Suddenly I knew who the killer was... There he sat, across the table from me, without a shadow of expression on his face. There was no doubt that he had every reason to hate Christabel: her self-serving schemes had ruined him. But was that hatred so ...
Her pain ... would it never be dulled? Gaelle tried desperately to forget Frank when he deserted her for Elsa. But even Claude s warmth and tenderness failed to erase the lingering influence of the man she had once loved so desperately. So when...
"You're too late -- your sister is dead!" Yvonne flew to Guadeloupe for a visit--and found herself trying to solve the mystery of her sister's sudden death. The wealthy Saint-Clair family insisted it was suicide, but Yvonne suspected that the t...
Jennifer gasped in amazement... For standing in the corridor of the train, not two paces away, was Richard--the one man shed come to detest! "What ... what are you doing here?" she stammered. "I'm here to save you from yourself, you brainles...
She was a bride in name only.... Francesca had married Lionel Wolf only for the money needed to save her father's life. She thought of him as a sinister tyrant she could neither love nor respect. When Lionel took her to his remote estate on the...
The gunshot rang out from Frank's office Karen's breath caught as she saw Frank standing over a crumpled body, a smoking pistol in his hand. "Y-you've killed him!" she cried, backing away in horror. Panicking, she raced to the Fire Exit door, sudd...
The fake accident worked perfectly! Rachel couldn't believe her luck. Smashing her car into a tree had gained her access to the isolated mansion of the celebrated novelist Paul Lawrence. Now she would be able to discover the details of his persona...
She sat up in stark terror... ... as she remembered Claude's words: "A lethal poison that leaves no trace ... the victim dies after a few hours." Claude's sister had died that way.... Lisa had to know if the vial that held the ancient poison wa...
"There's been a terrible accident!" Lee watched in horror as four field workers carried her unconscious husband into the house. Fernando's face was covered with blood, his clothes filthy and torn. One riding boot was mangled beyond recognition....
Her life was turning into one big problem Shannon Mallison had more trouble than she could handle. Her grandfather had died suddenly, leaving her to shoulder the administrative worries of his hospital in Egypt. And Carol, her stepsister, was causi...
This time she knew it was no accident Patricia gazed out at the lake longingly, shifting slightly in her wheelchair. She would have dearly loved to swim ... if only she hadn't been injured in that car accident! Frustrated, she wheeled closer to...
Had she walked into a nightmare of crime? Kay wasn't used to sleuthing, but she had to find Dr. Justin Beauvoir somewhere in the south of France. He had written her a letter breaking off their engagement, no reasons given. Her trek led her to S...
The desert offered a challenge -- and terror Amber and her companion, Ian, eagerly set out to explore an ancient fort deep in the Sahara. But their adventure abruptly ended when a bullet whined past their jeep. Seconds later a volley of shots fi...
The wedding bells were silenced... Virginia looked forward eagerly to marrying David. She'd have to move from Montreal to England, but what did that matter? All she wanted was to be with her beloved. But David's ailing father, a heart patient, had to...