FICTION · GENERAL
Lynda Page
The cannon explosion drowned out even the bagpipes' drone.
— from No way out, 1980
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Half a lifetime ago, Alex McKnight was a young cop in Detroit. Now he's an occasional private eye up in Paradise, Michigan, and trying hard to put the past behind him. Then he gets the call that every cop dreads: a killer he helped put behind bars is getting released, and he might just have payback on his mind. Suddenly the years fall away, and in his mind Alex is back in that hot summer in Detroit, hunting the brutal murderer of a young woman. The problem is, something about the case no longer makes sense, and Alex feels compelled to retrace the steps that led to the arrest and conviction of Darryl King. But it's not just the case that looks different: returning to Detroit, Alex finds a city that is almost unrecognizeable from the one he left, a city that is quite literally dying on its feet, where crime and decay hold sway, and law and order are in retreat. And as Alex searches for the truth among the shadows of the past, he discovers a story more shocking than the one he thought he knew and a danger more threatening than an ex-con looking for revenge.
No Going Back
Judith Chamber was forced to stay at home and work in the family business. Her father's death gives her the chance to spread her wings until an expected visitor from the past arrives, threatening her new life.
No way out
1980
Lucy's problem wouldn't go away Bad enough that Celia, her identical twin, had jeopardized her marriage by having a brief holiday affair. Worse, she had used Lucy's name. To protect Celia, Lucy had reluctantly pretended to be the ' girl Daniel Stewart had romanced in Cyprus. But trying to discourage the charming Daniel and send him packing proved difficult. For once he had found his "Lucy" again, he insisted on remaining a part of her life!