Published: April 26, 2011
Words: 87,682 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781458015983

Short description

What was Jake Forrester doing when he disappeared while on an assignment for a reclusive billionaire? Did he really travel to Central Africa? A month later he reappears in a Miami clinic suffering from a nervous breakdown. Whatever happened during that month makes Jake and his wife Sally rich but when she tries to investigate what she discovers is so frightening that she has to run for her life.

Extended description

Jake Forrester, is recruited by Harvey Baum, a Miami based business associate, to carry out an assignment for Cyrus Kroger, a reclusive billionaire, at his heavily guarded property in the Catskills. In a series of emails to his wife Sally, Jake describes his increasingly close friendship with the septuagenarian Kroger but Jake suddenly disappears and Baum says he is out of contact, visiting Kroger´s operations in Central Africa. Shortly after Jake´s disappearance Baum phones Sally to say Kroger has fallen ill and died and then, a month later, he phones again, this time to say Jake is back in Miami but in a clinic suffering from a nervous breakdown.

Sally flies to Miami and brings Jake home. She notices there are no visas or stamps in his passport indicating a visit to Central Africa. Jake gradually returns to normal but his relationship with Sally does not regain its old warmth. Whatever happened in the month Jake disappeared brings him vast wealth but Sally is worried because she.. (Read more) Jake Forrester, is recruited by Harvey Baum, a Miami based business associate, to carry out an assignment for Cyrus Kroger, a reclusive billionaire, at his heavily guarded property in the Catskills. In a series of emails to his wife Sally, Jake describes his increasingly close friendship with the septuagenarian Kroger but Jake suddenly disappears and Baum says he is out of contact, visiting Kroger´s operations in Central Africa. Shortly after Jake´s disappearance Baum phones Sally to say Kroger has fallen ill and died and then, a month later, he phones again, this time to say Jake is back in Miami but in a clinic suffering from a nervous breakdown.

Sally flies to Miami and brings Jake home. She notices there are no visas or stamps in his passport indicating a visit to Central Africa. Jake gradually returns to normal but his relationship with Sally does not regain its old warmth. Whatever happened in the month Jake disappeared brings him vast wealth but Sally is worried because she finds he is growing increasingly nervous and suspicious.

Sally and Jake start getting used to being wealthy. She finds she is leaving her old life and friends behind. They move into a Park Lane penthouse and there Sally makes a discovery that brings her whole world crashing down. She starts investigating and what she discovers makes her afraid for her life.
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Tags

cemetery, helicopter, fixer, dachshund, victim, miami, breakdown, dna, manuscript, armada, catskills, rainy season, vulture, aquarian, central africa, libra, eye contact, cap dantibes, scurvy, bougainvillea, swiss bank account, veuve clicquot

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Review by: Fiona on July 21, 2011 :
Intriguing, suspenseful plot and excellent pace - I'm hoping for a sequel.
(reviewed the day of purchase)

Review by: Riq Willitts on June 13, 2011 :
Great plot, plenty of suspense. Nice clear style of writing, but characters have little depth. PDF file without page numbers a pain when printed out.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Susan Johnson on May 04, 2011 :
Very exciting - hard to put down
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: Mark Stewart on April 29, 2011 :
What can I say. 'A feeling in my bones' was excellent.
(review of free book)

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