The Last Temptation

by Gerrie Ferris Finger

Overview

A Moriah Dru / Richard Lake mystery

Murder and deceit are not strangers to glamorous Palm Springs — or to Atlanta …

During a fierce custody battle, recovering addict Eileen Cameron and her daughter Kinley Whitney vanish into the night. The estranged husband, Bradley Whitney, insists Eileen has taken their daughter to hide with the Indians in the desert.

Moriah Dru of Child Trace is hired to locate the girl and her home — but Dru is wary of the husband’s claims. Working with her lover, police Lieutenant Richard Lake, they delve into Bradley’s past, and find themselves also investigating the Atlanta Suburban Girl murders. Is there a connection between the two seemingly unrelated cases?

Product Details

BN ID:	2940155829805
Publisher:	Bold Venture Press
Publication date:	09/29/2018
Series:	Moriah Dru: Child Trace
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	450 KB

About the Author

Gerrie Ferris Finger writes: "I grew up in Missouri, then moved south to join The Atlanta Journal-Constitution staff. I researched and edited the columns of humorist Lewis Grizzard and co-wrote a news column with another reporter for three years.
"Lewis became my mentor, and when he passed away, I joined the newspapers’ Southern Task Force. As a reporter, I traveled the Tobacco Roads of Georgia, Virginia and Alabama, and the narrow, historic streets of New Orleans. I wrote about Natchez, Mississippi’s unique history, Florida’s diverse population, and the Outer Banks struggle to keep the Cape Hatteras light house from toppling into the sea. Also, I served on the National News Desk and on the City Desk’s City Life section.
"Since I covered crime for the newspaper, I turned to crime fiction when I retired. In 2009, I won The Malice Domestic/St. Martin’s Minotaur Best First Traditional Novel Competition for The End Game, released by St. Martin’s Minotaur in 2010.
"Real crime is sordid, with no romance or redeeming features. Justice often doesn’t prevail. Real people go back to miserable lives. In writing fiction, I can make the good guys winners and the bad guys get what they deserve.

Editorial Reviews

The disappearance of a child from a town outside Atlanta uncovers unsavory activities both past and present in Finger’s uneven second Moriah Dru/Richard Lake mystery (after 2010’s The End Game). When 12-year-old Kinley Whitney and her mother vanish in the midst of a contentious custody fight between her divorced parents, Judge Portia Devon appoints ex-cop Moriah Dru, who specializes in finding missing children, to locate Kinley. The mother, Eileen Cameron, has a history of drug problems, whereas the professor father, Bradley Whitney, has unexplained sources of wealth and ties to a mysterious men’s club in Atlanta. When Moriah travels to Eileen’s Palm Springs, Calif., home to meets her second husband, film director Arlo Cameron, Arlo is remarkably unconcerned about the whereabouts of his wife and stepdaughter. While a slew of colorful characters maintain interest throughout, situations that strain credulity and an overly obvious clue pointing directly to a killer will disappoint some readers. (July)

Publishers Weekly