Claire Montrose

With the exception of rejecting salacious requests for vanity license plates, Claire Montrose leads a monotonous life. Then she inherits a beautiful painting hidden for decades in an old suitcase. Claire takes it to New York, but an expert deems it a forgery. But is it really? Unable to trust anyone, Claire tries to stay alive long enough to find out.

When a friend urgently needs her help, Claire Montrose agrees to do a little sleuthing. Years ago, Lori gave up her child to a secretive adoption agency. Now Lori's young son is ill, and the doctors say his only hope is a bone marrow transplant from a sibling. The closer Claire gets to the truth, the more peril she is in. Previously from HarperCollins.

While checking into Ye Olde Pioneer Village for her 20th high school reunion, Claire Montrose receives a mysterious package with a heart-shaped box holding her photo. Is it a secret admirer? Before Claire figures out who might might have sent it, another box turns up—in the limp hand of Cindy Sanchez, the former head cheerleader, found strangled in the parking lot. Previously from HarperCollins.

Claire Montrose discovers an engagement ring that has gone missing for 50 years. Did the young woman who owned it really commit suicide? One of Claire's elderly neighbors harbors an old secret—and will kill to keep it hidden. Past and present grow more entangled when neo-Nazis target Claire's Jewish roommate.