By Carol Higgins Clark
The ny Times bestseller that Nelson DeMille stated "will keep...readers entranced and entertained from conceal to cover."
Savvy younger la P.I. Regan Reilly faces an strange problem while she will get an pressing name from Lilac Weldon, proprietor -- along with her hippie brothers -- of the run-down California vineyard Altered States. Lilac asks Regan to discover her actress daughter, Whitney, AKA "Freshness," in time to wait the marriage of Lilac's filthy rich aunt Lucretia Standish, a 93-year-old silent-film celebrity. The Weldons have realized from a mystery resource that every friend will obtain a present of $2 million from Lucretia -- yet provided that all of them attend.
Lucretia's bridegroom, a 46-year-old con guy and previous actor, is aware he needs to continue Whitney away; they've got met prior to and she or he is smart to his online game. How Regan foils his plot makes for a thrilling climax to this comedian suspense novel, packed with Carol Higgins Clark's inimitable characters.
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I can hear myself think here,” Wally said as he snapped his fingers and grabbed a piece of the warm bread. Bev nodded and sipped her water. “I'm sorry Regan couldn't be with us,” Wally continued. “Nice gal. ” “Yes. ” Wally asked quickly. ” Wally's eyes opened wide. “I know the director, a youngish kid about thirty. He's pretty good. I was actually thinking of him for one of my projects. ” He took out the small black notebook he always carried with him and wrote himself a note. 20 I'll make us some dinner,” Lilac said when the news was over.
She noticed that the label had the sketch of an old man standing in a pile of grapes in the bathtub. I guess that's Grandpa, she thought. Leon's face remained impassive. He accepted his glass and took a big gulp. What money will do to us, Regan thought. Gaining it, losing it, coming close to a bonanza. It makes everybody crazy. “I can't believe that Whitney won't call that motel before Sunday,” Regan found herself saying. ” “She has several credit cards,” Lilac said flatly. “When things get really tight, she rotates them, borrowing cash from different ones.
Will someone find me? Will I be left here to die? Maybe, just maybe, they'll miss me at the seminar. Maybe they'll call to see where I am. It was her only hope. 30 After Regan hung up with her parents, she still couldn't shake the feeling of concern for Whitney. It just didn't make sense that Whitney would drop her dress and not notice it, no matter how rushed she felt and no matter how early in the day it was. But what could have happened? Regan walked out of her room, down the hallway, and into the grand room of the lodge.