Terri Delaney is on her way to becoming a major player in the television news industry. She has an awesome ability to impact people in a positive way. But a blackmailer is intent upon destroying her.
While Jack Collier is a private investigator, very good at his work, he really wants nothing more to do with the business. His efforts seem to be creating more downer time than gains. But when he meets Terri, he comes to believe he can make a positive difference in her life.
While Jack continues to claim differently, he knows he may not make it happen. He and Terri face far greater power than any blackmailer can claim.
A classy who-done-it with plenty of fast-paced action. And, for a change, a classy private investigator with a positive upbeat view of life. You'll love it.
**
Review
" . . . a couple of sleepless nights are a small price to pay for adrenalin-enhanced entertainment." -- Sonya Rolls
"An outstanding blend of great characters and a plot that will keep you guessing throughout. A must-read tale." -- ActionTales.com, January 1, 2004
"He [Collier] is one of those 'characters' that every man wants to be and every woman wants to love." -- Nancy Hayes
From the Publisher
About the book: Terri Delany, a beautiful TV star, is being blackmailed. When she turns to PI Jack Collier, he knows there's much more to it than a video tape of a sex scene played years back. As he probes deeply into the past, tries to follow the latest payoff, and comes up against the real powers to be dealt with, he realizes he may not win this one. Yet he must, for opening this investigation proves to have been an invitation to murder. His own, and that of Delany.
About the author: McElwain seeks to move his stories quickly. Yet his larger-than-life characters are deftly drawn. He has outdone himself in creating Collier, a positive, upbeat man, quite unlike the classic fictional PI. And his descriptive narratives of settings are equally upbeat, demonstrating his love affair with L.A.
From the publisher: "In a story involving blackmail, readers expect violence. However, they'll appreciate the way in which McElwain handles what is essential to the story."
Description:
Terri Delaney is on her way to becoming a major player in the television news industry. She has an awesome ability to impact people in a positive way. But a blackmailer is intent upon destroying her.
While Jack Collier is a private investigator, very good at his work, he really wants nothing more to do with the business. His efforts seem to be creating more downer time than gains. But when he meets Terri, he comes to believe he can make a positive difference in her life.
While Jack continues to claim differently, he knows he may not make it happen. He and Terri face far greater power than any blackmailer can claim.
A classy who-done-it with plenty of fast-paced action. And, for a change, a classy private investigator with a positive upbeat view of life. You'll love it.
**
Review
" . . . a couple of sleepless nights are a small price to pay for adrenalin-enhanced entertainment." -- Sonya Rolls
"An outstanding blend of great characters and a plot that will keep you guessing throughout. A must-read tale." -- ActionTales.com, January 1, 2004
"He [Collier] is one of those 'characters' that every man wants to be and every woman wants to love." -- Nancy Hayes
From the Publisher
About the book: Terri Delany, a beautiful TV star, is being blackmailed. When she turns to PI Jack Collier, he knows there's much more to it than a video tape of a sex scene played years back. As he probes deeply into the past, tries to follow the latest payoff, and comes up against the real powers to be dealt with, he realizes he may not win this one. Yet he must, for opening this investigation proves to have been an invitation to murder. His own, and that of Delany.
About the author: McElwain seeks to move his stories quickly. Yet his larger-than-life characters are deftly drawn. He has outdone himself in creating Collier, a positive, upbeat man, quite unlike the classic fictional PI. And his descriptive narratives of settings are equally upbeat, demonstrating his love affair with L.A.
From the publisher: "In a story involving blackmail, readers expect violence. However, they'll appreciate the way in which McElwain handles what is essential to the story."