Death Legacy

by Jacqueline Seewald

Overview

This fast-paced romantic suspense mystery/thriller features Michelle Hallam who heads a unique consulting firm she inherited from her deceased uncle, a former intelligence agent. Called to the French Riviera for business under mysterious circumstances, Michelle meets Dr. Daniel Reiner, a handsome young psychiatrist. They have a strong physical attraction but Michelle remains wary of being involved with him. Daniel's friendly, warm personality and urban wit stands in contrast to Michelle's outward facade of cool cynicism. In New York, Michelle reconnects with Dr. Reiner when she sends him a referral, her client, Nora Parker, who has asked Michelle to look into the suspicious disappearance and possible death of her husband. The complex case involves both Michelle and Daniel in espionage, international intrigue, and murder, placing their lives in jeopardy. The novel combines elements of suspense, mystery, and romance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781432825737
Publisher:	Gale Group
Publication date:	03/15/2012
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.20(d)

What People are Saying About This

Maryann Miller

Fans of romantic suspense will enjoy this fast-paced read with a most engaging set of characters. (Maryann Miller, author of Open Season)

Maggie Toussaint

From the Mediterranean seaside to New York and Washington D.C., this book will have you turning the pages to learn what happens next. (Award-winning author, Maggie Toussaint)

Stella Cameron

Death Legacy is the book Jacqueline Seewald's fans have been waiting for! Seewald has a rare talent for painting her readers right into her story setting. (Bestselling Author, Stella Cameron)

Editorial Reviews

When British security expert Michelle Hallam goes to the south of France to meet a mysterious client, no one shows up. However, a handsome psychiatrist, Daniel Reiner, gets a little too flirty, and Michelle's jab to his solar plexus does enough damage to send him to his room. She goes with him, and their chemistry is immediately apparent. But when she leaves, Daniel still doesn't know her name. Back in the U.S., Daniel dreams of Michelle, although he's given up hope of ever seeing her again. Then she refers a patient to him, a woman with a bizarre story about her maybe dead husband, a CIA agent. Together, Daniel and Michelle try to solve the mystery of the possibly deceased spouse, putting their own lives in extreme danger along the way. Seewald (The Drowning Pool, 2009; The Truth Sleuth, 2011) has written a tale of international intrigue sure to please fans of thrillers and romantic suspense.
— Shelley Mosley

Booklist

A consultant and a psychiatrist are involved in a matter of life or death. Michelle Hallam, who has dual U.S. and U.K. citizenship, runs the consulting agency she inherited from her uncle, a former British spy, from both New York and Washington, D.C. After a meeting on the Riviera with Dr. Daniel Reiner sparks instant sexual attraction, the two meet again in New York when Michelle refers her client Nora Parker to him. Nora is suffering from depression after the mysterious disappearance of her husband James Parker, reportedly a suicide. The CIA, claiming that he was merely a clerk who ran off with another woman, refuses to give Michelle any information. Although Michelle pretends to be hard and cold to avoid any attachments, Daniel, warm and caring, refuses to give up. He becomes involved with both Mrs. Parker's treatment and Michelle's hunt for the truth. Parker's friend, a professor who works for the CIA and the NSA, tells Michelle that James was an important spy. Michelle's interest in the case provokes dangerous counter-interests. Not only is she harassed by both agencies, but she and Daniel are targeted for death by a dangerous Eastern European assassin. Michelle refuses to quit even when one of her assistants is killed. She and Daniel find themselves in a number of hair-raising situations before they can discover the truth. Veteran Seewald, who's written a number of mysteries and thrillers (The Truth Sleuth, 2011, etc.), this time offers plenty of sex and not much else.

Kirkus Reviews