Pursuit

Marc Notes: Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD are iPod ready (& other players, too)--Container.; After rookie lawyer Jessica Monaghan meets with the First Lady, the VIP is killed in a car accident in which Jessica manages to survive. When she suspects the accident was something else and she becomes the next target, she and experienced FBI agent Mark Ryan team up to uncover the plot behind the First Lady's murder.; Compact disc, MP3 format.; Unabridged.; CD/MP3 player or PC with MP3 capable software.; Read by Franette Liebow.; Formatted in audiobook format and Daisy--Disc label. Publisher Marketing: When rookie lawyer Jessica Ford gets the call from her boss, John Davenport, the senior partner at the illustrious law firm for which she works, she can tell he is well on his way to being drunk. He needs Jess to meet First Lady Annette Cooper, for whom Davenport is a personal lawyer, at a Washington, D. C., hotel. Jess is thrilled: this high-profile assignment must mean that she s earned her boss s trust and she s on her way to bigger things. But unfortunately, bigger isn t always better. Jess doesn t remember much only that in the course of the late-night meeting with Annette Cooper, she ended up in the backseat of a car, speeding off into the darkness. All Jess knows is that the car crashed en route, and the other three passengers were killed, including the First Lady. Badly injured, Jess is the only survivor of what is trumpeted around the world as a tragic accident. Although she has no memory about the events leading up to the accident, Jess is still bothered by one question: Was it really an accident? The Secret Service agent on the case, Mark Ryan, gets the feeling that Jess is hiding something. As his suspicions grow, Jess s world starts falling apart. In fact, everyone who might possibly know the details about the First Lady s last few hours starts turning up dead. And then Jess understands: If she remembers that night, she ll be dead too. Terrified and certain that the First Lady s death was no accident, Jess has only Mark Ryan to turn to..." Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 11/01/2008 pg. 44 (EAN 9780399155420, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 01/26/2009 pg. 99 (EAN 9780399155420, Hardcover) Booklist 02/15/2009 pg. 5 (EAN 9780399155420, Hardcover) Romantic Times 03/01/2009 pg. 77 (EAN 9780399155420, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Robards, Karen Karen Robards is the author of more than forty books, including the romantic thrillers Justice, Sleepwalker, Shiver, and Hunted, and many historical romances. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with her family.