TELL ME NO LIES

Author: Annie Solomon ISBN: 0446613576 4/2004 MYSTERY ROMANCE Publisher: WARNER

Too Much At Stake... In a small town in the Hudson Valley, Alexandra Jane Baker has set the perfect trap for a murderer. Already she's relishing the moment when her father's killer is finally exposed and she gets justice after thirteen long years. But the fatal shooting of a dear friend puts her plans—and her own life—in jeopardy. Too Many Secrets... Counting down his last two weeks on the force, Detective Hank Bonner catches a homicide that looks open and shut—until he uncovers a trail leading to Alex. Beautiful, wealthy, and alone, she arouses his suspicions...and stirs his desire. His orders are to leave her alone, get on with his new life of raising his orphaned niece and nephew. But Hank is about to break every rule, cross every line. Because a ruthless predator is very near, and to protect Alex and everything he holds dear, Hank will put himself in the line of fire.

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

Detective Hank Bonner was staring down at a dead man. And it didn’t look like it was just a robbery. Something was definitely wrong. In the town of Sokanan, this one death was just the beginning. The Russians were in town for an oil merger that would save the small community, and no one wanted him to cause any ripples that might endanger the merger.

Hank only had one more week on the force and he was retiring. Why did this have to come now? Was A. J. Baker the local consultant that had set it all up with Russia's involvement?

Alexandra Jane Baker was surprised to find a detective at her home on the one night when all the media would be there. She lied to him about knowing the man that was murdered earlier in the day, but her plans went back 13 years and she wouldn’t let a small time detective ruin it for her.

In TELL ME NO LIES by Annie Solomon, we have a story of national intrigue, murder, revenge and romance. It covers all the bases for a wonderful mystery that will keep you turning the pages, trying to find the answers. Ms. Solomon is an excellent writer and the readers of the mystery genre will love this story. TELL ME NO LIES will be released by Warner in April 2004, and will be available at all major bookstores. I recommend you watch for it — you won't be sorry.

Mariah LeGrand