Cuando tenÃa cinco años, Olivia St. Martin vio como un hombre secuestraba a su hermana mayor, a la que no volverÃa a ver viva. Tras la detención del asesino, y durante los siguientes treinta años, se ha dedicado en cuerpo y alma a su trabajo en el FBI, intentando olvidar la tragedia. Pero ahora nuevas pruebas demuestran que el hombre que está en la cárcel es inocente, y que el asesino de niñas sigue suelto y continúa matando. Sin autorización de sus superiores, Olivia se traslada a Seattle, donde han aparecido más cadáveres. Allà colabora con Zack Travis, el policÃa local que lleva el caso. Entre ambos surge pronto una atracción poderosa y callada, pero Olivia está dispuesta a pasar por encima de sus sentimientos, y de su propia carrera si es necesario, para detener al hombre que más odia en el mundo. / Olivia St. Martin, a scientist with the FBI, is stunned to learn that new DNA evidence has exonerated Brian Hall, the man she helped put away 34 years ago for her sister's murder. Olivia's research reveals that her sister's true killer may be responsible for the rape and murder of almost 30 young girls. When her supervisor refuses to involve the FBI, Olivia travels to Washington herself, posing as a field agent...
Dear Reader:
Like most writers, I am an avid reader. I started light - Encyclopedia Brown, Trixie Belden, Nancy Drew - but by the time I was eleven, I'd discovered my mom's vast Agatha Christie and Ed McBain collections.
But two things happened on my way to becoming a mystery writer.
First, I discovered Stephen King.
As a thirteen-year-old book fanatic, I learned about page-turners early. I wrote Stephen King a fan letter after reading THE STAND and told him I wanted to be a writer when I grew up. He wrote back and told me: "If you want to be a writer, write." Which I took to mean, why wait until I grew up?
My problem? I never finished anything I started. As soon as I was well into the story and had figured out what was going to happen, I became bored and started a new project.
In high school, I became fascinated with true crime, and it wasn't until college that I started reading my mom's romance novels. They hadn't appealed to me as a teenager, but as a "mature" twenty-one year old, I found them entertaining.
Nora Roberts, Linda Howard, and others introduced me to contemporary novels that didn't involve murder, dismemberment, or deranged clowns living in the sewer.
Over the next decade, I built a career, married, had five kids, but never stopped reading--or writing.
I soon discovered a wonderful blend of suspense and romance with the romantic suspense novels of Tami Hoag, Kay Hooper and Lisa Gardner, and knew exactly what I wanted to write. I could take my mystery reader background, my fascination with true crime, and my desire for the happily ever after, and blend it into a romantic thriller.
I love romance because I want a happy ending. True love should win over adversity. IF the hero and heroine are worthy. They need to earn it, because nothing achieved easily is truly appreciated. But I also love intense thrills and chills because they are physical--fear causes the entire body to react, heart pounding, head thumping, hands shaking.
I'm thrilled to have a new series. LOVE ME TO DEATH started the Lucy Kincaid series. Lucy is an aspiring FBI agent with a troubled past. Readers can follow her from application to Quantico and -- hopefully -- as a Special Agent. The fourth book in the series, SILENCED, will be out on 4.24.12.
Thank you to all my readers who continuing to buy and read my books. I appreciate your feedback and enthusiasm. I will keep writing as long as you keep reading!
Happy Reading!
Allison Brennan
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New York Times bestselling author Allison Brennan has published seventeen romantic thrillers, in addition to several short stories. Allison is a five-time RITA award nominee for Best Romantic Suspense, and the Daphne du Maurier winner for Best Mainstream Suspense for FEAR NO EVIL. She also has an essay on Daphne du Maurier's REBECCA in the Edgar-nominated 100 MUST READ THRILLERS.
A former consultant in the California State Legislature, Allison lives in northern California with her husband Dan and their five kids. She's currently writing ... or attending her kids sporting events.
