For feisty Los Angeles crime reporter Molly Blume, life is good. She is newly married (to the adoring and adorable Rabbi Zack), and her latest true-crime book is a hot seller. When an overardent fan's attentions arouse Molly's suspicion, however, her thoughts turn uneasily to stalkers.
But the fan, Reuben Jastrow, swears that he desperately needs Molly's help in finding his eighteen-year-old daughter, Hadassah, who has run away from home to be with a man she met on the Internet. Molly hesitantly agrees - and immediately has regrets. For Reuben hasn't told her the whole truth. The more Molly looks for clues to the missing girl's fate, the more she wonders: Is Hadassah a random victim of a predator, or is the girl a pawn in a scheme of revenge against her family?
It's a long, deadly path that stretches before Molly, a path mined with hidden passions and festering secrets. And it ends with a final twist and an unnerving truth: What we don't see can lead to danger . . . and tragedy.
"The Mystery Woman who can do it all . . . Krich knows how to make conflicts between good and evil juicy." - Los Angeles Times
When Los Angeles author and crime reporter Molly Blume notices the same man at several of her book signings, she's alarmed. She soon learns that he wants her to help find Hadassah, his niece, who's been kidnapped. Narrator Deanna Hurst is splendid as Molly follows the convoluted path to a well-known rabbi's daughter. Hurst masterfully presents New York, California, and Polish Jewish accents, as well as an outstanding portrayal of a small child. A sense of foreboding sounds perfectly believable juxtaposed against Molly's sweet and endearing voice. Both Molly and the rabbi run the gamut of emotion as this fascinating story presents the lives of orthodox Jews today. S.G.B. (c) AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine
Rochelle Krich is the author of many acclaimed novels of suspense, including Blues in the Night (which introduced Molly Blume), Dream House, Shadows of Sin, Dead Air, Blood Money, and Fertile Ground. An Anthony Award winner for her debut novel, Where's Mommy Now? (which was adapted as the TV movie Perfect Alibi), Krich lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their children.
