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Projek Apex
by Elaine Michael BrayWat as die mens se eerste kennis die resultate van sy eie verwoesting beteken? Van die beste verkoper van die Whisper Trilogy kom die nuwe boek. Richard Draven is 'n wetenskaplike wat geintreseerd is in die helende einskappe van spesies en die oordrag aan die mensdom. toe hy 'n nuwe aapspesie ontdek met regenerasie vermoeë, het hy geen idee wat se kettingreaksie sy verslag tot gevolg sou hê nie. ses jaar later, is Draven se navorsing in die praktyk gebruik.Die regering het 'n virus gemaak wat op die mens gebruik is. Sy funksie- om die weermag sterker, vinniger en beter te maak om die konflik globaal te verbeter. iets was egter nie pluis nie. verskeie verslae en getoon dat die virus 'n snaakse uitwerking op die mense het wat daaraan bloodgestel is, en het die mense in beheer baie senuweeagtig gemaak. Soos die Apex groep kontak verbreek en nie meer bevele gehoorsaam nie, en die regering onraad vermoed. Joshua Cook was die alpha, die eerste wat aan die virus bloodgestel is en suksesvol gebind het. Joshua was moeg vir die mensdom, moeg vir hulle vernietigende natuur. Hy het 'n plan, een om die bord skoon te maak en die minder gegoede inwoners van die aarde te vee, en dan te vervang met sy eie volk. Soos die diepte van Joshua aan die regering duidelik raak is hulle genoodsaak om hulle tot Richard Draven te wend om 'n mannier te kry om Joshua se groeiende weermag te stuit voor hy die mensdom van die aarde kan uitwis. In die tradisie van skrywers soos Micheal Crichon, Joe Hart en James Patterson, is Projek Apex 'n spanningsvolle, globale riller, wat plaas vind oor verskeie lande met gevlegte tydlynne, van die regeringstaat Washington, tot die gopse van Mumbai en die brandende hitte van die Irakkiese woestyn, Projek Apex bied kleurvolle kerakters, met hulle eie motivering en hoofreded wat 'n storie vertel van menslike konflik wat tydens 'n globale gebeurtenis terugval na die primitiewe wat onderdruk was deur gemeenskap sos die wêreld om hulle verkrummel
Prologue to Murder (A Beyond the Page Bookstore Mystery #2)
by Lauren ElliottAfter a career working with rare books at the Boston Public Library, Addie Greyborne is back in her seaside New England hometown—where unfortunately, murder is not so rare . . . Gossip columnists love a bold-faced name—but &“Miss Newsy&” at Greyborne Harbor&’s local paper seems to specialize in bald-faced lies. She&’s pointed a finger of suspicion at Addie after librarian June Winslow never makes it home from a book club meeting. And when June&’s found at the bottom of a steep flight of stairs, Addie&’s not only dealing with a busybody, but a dead body. It&’s a good thing the guy she&’s dating is the police chief. But both the case and her love life get more complicated when a lanky blonde reporter from Los Angeles shows up. She&’s trying her hardest to drive a wedge between the couple . . . as if Addie doesn&’t have enough problems dealing with angry townspeople. Despite all the rumors, Addie doesn&’t know a thing about the murder—but she plans to find out. And the key may lie in a book about pirate legends that June published. Now she just has to hunt down the clues before she becomes a buried treasure herself . . .
Prolonged Exposure (Posadas County Mysteries #0)
by Steven F. HavillSavvy storytelling infused with a spicy Southwestern setting."Not only does Havill offer a melancholy reinterpretation of that grand western myth of the slow-talking, fast-thinking lawman, he also writes crisp, marvelously detailed police procedurals in which a mix of technical know-how and informed common sense gets things done."—BooklistBill Gastner is going crazy recuperating from heart surgery. Dreaming of green chili, he's rescued by a phone call from back home. The Undersheriff arrives in Posadas County only to learn that his own home has been burgled. Moreover, Gastner finds his cranky ancient neighbor Florencio Apodaca has borrowed a bit of land to bury his equally ancient wife—and the dead woman's stepson questions if she died a natural death. Meanwhile a young boy out camping has vanished from atop Cat Mesa. A stringent search convinces Bill, his treasured deputy Estelle Reyes-Guzman, and Sheriff Martin Holman that the boy has been spirited away.Poisoned Pen Press has republished the five earlier novels in Steven Havill's carefully, cleverly detailed police procedural series richly redolent of southern New Mexico.
