Book : Close Up - Quick, Amanda

-Titulo Original : Close Up

-Fabricante :

Berkley

-Descripcion Original:

Welcome to Burning Cove, California where 1930s Hollywood glamour conceals a ruthless killer… Vivian Brazier never thought life as an art photographer would include nightly wake-up calls to snap photos of grisly crime scenes or headshots for aspiring male actors. Although she is set on a career of transforming photography into a new art form, she knows her current work is what’s paying the bills. After shooting crime scene photos of a famous actress, the latest victim of the murderer the press has dubbed the “Dagger Killer,” Vivian notices eerie similarities to the crime scenes of previous victims-details that only another photographer would have noticed-details that put Vivian at the top of the killer’s target list. Nick Sundridge has always been able to “see” things that others don’t, coping with disturbing dreams and visions. His talent, or as he puts it-his curse-along with his dark past makes him a recluse, but a brilliant investigator. As the only one with the ability to help, Nick is sent to protect Vivian. Together, they discover the Dagger Killer has ties to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood royalty and high society. It is a cutthroat world of allure and deception that Vivian and Nick must traverse-all in order to uncover the killer who will stop at nothing to add them to their gallery of murders. Review Quick demonstrates her mastery of sexy and sophisticated romantic thrillers with this superb fourth installment to her Burning Cove series.... Readers will revel in the gripping mystery and 1930s glamour of this expertly crafted romance.”- Publishers Weekly, starred review Another thoroughly entertaining marriage of spine-tingling suspense with sophisticated and sexy romance. Put this together with a plot spiced with a dash of the paranormal, writing kissed with a surfeit of delectably sharp wit, and a cast of characters that includes a clever dog who could give Rin Tin Tin a run for the money, and you have all the required elements for another best-seller for the redoubtable, remarkable Ms. Quick.- Booklist (starred review) About the Author Amanda Quick is a pseudonym for Jayne Ann Krentz, the author of more than fifty New York Times bestsellers. She writes historical romance novels under the Quick name, contemporary romantic suspense novels under the Krentz name, and futuristic romance novels under the pseudonym Jayne Castle. There are more than 35 million copies of her books in print. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter 1 Adelina Beach, California Here comes Cinderella, Toby Flint said. Shes out after midnight again. I dont see any glass slippers and those trousers sure dont look like a fancy ball gown. Still looking for Prince Charming? Larry Burns said with a sly grin. Vivian Brazier hurried up the front steps of the mansion and flashed a breezy smile at the small group of men in fedoras and frumpy jackets loitering around the closed door of the Carstairs mansion. Gosh, I was told Id find Prince Charming here, she said. Looks like I was given wrong information. Again. Toby clapped a hand over his heart. Now youve gone and hurt our feelings. What feelings? Vivian asked. You gentlemen are all spot news photographers, remember? You dont have feelings. Cinderellas got a point, Larry said. There were several snorts of laughter. The uniformed officer guarding the front door chuckled. She had been labeled Cinderella several months earlier when she had arrived at her first late-night crime scene wearing house slippers. She had rushed out the door so fast she had forgotten to put on her shoes. After that she had purchased slip-ons she could step into in a hurry but the Cinderella name had stuck. Toby and the other local freelancers had found her to be a novelty at first. News photography was largely a mans world. But they had come to accept her because they knew she pa