RICOCHET by Sandra Brown

By Simon & Schuster 2006

I』m a huge fan of movies and have been for as far back as I can remember. Long before cable and satellite TV were even dreamed of, decades before AMC and TCM, I watched old movies on television. Film noir remains a favorite genre. I love the old black-and-whites, where the stalwart hero butts heads not only with the bad guys, but with his conscience, usually over his conflicting feelings for the 「shady lady.」 RICOCHET is just such a story of the battle between duty and desire.

Homicide detective Duncan Hatcher is called to the home of a superior court judge to investigate a fatal shooting. Enter Elise Laird, the judge』s trophy wife, who』s awfully cool, calm and collected considering there』s a dead man on the floor of the study.

Elise』s account of the shooting is sketchy at best, and Duncan begins to suspect it』s a fabrication to protect herself from prosecution. His investigation into Elise』s murky past convinces him she』s a liar, a manipulator, and more than likely a killer.

And then she throws him for a loop.

Not knowing whom to believe, Duncan is ensnared in a murder case that tests his logic, his reliable gut instinct, and his unshakeable integrity. He trusts the word of no one except the ruthless crime lord who has pledged to eliminate him.

And he trusts least the woman he wants most.

The perfect setting for Duncan』s moral dilemma is the seductive city of Savannah, where the Spanish moss in the ancient oaks seems to whisper temptations, and the walled gardens of the Historical District provide perfect hiding places for the darkest of secrets.

The gunshot at Elise』s home killed only one, but it had a ricochet effect on Duncan. He』s in a struggle for his life against a murderous enemy, against a by-the-book partner who would almost rather see him dead than compromised, and against the strongest adversary of all – his own conscience.

Sandra Brown is the author of more than 50 New York Times bestsellers, including CHILL FACTOR (2005), WHITE HOT (2004), HELLO, DARKNESS (2003), THE CRUSH (2002), ENVY (2001), THE SWITCH (2000), THE ALIBI (1999), UNSPEAKABLE (1998), and FAT TUESDAY (1997), all of which have been positioned in the top five spots.

Brown began her writing career in 1981 and since then has published 65 novels. Her books have been translated into 30 languages, and there are presently 70 million copies of her books in print worldwide. Her 1992 novel FRENCH SILK was made into an ABC-TV movie.

A lifelong Texan, Sandra Brown was born in Waco and raised in Ft. Worth. 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."

Awards and commendations include the American Business Women's Association's Distinguished Circle of Success, B'nai B'rith's Distinguished Literary Achievement Award, the A. C. Greene Award and the Romance Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award. She is a member of Author's Guild, Mystery Writers of America, International Association of Crime Writers, Novelists, Inc. and Literacy Partners.

She is married to Michael Brown, a former television anchorman who recently produced the award winning documentary film DUST TO DUST. They live in Arlington, Texas.

never heard of her before,is she hot?

原帖由 angelo391969 於 2006-10-20 04:05 發表
never heard of her before,is she hot?

I started reading Sandra Brown』s Ricochet this week and hope to finish it by tomorrow night. It is not a fast pace mystery novel, but still featuring suspense with characters and plot twists. I started loving it at ten pages into it, it having kept me sleeping late over the last few nights. For the people enjoying bestselling novels, it is a must-read one. Besides that, there is not much I can tell you about her because I never read any of her other novels before. I am planning to read a few more of hers in next months.

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