Prom Date
by Diane HohAs prom approaches, a killer targets the most popular girls in schoolMargaret Dunne&’s afternoon job at her mother&’s dress shop is usually tranquil, but in the weeks leading up to prom, her work is nonstop. She wouldn&’t mind helping the popular girls try on dresses if she had a date too, but boys hardly look at Margaret. After a particularly grueling day taking abuse from three popular girls, Margaret finds a strange package in the alley behind the shop. Inside are the three girls&’ dresses—mangled, muddied, and completely ruined. Plenty of people hate the popular clique, but why take it out on their prom dresses? A few days later, Margaret sneaks off from the senior picnic to enjoy the view from the old lighthouse. A scream pierces the air, and Margaret sees one of the popular girls, Stephanie, dead at the bottom of a cliff. It seems someone at her school has her eye on Stephanie&’s perfect date, and will kill to get her hands on him. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Diane Hoh including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
Prom Dates from Hell
by Rosemary Clement-MooreMaggie Quinn, Girl reporter. Honors student, newspaper staffer, yearbook photographer. Six weeks from graduation and all she wants to do is get out of Avalon High in one piece. Fate seems to have different plans for her. High school may be a natural breeding ground for evil, but the scent of fire and brimstone is still a little out of the ordinary. It's the distinct smell of sulfur that makes Maggie suspect that something's a bit off. And when real"Twilight Zone "stuff starts happening to the school's ruling clique-- the athletic elite and the head cheerleader and her minions, all of whom happen to be named Jessica-- Maggie realizes it's up to her to get in touch with her inner Nancy Drew and ferret out who unleashed the ancient evil before all hell breaks loose. Maggie has always suspected that prom is the work of the devil, but it looks like her attendance will be mandatory. Sometimes a girl's got to do some pretty undesirable things if she wants to save her town from soul-crushing demons from hell and the cheerleading squad. "From the Hardcover edition. "
Prom Dress
by Lael Littke[from the back cover] "Robin is too poor to buy a new dress for the prom. Then she finds a perfect, beautiful dress in the attic of her mysterious employer's house. She "borrows" it to wear to the prom... and dances into her worst nightmare. Then Felicia finds the dress. The price she pays for wearing it is more than any girl should pay... But Nicole is too smart to be caught by the dress. Isn't she? Poor Nicole! And then there's Gabrielle, Robin's little sister. Did she find the dress? Or did the dress find Gabrielle? Can anyone stop the fatal attraction of the... Prom Dress?"
Prom House (Underlined Paperbacks)
by Chelsea MuellerProm weekend at the beach turns deadly in this unputdownable thriller.A KILLER AFTERPARTY . . .When Kylie walks into the gorgeous beach house, it&’s a dream come true. She still can&’t believe she talked her parents into letting her spend the weekend down the shore with her boyfriend, Liam, after prom. Kylie, Liam, and their friends have rented the most amazing party house—and it&’s all theirs. Prom was awesome, but this is going to be even better.Except there&’s a little problem. A violent storm hits the beach and the power goes out—with no sign that it&’s coming back anytime soon. Roughing it with candles and camping lanterns isn&’t the vibe they were going for, but everyone wants to make the most of it. Until people start disappearing . . . and turning up dead. Kylie is terrified. Is somebody&’s prom date a killer?
Prom Mom: A Thriller
by Laura LippmanNew York Times bestseller Laura Lippman tells the story of Amber Glass, desperately trying to get away from her tabloid past but compulsively drawn back to the city of her youth and the prom date who destroyed everything she was reaching for. Amber Glass has spent her entire adult life putting as much distance as possible between her and her hometown of Baltimore, where she fears she will forever be known as “Prom Mom”—the girl who allegedly killed her baby on the night of the prom after her date, Joe Simpson, abandoned her to pursue the girl he really liked. But when circumstances bring Amber back to the city, she realizes she can have a second chance—as long as she stays away from Joe, now a successful commercial real estate developer, married to a plastic surgeon, Meredith, to whom he is devoted. The problem is, Amber can’t stay away from Joe. And Joe finds that it’s increasingly hard for him to ignore Amber, if only because she remembers the boy he was and the man he said he was going to be. Against the surreal backdrop of 2020 and early 2021, the two are slowly drawn to each other and eventually cross the line they’ve been trying not to cross. And then Joe asks Amber to help him do the unthinkable . . . and she must decide if she is willing to let their toxic and dangerous past repeat itself.
