Upon serves as a juror in the murder trial of Rick Hayden, Dr. Rennie Newton helps deliver an acquittal due to insufficient evidence. Following the trial, her life intersects with two dangerous obsessed men: Wick Threadgill, a detective convinced of Hayden’s guilt and haunted by a brother’s death, and Hayden himself, who develops a fixated interest in Rennie as a form of gratitude. When Rennie’s colleague is murdered and she becomes the prime suspect, she is caught between a detective’s suspicion and a contract killer’s unwanted protection.
Readers of romantic suspense and crime procedurals choose this book for its focus on the psychological interplay between legal justice and personal obsession. It appeals to those interested in the ethical complexities of the jury system and the mechanics of a criminal manhunt. The audience gains a perspective on the vulnerability of public figures in the legal system and the tension of being pursued by both the law and a predator simultaneously.
Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Escapist Adventurer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2002
- Language
- EN
