons Detectives, Judy Carlisle and Jerome Kincaid.
Then a brutal murder in the Seattle restaurant community sends shockwaves through the investigation and hopes of finding Maddy alive diminish, but even as she fears the worst, Clara is more determined than ever to bring her sister home.
With no shortage of suspects, the clock is ticking on the investigation and everyone is asking,
“Where is Maddy Gardner?”
When head chef and restaurant owner, Maddy Gardner, vanishes without a trace, her sister, Clara, races from Boston to Seattle to find her.
Frightened and frustrated, Clara is not content to let the Seattle Police Department handle the investigation. Asking dangerous questions of everyone in her sister’s life, she stirs the pot of potential suspects, but with each new line of inquiry, the answers seem more elusive.
During her desperate search, she finds a trusted companion in her sister’s handsome friend, Ben Radcliffe, and develops a cautious alliance with Missing Persons Detectives, Judy Carlisle and Jerome Kincaid.
Then a brutal murder in the Seattle restaurant community sends shockwaves through the investigation and hopes of finding Maddy alive diminish, but even as she fears the worst, Clara is more determined than ever to bring her sister home.
With no shortage of suspects, the clock is ticking on the investigation and everyone is asking,
“Where is Maddy Gardner?”
356 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 22, 2015
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Ava Parker
4 books270 followersAva Parker grew up in the Midwest and lived and traveled all over the world before returning to the United States. She studied literature and languages and worked as a research writer in biotechnology and finance. Now she writes romantic thrillers, cooks but doesn't clean, drinks a lot of peppermint tea and tries on a lot of shoes. A wanderer at heart, Ava continues to seek out new places and new adventures while she composes her next novel of romance, murder and intrigue.
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January 12, 2016
I just love a good whodunit! Parker's sophomore novel keeps you turning the page with a cast of great characters, although I'm partial to Bea the cat. ; )
A great winter read in front of the fire. Well done, Ava.
A great winter read in front of the fire. Well done, Ava.
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