'Crisp writing and a breathless plot make this a must-read for both newcomers and fans of Jo Beckett and Evan Delaney series.' - Booklist, 'Meg Gardiner is as good as Michael Connelly and far better than Janet Evanovich.The next suspense superstar.' -Stephen King, 'Meg Gardiner is an astonishing writer and The Dirty Secrets Club is a humdinger of a thriller, with shocks and twists galore. 'Ransom River' is an intimate crime thriller with a dark mystery at its heart one that will keep readers breathless until the very last page.' Departing from her popular series novels, Meg Gardiner has gone deeper than ever into the utterly convincing lives and compelling pasts of her characters. But in the wake of a desperate attack on the courthouse, Rory realizes that exposing these dark skeletons has connected her to an old case that was never solved, and bringing the truth to light just might destroy her. While most of the town is focused on the tense and shocking circumstances of the trial, Rory s return to Ransom River dredges up troubling memories from her childhood that she can no longer ignore.

She retreated into herself when both her career aspirations and her love affair with a childhood friend, undercover cop Seth Colder, were destroyed in a tragic accident. Brilliant yet guarded, Rory has always felt like an outsider. It s a place she vowed never to visit again, after leaving behind its surfeit of regret and misfortune and the specter of a troubled past that threatened to disturb the town s peaceful facade. Rory Mackenzie is juror number seven on a high-profile murder case in her hometown of Ransom River, California. A stunningly complex and atmospheric crime novel from Edgar Award winning author Meg Gardiner, 'Ransom River 'features a deeply flawed, compelling heroine, a murder trial, and the long-unsolved mystery it exposes.

Ransom River by Meg Gardiner