Temporary Sanity
Pbk published October 2004 by Piatkus at £6.99
ISBN: 0749934980
Artwork by: Cover design: Berni Stevens
When devoted father Buck Hammond's seven-year-old son is abducted and murdered by Hector Monteros, Buck takes justice into his own hands. Unfortunately, the TV cameras were rolling as Buck aimed his hunting rifle at Monteros's head. The only viable defense is insanity, but the grieving father refuses to say he was crazy when he pulled the trigger. Attorney Marty Nickerson, until recently a Massachusetts prosecutor, has a tough role acting as his defence attorney. How can the jury acquit Buck when the shooting is right there on the screen for all to see? Marty and her partner, Harry Madigan are already stretched thin when, on the very eve of the trial, a battered and bleeding woman staggers into their office. She's in deep trouble - her attacker's body has just been found, viciously stabbed, and he's an officer of the court. Now Marty has two seemingly impossible battles to win against her former colleagues. But losing a verdict may be the least of Marty's worries, as her efforts soon lead to shocking revelations that bring fear to the Cape and devastating changes to Buck's trial. With her energetic prose, her insider's expertise, and her exuberant storytelling.
Truth or Dare
Pbk published November 2004 by Piatkus at £6.99
ISBN: 0749934964
Artwork by: Design: Vivid. Cover image: Stone
Zoe is an interior designer with a unique sense of style. But even more uncanny is her sense of what's going on under the surface, the secrets a house can hold. At the moment, though, Zoe isn't concerned about a client's space. She's more worried about what's going on in her own house in Whispering Springs, Arizona, where she lives with her new husband, private investigator Ethan Truax. After a whirlwind courtship, and a dangerous adventure, they've gambled on commitment, hoping that their powerful attraction can help them learn to live together despite their utterly opposite personalities. But newlywed life is suddenly interrupted when a shadowy figure from Zoe's past shows up in Whispering Springs, and her closest friend is put at terrible risk. For Zoe and Arcadia Ames share a shocking secret. And as they seek to protect the truth, they must join together, and with Ethan's help, accept a very dangerous dare...
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Guilt
Pbk published December 2004 by Piatkus at £6.99
ISBN: 0749935006
'heart-stopping suspense' Mary Higgins Clark
'genuinely scary ...a real page-turner' Daily Telegraph
'An accomplished novelist' New York Times Book Review
,an enthralling read' Gerald Kaufman, The Scotsman
Wait Until Midnight
Published December 2004 by Piatkus at £18.99
ISBN: 0749907037
Adam Hardesty has a serious problem. The secrets of his past are in danger of being exposed, and in the course of investigating his would-be blackmailer, he discovers the dead body of a prominent psychic. To make matters worse, her house has been torn apart, and the diary containing Adam's secrets is missing. His only lead is a list of the psychic's last visitors - the people who came to her house for a sitting on the night of her death. The most likely suspect is a woman named Mrs. Caroline Fordyce, whom he confronts in her parlour, only to discover an inconvenient attraction to the beautiful young widow. Alarmed by Adam's insinuations and questions, Caroline concludes that she must conduct her own investigation into this strange matter. If she can discover the true killer, Adam will have no reason to expose her connection to the dead psychic, which would cause a scandal she and her aunts could ill-afford. Besides, her life has been boringly uncomplicated for too long, and the exciting tension she feels around Adam presents a welcome alternative to her mundane daily routine.
Betrayal in Death
Pbk published October 2004 by Piatkus at £5.99
ISBN: 0749934387
Seduction in Death
Pbk published November 2004 by Piatkus at £5.99
ISBN: 0749934395
Artwork by: Cover image: Design Vivid
Praise for Seduction in Death:
'Robb has found a winning formula in the genre - hopefully we'll see a lot more of Eve Dallas'Amazon.com
'Robb's energetic prose and hard-edged dialogue will keep readers engrossed'Publishers Weekly
J. D. Robb is the pseudonym of New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts
Portrait in Death
Published October 2004 by Piatkus at £18.99
ISBN: 0749906820
Artwork by: Design: Vivid. Cover image:© Stone
`She was still three feet away when she'd smelled it. She'd walked with death too many times to mistake it.'
After a tip from a reporter, Eve Dallas finds the body of a young woman in a Delancey street dumpster. Just hours
before, the news station had mysteriously received a portfolio of professional portraits of the woman. The photos seemed
to be nothing out of the ordinary for any pretty young woman starting a modeling career. Except that she wasn't a model.
And that these photos were taken after she had beer murdered.
Now Dallas is or. the traii of a killer who's a perfectionist and an artist. He carefully observes and records his victim's
every move. And he has a mission: to own every beautiful young woman's innocence, to capture her youth and vitality-
in one fateful shot...
'Dallas has a complex edge that transcends genre stereotypes and gives the book's romantic interludes a real charge. As always in Roberts's work, appealing secondary characters add genuine warmth and humour... perfectly calibrated to intrigue.' Publishers Weekly
Blue Dahlia
Pbk published December 2004 by Piatkus at £6.99
ISBN: 0749935332