CHILDREN · MYSTERY AND DETECTIVE
Fiona Kelly
They want me to write it down.
— from Missing
Most acclaimed
Missing
He'd witnessed the ravages of war firsthand as an army special ops, but nothing could have prepared Wes Holden for the senseless death of his own wife and son—or the private nightmare that followed. An empty shell of a man, he is unable to do anything but survive. Until the day he walks into Ally Monroe's yard. Raised in the isolated mountains of West Virginia, Ally faces a bleak future spent caring for her stern widower father and two brothers. But that doesn't stop her from dreaming that a stranger might walk into her life and transform her lonely existence.A special bond forms between Wes and Ally. But as Wes emerges from his haze of pain, his soldier's instincts kick in. There's danger in the mountains, a place chosen to hide a thriving illegal drug business. Far worse, the threat is closing in on Ally, and time is running out....
Buried secrets
Two works originally published separately. Buried secrets: Maggie Somers grew up hearing about the Collier clan--liars and thieves who can't be trusted. Yet now a Collier--a handsome, nervy one--is asking Maggie for help. Zach believes both their grandfathers were murdered for something hidden among their possessions. Now they must team up to uncover the truth before they become targets. Christmas bodyguard: Someone's after wealthy Texan Slade Caulder's teenage daughter. Desperate to keep her safe the widowed father hires a female bodyguard with the training to portect and understand the girl. Elizabeth Walker is the perfect combination of caring and toughness, but as the holidays approach, the stalker's threats escalate, and Elizabeth's own life is at stake.----Adapted from publisher's promotional description.
Treasure hunt
1990
Wyatt Hunt-hero of John Lescroart's New York Times bestseller --returns with a new protege, in an intricate, tightly plotted thriller set against San Francisco's glamorous charity circuitMickey Dade hates deskwork, but that's all he's been doing at Wyatt Hunt's private investigative service, The Hunt Club. His itch to be active is answered when a body is discovered: It's Dominic Como, one of San Francisco's most high-profile activists-a charismatic man known as much for his expensive suits as his work on a half dozen nonprofit boards. One "person of interest" in the case is Como's business associate, Alicia Thorpe-young, gorgeous, and the sister of one of Mickey's friends.As Mickey and Hunt are pulled into the case, they soon learn that the city's golden fundraiser was involved in some highly suspect deals. And the lovely Alicia knows more about this-and more about Como-than she's letting on.Treasure Hunt is both a nail-biting thriller and a coming-of-age story, filled with Lescroart's trademark San Francisco flavors. Mickey Dade, its young protagonist, gradually learns the hard lessons Hunt knows only too well, as the world he though he knew unravels around him.