Promesas Rotas: Un Misterio de Matt Davis
by Joe Perrone Jr Bernarda Rojas ValenzuelaDescripcion del Libro Cuando el cadáver de Maggie Mc Farland una viuda de 86 años fue encontrado entre los escombros del otrora famoso Hotel Artemis consumido por el fuego hace casi setenta años los residentes de Roscoe estaban sorprendidos, sin embargo, no es el lugar donde se encuentra a Maggie si no la forma en que muere lo que ha intrigado a todos, porque no fue un ataque al corazón lo que la causo, no ha sido por un derrame cerebral o tuvo una caída fatal desde una altura, su vida no termino sin incidentes, Maggie fue asesinada por una bala en el corazón , disparada con una pistola a corta distancia; “¿Quién querría matar a esta amable y gentil mujer?”, conocida en todo el área como una de las mejores pescadora de truchas en cien millas a la redonda del famoso rio Beaverkill. Ese es el misterio que tiene que resolver Matt Davis en Promesas Rotas (broken Promises), uno de los casos más desconcertantes de su carrera.
Promesas guardadas
by Erin HealyEs su destino morir joven. El hombre que la ama no puede vivir así. Promise, una talentosa joven vocalista con una enfermedad terminal, cuenta con la fama para mantener su memoria después de la muerte. Porta es una vieja bruja coleccionista de arte en busca de la diosa que le proveerá inmortalidad. Cuando Promise inexplicablemente sobrevive a una serie de extraños accidentes, Porta cree que Promise es aquella a la que busca. Pero Chase, un artista autista que se enamora de Promise y se opone a Porta, se interpone entre ambas mujeres con sus misteriosas visiones y dibujos, y sumerge a todos en una confrontación real sobre el verdadero significado de la vida eterna.
Promessas quebradas
by Chris Axcan Tatiana HedekeQuando você começa já não consegue parar de ler, por estar escrito em primeira pessoa se vive como se fossem próprias as experiências que ela (Bella) vive, que não são poucas... Há um ditado popular que diz: “onde houve fogo, sempre sobram cinzas”. Pois eu acredito que no meu caso é onde houve amor, dor e engano, somente pode restar ódio. Sim, porque eu o odiava com todas as minhas forças e isso não mudaria jamais. Meu pesadelo havia voltado, e de que forma. Uma ordem direta do próprio Presidente dos Estados Unidos me obrigava a coexistir vinte e quatro horas por dia com ele, e muito de perto. Meu nome é Isabella Farrell, sou agente federal. Minha missão é “proteger o homem que mais odeio”. Difícil, não é mesmo?
Promesse infrante
by Joe Perrone JrQuando tra le macerie dell’Artemis Hotel, una volta famoso e punto di riferimento, eroso dal fuoco quasi settanta anni prima, viene trovato il corpo di Maggie McFarland, una vedova ottantaseienne, gli abitanti di Roscoe sono sconvolti. Tuttavia, non è tanto il posto in cui viene trovata Maggie, ma piuttosto il modo in cui è morta che confonde tutti. Perché non è stato un infarto a ucciderla, né un ictus, né ha subito una caduta fatale da un portico. La sua vita non è finita così tranquillamente. Maggie è stata colpita al cuore da un proiettile, sparato da una pistola a distanza ravvicinata. Chi mai vorrebbe uccidere questa donna dolce e gentile, conosciuta in tutta la zona come una delle migliori intrecciatrici di mosche per trote nei centosessanta chilometri del famoso fiume Beaverkill? Questo è il mistero con cui si confronta Matt Davis in Promesse infrante, uno dei casi più sconcertanti della sua carriera.
