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The powerful Quintrell family of New Mexico has spent decades in the public eye. Now the recent death of the clan's patriarch has placed his son, Governor Josh Quintrell, squarely in the spotlight as he prepares his run for the highest political office in the land. It is not a good time to be rattling skeletons in the family's closets.
Researching personal histories isn't just Carolina "Carly" May's profession, it's her passion. But digging into the past is raising troubling questions about the would-be president's private life. And it soon becomes frighteningly apparent that someone is determined to remove the inquisitive genealogist from the picture by any means necessary.
Carly realizes that there is no one whom she dares to trust -- perhaps least of all Dan Duran, a dangerous and haunted mystery man who's somehow tied to the Quintrells' past. But she will need an ally to survive because following the bloodlines of the wealthy and power-hungry can be a bloody business ...
Performed by Maria Tucci
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New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Lowell has more than eighty titles published to date with over twenty-four million copies of her books in print. She lives in the Sierra Nevada Mountains with her husband, with whom she writes novels under a pseudonym. Her favorite activity is exploring the Western United States to find the landscapes that speak to her soul and inspire her writing.
Maria Tucci began her career in the original production of Tennessee Williams' The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore. She won a Tony® nomination for her work in The Rose Tattoo, has starred on Broadway and off-Broadway, and in such films as Sweet Nothing and To Die For.
Genealogist Carly May is hired by elderly Winifred Castillo Simmons to research her Castillo family history. Carly makes the acquaintance of Dan Duran, a man with a haunted past and a mysterious connection to the Quintrell family. Sparks fly between Dan and Carly as the romantic tension heats up along with the suspense, for someone doesn't want Carly digging into the past. Narrator Maria Tucci adds authenticity to this novel with her expert pronunciation of the Latino surnames, as well as her subtle yet convincing nuances when speaking for the various characters. The intensity of her expression heightens the most suspenseful moments, providing listeners with a quality narrative. S.C.M. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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- PublisherHarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0732282268
- ISBN 13 9780732282264
- BindingPaperback
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. 453 pages. Cover wornReviews n nAnn Maxwell has written over 60 books in multiple genres; as nElizabeth Lowell (Die in Plain S ight), she creates dialogue with nimmediacy and emotional colorat ion that sets her apart from the nromantic suspense pack. Her 10t h outing as Lowell begins with the ntidy murder of The Senator, t he ill and infirm patriarch of a nprominent Taos, N.Mex., clan. C arly May, a genealogist/historical nresearcher, is commissioned t o write a family history by a ndisgruntled family member who hope s she'll dig up dirt. As Carly's nresearch starts in earnest, she meets, among the Senator's many nlegitimate and illegitimate chi ldren, Dan Duran, a former CIA-like noperative who, she finds out (but the reader knows all along), is nthe Senator's illegitimate grandson. Carly gets dire threats, she nand Dan get close, and m ore people die. By combining new techniques nof DNA testing with old-fashioned research and detective work (lots nof appealing New Mexican history comes into play), Carly and Dan nfinally discove r the truth about the family. But readers will care nless about t hat than about their many charming exchanges, which nLowell craft s with sophistication and a sense of play. Quality and nquantity may not be mutually exclusive after all. (July 1) nCopyright 2005 Reed Business Information. n nAs the sun begins to rise over Tao s, NM, the already failing Andrew nJackson Quintrell III is murde red in his bed. Quintrell, also known nas the Senator, is at the center of a controversy that pits his nrelatives against genealog ist and family history specialist nCarolina (Carly) May. The Sena tor's sister-in-law, Winifred Simmons ny Castillo, has hired Carl y to trace the Castillo lineage. It seems nthe Senator was quite the ladies' man (read: lecher), and numerous nillegitimate offspr ing are ferreted out in the process. Mysterious nlocal Dan Duran helps Carly research town newspaper archives, nigniting a romanti c spark among the rolls of microfilm. Lowell n(Moving Target) see ms to have lost her flare for drama and nemotional depth, instead relying on drug smuggling, blackmail, npolitical power-brokering , murder (several), and multigenerational nincest to make up for a barely-there plot and wholly irredeemable ncharacters. The gene alogy angle becomes so tangled that readers nwill need to constru ct their own charts to follow who did what to nwhom-if they even care. Yet, Lowell fans are loyal; they'll nprobably request this. Otherwise, not recommended. [See Prepub nAlert, LJ 2/15/05.]-Bet te-Lee Fox, Library Journal Copyright 2005 nReed Business Informa tion. Seller Inventory # 2207q
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