Bøger af Susan Mills Wilson

Wealthy land developer, Jay Stiles, must murder a business associate, or else his life and career will be destroyed. He hires a former cop called Streaker to dispose of the body and cover his tracks. Streaker thinks he has left no trace, but mistakes are made that put both men in jeopardy of arrest-and their lives. Jay's girlfriend, Camille Carson, believes he cancelled their dinner date because of work demands, unaware that he is actually busy committing murder. At first, she is angry to be stood up, but she quickly finds solace in the new guy in town, Matt Garrison, seated beside her. They share a memorable evening and make future plans. As the arrests of Jay and Streaker becomes imminent, their desperation puts Camille in danger. The police, as well as Matt, are in a race against time to save her. But will they get to her before it's too late?Wilson provides us with four memorable characters and sets them down in a shadowy maze of obsession and betrayal where there is only one way out. Like the best noir, this story puts its characters through an emotional wringer and makes the reader feel their desperation, too. -Kirkus Review

A killer claims four victims, and he's not done yet. The murderer leaves an American flag sticker on his victims, a message that stumps police. This is Detective Colt Jessup's first investigation into a serial killer, and he doesn't like it one bit when the FBI shows up to take charge. Random murders in different parts of the city with no common thread perplex both agencies. On his own, Jessup runs a covert investigation while also juggling personal issues at home. After a press conference, a witness offers information that will break the case wide open. She is on a Kill List and could be the killer's next victim unless the police stop him in time.

A drought. A lake. An unsolved missing persons case. These are the key components of Detective Colt Jessup's latest investigation. In a private lake, a car is discovered as water levels recede from a lack of rainfall. Its discovery provides Colt with the answer to a case that has haunted him for fifteen years. The car found by two adventurous boys contains the skeletal remains of a man and a woman, identified as a couple believed to have run off together. To give closure and seek justice for the families, Jessup must unravel the mystery in a case gone cold. Secrets in the Water is Book Four in the Colt Jessup series.

Artist Brody Trent enjoys a simple life living and working in NoDa, an artsy district of Charlotte. He wakes one morning to find himself charged with the brutal assault on a young woman who now lies comatose, unable to testify to his innocence. A fluke accident allows him to escape custody. Now on the run, he travels to the Lowcountry of South Carolina to find Doctor Emily Parker, the one person who can lead him to the real assailant. Standing in her way is the wealthy and powerful Harrington family, who will do anything, including committing murder, to keep her from the truth.

Jamison Jackson's marriage into the wealthy, influential Reynolds family seems ideal, but it turns into her worst nightmare. As an investigative reporter with a local paper, she focuses on a corrupt company responsible for a toxic spill, forcing a children's camp to close. Before the story goes to print, she is framed for the murder of her husband's lover. She begins to suspect the two events are connected. She is forced to go on the run to escape the killer who believes the victim has passed on to Jamie a long-kept secret, a secret so explosive, it should stay hidden forever. She must rely on her former lover, a homicide detective, Chris Lagoni. Although their relationship has been over for two years with no hope of a revival, Chris finds it his duty to clear Jamie's name, keep the police at bay, and crack the case. Time is running out and Jamie finds the only one who can keep her safe is her new lover, Brennan McKeever. But long before she falls in love with him, she deceives him into making a choice with permanent consequences. When she is caught in her lie, he must find a way to forgive her before he offers his protection. There are twists and turns along the way in this heart-pounding story of deception, corruption, and true love.

A sniper wreaks havoc on the Fourth of July in Charlotte, shooting into a crowd gathered for a concert in a park. At the same time and only yards away, a second shooter kills a retired, decorated military officer. The FBI is sure the shootings are a joint venture, carefully planned out. However, Homicide Detective Chris Lagoni is determined to prove his own theory: that the attacks are unrelated. Before he can, he must gain the cooperation of his suspect, Megan Moore, to lead him to the second shooter. Lagoni wants to believe she has no knowledge of the crime, but her actions and her words say very different things. Will she finally help him or sabotage the case and his career? It's a risk he must take, especially since she has captured his heart. The police and FBI are in a race against time to find the shooters and prevent a bigger attack that could claim even more victims.

Sometimes the truth gets lost in a lie.When the body of a young woman is discovered in her home, all signs indicate suicide or accidental overdose. Her sister believes there must be another explanation.Isabella Luca sets aside her opera aspirations in New York to come home to North Carolina and find the truth about her sister's death. The one person she believes can help her is Detective Colt Jessup, but he reluctant to get involved until he discovers his confidential informant may have something to do with the woman's death.The investigation takes a turn for the worse when Isabella learns too much about her sister's death. Colt is in a race against time to find her before it's too late and she suffers the same fate as her beloved sister.If you like suspense books by Sandra Brown, Tami Hoag, and Harlan Coben, you'll love ROCK BOTTOM.