Promesses (Coda (Français))
by Marie SextonCoda, numéro hors sérieAdolescent, Dominic Jacobsen soupçonne déjà qu’il est gay. Il a toute la confirmation nécessaire lorsqu’un garçon de passage grimpe sur le siège arrière de sa GTO. Une soirée avec Lamar Franklin suffit à le convaincre qu’il a trouvé l’homme de sa vie. Malheureusement, une soirée est tout ce qu’il a avant que Lamar retourne à Tucson. Quinze ans plus tard, après avoir mis fin à la dernière d’une série de relations désastreuses, Lamar revient à Coda dans le Colorado. Il est seul, déprimé et reçoit des coups de téléphone anonymes la nuit. Lamar est prêt à renoncer lorsqu’il se retrouve face à son passé. Depuis ses dix-sept ans, Dominic rêve de retrouver Lamar, mais ça ne signifie pas qu’il y est prêt. C’est déjà assez difficile d’affronter les rumeurs d’une petite ville et les mélodrames d’une grande famille, Dominic refuse de perdre la garde de sa fille adolescente, Naomi. La seule solution, c’est de s’assurer que Lamar et lui restent amis, rien de plus. Quoi qu’il arrive, ils garderont leurs vêtements. Rien de plus simple, n’est-ce pas ?
Promise (Darian Richards #1)
by Tony CavanaughVictoria's Top Homicide cop Darian Richards has been seeking out monsters for too long. Surviving a gunshot wound finally persuades him to call it quits and he retires to the Gold Coast, leaving his demons behind. But he should have known: nowhere is free of demons. All Darian wants to do is sit on his jetty and ignore the world. But a serial killer is prowling the Sunshine Coast - girls from all over the area have been disappearing into thin air. Jenny Brown was the first: vanishing on a Saturday the previous year. Despite what everyone who knew her said, after a good three minutes' thought the cops dismissed it as a runaway. Before they'd even walked out of her front gate, they'd forgotten Jenny Brown even existed. But as others start to disappear the cops can't call them all runaways. And Darian can't sit idly by and watch them mess up the investigation. He decides he is going to find the killer and deal with them . . . his way.The first book in the Darian Richards series
Promise Him Anything
by Carla CassidyShe promised not to leave him. But some promises are made to be broken ... For a year, Juliette Monroe and her son have been on the run from her abusive ex-husband. But when he finally tracks them down, he must confront local cop Nick Corelli, who has vowed to keep Juliette and her son safe. And when sparks fly between Juliette and Nick, they know that first they must confront the madman threatening not only their blossoming love--t also their lives. . .
Promise Me (Myron Bolitar #8)
by Harlan CobenIt has been six years since entertainment agent Myron Bolitar last played superhero. In six years he hasn't thrown a punch. He hasn't held, much less fired, a gun. He hasn't called his friend Win, still the scariest man he knows, to back him up or get him out of trouble. All that is about to change... because of a promise. <P> The school year is almost over. Anxious families await word of college acceptances. In these last pressure-cooker months of high school, some kids will make the all-too-common and all-too-dangerous mistake of drinking and driving. But Myron is determined to help keep his friends' children safe, so he makes two neighborhood girls promise him: If they are ever in a bind but are afraid to call their parents, they must call him. Several nights later, the call comes at 2:00 am, and true to his word, Myron picks up one of the girls in midtown Manhattan and drives her to a quiet cul-de-sac in New Jersey where she says her friend lives. The next day, the girl's parents discover that their daughter is missing. And that Myron was the last person to see her. Desperate to fulfill a well-intentioned promise turned nightmarishly wrong, Myron races to find her before she's gone forever. But his past will not be buried so easily - for trouble has always stalked him, and his loved ones often suffer. Now Myron must decide once and for all who he is and what he will stand up for if he is to have any hope of saving a young girl's life.
Promise Me (Myron Bolitar)
by Harlan CobenThe 2am phone call is from a young, frightened, lost girl who has called the one adult who had promised to help her if she ever got into any trouble: Myron Bolitar. But his help proves not to be enough. He picks her up from a cold street corner and - against his better judgment - is persuaded to drop her at an unknown address. This is a mistake that he lives to regret, for Aimee Biel's final wave from a darkened porch turns out to be the last time anyone will see her...Driven by guilt and the desperation of her family, Myron decides to break his vow of six years and get involved in the search. But his past will not be buried so easily ... and Myron must decide once and for all what he will stand up for if he is to have any hope of rescuing both Aimee and himself.Read by Tim Machin(p) 2006 Orion Publishing Group
Promise Me Tomorrow (Mills and Boon Ser.)
