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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR SANDRA BROWN IS BACK WITH A SPINE-TINGLING STORY OF MURDER AND BETRAYAL -- AND A HOMICIDE DETECTIVES STRUGGLE WITH HIS OWN RULES OF CONDUCT When Detective Sergeant Duncan Hatcher is summoned to the home of Judge Cato Laird in the middle of the night to investigate a fatal shooting he knows that discretion and kid-glove treatment are the keys to staying in the judges good graces and keeping his job At first glance the case appears open-and-shut Elise the judges trophy wife interrupted a burglary in progress and killed the intruder in self-defense But Duncan is immediately suspicious of Elises innocent act His gut feeling is that her account of the shooting is only partially true -- and its the parts shes leaving out that bother him Determined to learn the dead mans connection to the Lairds and get at the truth Duncan investigates further and quickly finds his career as well as his integrity in jeopardy -- because he cant deny his increasing attraction to Elise Laird even if she is a married woman a proven liar and a murder suspect When Elise seeks Duncan out privately and makes an incredible allegation he initially dismisses it as the manipulative lie of a guilty woman But what if shes telling the truth Then that single fatal gunshot at her home takes on even more sinister significance possibly involving Duncans nemesis the brutal crime lord Robert Savich And then Elise goes missing Ricochets plot twists -- as only Sandra Brown can write them -- and palpable suspense combine to create this gripping thriller in which a decent cops worst enemy may be his own conscience and trusting the wrong person could mean the difference between life and death.
About the Author
Sandra Brown is the author of more than sixty New York Times bestsellers, including MEAN STREAK (2014) , DEADLINE (2013) , LOW PRESSURE (2012) , LETHAL (2011) , RAINWATER (2010) , TOUGH CUSTOMER (2010) , SMASH CUT (2009) , SMOKE SCREEN (2008) & PLAY DIRTY (2007) .
Brown began her writing career in 1981 and since then has published over seventy novels, bringing the number of copies of her books in print worldwide to upwards of eighty million. Her work has been translated into thirty-three languages.
A lifelong Texan, Sandra Brown was born in Waco, grew up in Fort Worth and attended Texas Christian University, majoring in English. Before embarking on her writing career, she worked as a model at the Dallas Apparel Mart, and in television, including weathercasting for WFAA-TV in Dallas, and feature reporting on the nationally syndicated program "PM Magazine."
She is much in demand as a speaker and guest television hostess. Her episode on truTV's "Murder by the Book" premiered the series in 2008 and she was one of the launch authors for Investigation Discovery's new series, "Hardcover Mysteries."
In 2009 Brown detoured from her thrillers to write Rainwater, a much acclaimed, powerfully moving story about honor and sacrifice during the Great Depression.
Brown recently was given an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Texas Christian University. She was named Thriller Master for 2008, the top award given by the International Thriller Writer's Association. Other awards and commendations include the 2007 Texas Medal of Arts Award for Literature and the Romance Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award.
