Jane Whitefield takes on the mafiaâand its moneyâin this âdownright dazzlingâ (The New York Times Book Review) crime thriller from the award-winning author of The Butcherâs Boy. âA terrifying ride . . . a terrific, pell-mell book.ââMinneapolis Star-Tribune Even before she heard the teenagerâs story, Jane Whitefieldâs Native American intuition whispered danger. For a year, Rita Shelford kept house for an old man in Florida. When he disappeared, other men came and tried to kill her. That was before she knew that her employer was the Mafiaâs brilliant moneyman, recently reported murdered. Now the mob suspects Rita of stealing the only record of a shady investment worth billions. Unless Jane, Ritaâs last hope, can spirit Rita into a new identity, sheâs a dead woman.
As the mafioso army converges on airports and hotels, highway and city streets, there seems to be no exitâexcept from life itself. . . .
Jane Whitefield takes on the mafiaâand its moneyâin this âdownright dazzlingâ (The New York Times Book Review) crime thriller from the award-winning author of The Butcherâs Boy. âA terrifying ride . . . a terrific, pell-mell book.ââMinneapolis Star-Tribune Even before she heard the teenagerâs story, Jane Whitefieldâs Native American intuition whispered danger. For a year, Rita Shelford kept house for an old man in Florida. When he disappeared, other men came and tried to kill her. That was before she knew that her employer was the Mafiaâs brilliant moneyman, recently reported murdered. Now the mob suspects Rita of stealing the only record of a shady investment worth billions. Unless Jane, Ritaâs last hope, can spirit Rita into a new identity, sheâs a dead woman.
As the mafioso army converges on airports and hotels, highway and city streets, there seems to be no exitâexcept from life itself. . . .