by Candace CampNew York Times–Bestselling Author: He caught a thief in the act—and now she just might steal his heart . . . Lord Lambeth is captivated by Marianne Cotterwood. He knows not only that she’s off-limits, but that she’s keeping secrets—and he’s determined to unravel her mystery.Alone in the world, Marianne wishes she could remember her life before the orphanage. The only family she has is a warmly eccentric bunch of pickpockets and thieves. Marianne’s inborn grace makes her a natural at mingling among the wealthy while looking for valuables, but then Lord Lambeth catches her in the act.But someone else is interested in Marianne’s secrets, too. A dangerous shadow from her past is closing in, and Lord Lambeth is the only man she can turn to . . . “A consummate storyteller.” —RT Book Reviews
Promise Me: A gripping thriller from the #1 bestselling creator of hit Netflix show Fool Me Once (Myron Bolitar)
by Harlan CobenIt began with a phone call... Has he now made a promise he can't keep? A gripping Myron Bolitar novel from the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of SIX YEARS.The 2am phone call is from a young, frightened, lost girl who has called the one adult who had promised to help her if she ever got into any trouble: Myron Bolitar. But his help proves not to be enough. He picks her up from a cold street corner and - against his better judgment - is persuaded to drop her at an unknown address. This is a mistake that he lives to regret, for Aimee Biel's final wave from a darkened porch turns out to be the last time anyone will see her...Driven by guilt and the desperation of her family, Myron decides to break his vow of six years and get involved in the search. But his past will not be buried so easily ... and Myron must decide once and for all what he will stand up for if he is to have any hope of rescuing both Aimee and himself.
Promise Not To Tell
by Jayne Ann Krentz'Another complex, compelling romantic suspense novel from a queen of the genre' Kirkus ReviewsA broken promise reveals a terrifying legacy in this electrifying novel from the New York Times bestselling author of When All the Girls Have Gone.A painter of fiery, nightmarish visions throws herself into the sea - but she leaves her secrets behind . . . Virginia Troy spent her childhood years in a cult. One night, a lethal fire tore through the compound, changing the world she knew forever. Since then she has worked hard to put her childhood behind her, and now owns a gallery in Seattle. But when one of her artists commits suicide, leaving behind a painting filled with deadly clues, Virginia is set upon a path that will make her doubt everything about the so-called suicide - and her own past . . .Like Virginia, private investigator Cabot Sutter was one of the children in the cult who survived that fire . . . and only he can help her now. Thrown into an inferno of desire and deception, Virginia and Cabot draw ever closer to the mystery of their shared memories - and the shocking fate of the one man who still wields the power to destroy everything they hold dear.An electrifying thriller with the darkest of secrets at its heart, this is perfect for fans of Nora Roberts or Sandra Brown'The master of romantic suspense . . . Krentz dives into sociopathic psychology and complex characterization to great effect in this twisty story, whose plot clips along at a terrific pace' BookPage
Promise Not to Tell
by Jayne Ann KrentzA broken promise reveals a terrifying legacy in this electrifying novel from the New York Times bestselling author of When All the Girls Have Gone. A painter of fiery, nightmarish visions throws herself into the sea—but she’ll leave some of her secrets behind... Seattle gallery owner Virginia Troy has spent years battling the demons that stem from her childhood time in a cult and the night a fire burned through the compound, killing her mother. And now one of her artists has taken her own life, but not before sending Virginia a last picture: a painting that makes Virginia doubt everything about the so-called suicide—and her own past. Like Virginia, private investigator Cabot Sutter was one of the children in the cult who survived that fire...and only he can help her now. As they struggle to unravel the clues in the painting, it becomes clear that someone thinks Virginia knows more than she does and that she must be stopped. Thrown into an inferno of desire and deception, Virginia and Cabot draw ever closer to the mystery of their shared memories—and the shocking fate of the one man who still wields the power to destroy everything they hold dear.
