Malice

Publisher Marketing: The scent is unmistakable gardenias, sweet and delicate, the same perfume that his beautiful first wife, Jennifer, always wore. Opening his eyes in the hospital room where he s recovering from an accident, New Orleans detective Rick Bentz sees her standing in the doorway. Then Jennifer blows him a kiss and disappears. But it couldn t have been Jennifer. She died twelve years ago... Once out of the hospital, Bentz begins to see Jennifer everywhere. Could she still be alive? But it was Bentz who identified Jennifer s body after her horrible car wreck, and there had been no question in his mind that it was her crumpled form behind the wheel, her clothes, her wedding ring. He s never doubted it until now. He can t tell his new wife, Olivia, about the sightings or his secret fear that he s losing his mind. But Olivia is also hiding a secret... When a copy of Jennifer s death certificate arrives in the mail, emblazoned with a red question mark, Bentz follows the postmark trail to Los Angeles, returning to the painful memories he s tried so hard to forget, and straight into a killer s web. Someone s been waiting patiently, silently. Someone who knows exactly what happened that night twelve years ago and has been anticipating Bentz s every move. Soon it will be Bentz s turn to suffer for his sins. But he won t be the only one made to pay the ultimate price. For a diabolical killer has now made Olivia the prime target..." Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/09/2009 pg. 30 (EAN 9780758211842, Hardcover) Booklist 03/15/2009 pg. 5 (EAN 9780758211842, Hardcover) Romantic Times 04/01/2009 pg. 82 (EAN 9780758211842, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Jackson, Lisa Lisa Jackson is a "New York Times" and "USA Today" bestselling author of both historical romance novels and contemporary suspense. Her most recent books include "See How She Dies, Hot Blooded, " and "Cold Blooded." She lives in Oregon. For more information, visit www.lisajackson.com. Contributor Bio:  Bean, Joyce Joyce Bean is an accomplished audiobook narrator and director. In addition to being an "AudioFile" Earphones Award winner, she has been nominated multiple times for a prestigious Audie Award, including for "Good-bye and Amen" by Beth Gutcheon. Contributor Bio:  Foster, Mel Mel Foster, an audiobook narrator since 2002, won an Audie Award for "Finding God in Unexpected Places" by Philip Yancey. He has also won several "AudioFile" Earphones Awards. Best known for mysteries, Mel has also narrated classic authors such as Thoreau, Nabokov, and Whitman.