Die in plain sight

E-book exclusive extra: Read the first five thrilling chapters of Heather Lowell's romance-suspense debut, When the Storm Breaks (and see how ingenious storytelling runs in families).Rareties Unlimited (which also set the scene in Moving Target and Running Scared) is back in action. And this time Elizabeth Lowell's unique brand of romance-suspense pits two new Rareties characters, security specialist Ian Lapstrake and heiress Lacey Quinn, against an unseen enemy -- who does not want revealed the murderous secrets of a masterpiece of California Impressionism: even if it means spilling more blood.New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Lowell creates another masterpiece of excitement and chills, passion and surpriseDie in Plain SightWhen Lacey Quinn inherits the striking landscapes done by her late, much-loved grandfather, she believes they are as good as anything hanging in museums. But the paintings now in her possession are more than the works of a talented master. They are anguished voices from the grave . . . crying murder!Lacey begins researching her grandfather's past -- and is rocked almost immediately by a strange series of violent events. Someone wants to steal her inheritance, to reduce the paintings to unrecognizable ashes in a suspicious blaze. Someone wants to prevent Lacey from examining her grandfather's work too closely . . . by any means necessary.Ian Lapstrake, a security specialist, has taken an interest in Lacey's inheritance . . . and in her. Troubled by what he sees, he becomes Lacey's shadow, as her search for answers leads them both down an ever-darkening road paved with lies, blood, and devastating secrets.

First sentence: Lacey Quinn looked around her parents' gracefully remodeled old Pasadena home and gave herself a moment to prepare for the coming storm.

Year

2003

Language

English

Series

Rarities Unlimited (3)

Publisher

HarperCollins

Editions

4

Pages

560

ISBN

9780060545468

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