Promise Not to Tell
by Jennifer McmahonForty-one-year-old school nurse Kate Cypher has returned home to rural Vermont to care for her mother who's afflicted with Alzheimer's. On the night she arrives, a young girl is murdered--a horrific crime that eerily mirrors another from Kate's childhood. Three decades earlier, her dirt-poor friend Del--shunned and derided by classmates as "Potato Girl"--was brutally slain. Del's killer was never found, while the victim has since achieved immortality in local legends and ghost stories. Now, as this new murder investigation draws Kate irresistibly in, her past and present collide in terrifying, unexpected ways. Because nothing is quite what it seems . . . and the grim specters of her youth are far from forgotten. More than just a murder mystery, Jennifer McMahon's extraordinary debut novel, Promise Not to Tell, is a story of friendship and family, devotion and betrayal--tautly written, deeply insightful, beautifully evocative, and utterly unforgettable.
Promise to Defend (Rescue Ops #2)
by Diana GardinThe next sexy and suspenseful standalone in the Rescue Ops series.By saving her, he might just save himself...I'm broken. I have been for seven years. Ever since my wife was murdered while I was deployed overseas. I was protecting our country, but I should have been protecting her. I haven't looked at another woman since--but then Olive Alexander crossed my path. She stirs up feelings I thought were long dead. So when her house is ransacked after she receives a threatening message, I know I have to step in and keep her safe. I failed my wife, but I won't fail Olive. Unfortunately, Olive isn't exactly ready to accept my help...With her sexy-as-sin pencil skirts and sleek ponytails, Olive clearly doesn't let anything--or anyone--mess up her perfectly ordered life. But years spent working as a special ops soldier has taught me how to read people... and I know Olive is hiding something. When my covert mission for Night Eagle Security collides with Olive's past, I'll have to get her to open up--or risk losing her. And losing Olive is not an option. If she's in danger, I'll defend her...even if it costs me my life. "No one does Romantic Suspense like Diana Gardin... I was rooting for Ronin and Olive from the very first page." -Susan Stoker, New York Times bestselling authorThe Rescue Ops series: Sworn to ProtectPromise to DefendMine to Save
Promise: Promise And Dead Girl Rising (Darian Richards Ser. #1)
by Tony CavanaughAn Australian crime thriller 'as good as Harlan Coben' - Weekend Australian.A serial killer is stalking the Sunshine Coast. Girls have vanished. All blonde and pretty. Ex homicide investigator Darian Richards knows they are dead even though the cops keep saying 'missing'. That's what you have to say if you don't have a body.Jenny Brown was the first. The local cops said runaway. Then others disappeared. They couldn't all be runaways.This killer knows how to stay under the radar, how to hide in plain sight. He knows how to hunt, hurt and kill. Darian has seen evil like him before and knows what it takes to make it stop. He'll make sure the killer gets what he deserves... and that's a promise. A devastatingly brilliant crime novel that gives us a horrifying glimpse into the mind of a diabolical killer and introduces us to one of the most complex and uncompromising heroes since Harry Bosch.Tony Cavanaugh is an Australian writer and producer of film and television with over thirty years' experience in the industry. His new novel, Dead Girl Sing also features former cop Darian Richards and is on sale now.'Never relinquishes its hold on your nerves' - Canberra Times'Couldn't stop reading it. One of the freshest and most well-written novels I've come across this year' - Graeme Blundell, crime reviewer, The Australian 'The best thing about this book is that it looks like there will be a second one' - Australian Bookseller & Publisher'Compulsive reading, Promise itself is more menacing, more disturbing and much more confronting than any other crime thriller on the shelves. It is brutal. It is terrifying. It is a brilliant book' - Rob Monshull, Weekends Producer, ABCThe Darian Richards SeriesPromiseDead Girl SingThe Soft Touch (Short Story)The Train RiderKingdom of the Strong
Promised Land (The Spenser Series #4)
by Robert B. ParkerThe Boston PI gets tangled in Cape Cod&’s criminal underworld in this Edgar Award–winning mystery from the New York Times–bestselling author. Cape Cod businessman Harvey Shepard is in over his head. He lost a quarter million on a shady real estate deal, the loan shark is circling, and now he needs a private investigator to find out where his wife, Pam, disappeared to. Spencer takes the case, but finding Pam isn&’t the hard part—the hard part is finding out she&’s suspected of a bank robbery that led to murder. Robert B. Parker&’s Spencer novels featuring the former boxer turned Boston PI are &“one of the great series in the history of the American detective story.&” Promised Land, the Edgar Award–winning fourth Spencer novel, was also adapted into the pilot episode of the classic tv series Spencer: For Hire (The New York Times).