Pretty Dead - Hardcover

Boyle, Gerry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0425192016 ISBN 13: 9780425192016

Publisher: Berkley Hardcover, 2003

Synopsis

In his eighth action-packed mystery, journalist Jack McMorrow investigates the murder of a woman with mysterious ties to a wealthy and powerful Boston family, who may have some dark and dangerous secrets that they will do anything to hide.

About this title

About the Author:

Gerry Boyle is an award-winning columnist for the Central Maine Morning Sentinel.

From Publishers Weekly:

Boyle is at the top of his form in his riveting seventh novel (after 2000's Cover Story) to feature Maine reporter Jack McMorrow. When Jack's significant other, social service worker Roxanne Masterson, investigates allegations of physical abuse concerning the young daughter of Boston bluebloods David and Maddie Connelly, Jack senses a shot at a story. And a story he gets, but not the one he'd figured on. Jack and Roxanne are invited to join staff members of the Sky Blue Foundation, an organization that distributes Connelly money to worthy causes, for a weekend retreat at the Connellys' Blue Harbor estate. There a beautiful young staff member steals the show, then winds up dead, leaving Jack and Roxanne to delve into all the unpleasant possibilities. Heavy muscle shows up to discourage Jack's search, while a phone message forces him to put his cards on the table and the Connellys to unveil a dark secret from the past that could destroy far more than the family image. In the end, Jack must decide just where to draw the line between his friendship with the Connellys and his responsibility as a journalist to write the truth. This whodunit is sure to win many new fans for Boyle, though it may take a nomination for a major mystery award to really put him on the map.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley Hardcover
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0425192016
• ISBN 13: 9780425192016
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336