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Running Scared: A Novel of Suspense

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The remarkable Elizabeth Lowell is a master alchemist who miraculously transforms the elements of suspense, adventure, and sensuality into New York Times bestselling gold.

Risa Sheridan knows everything there is to know about gold -- its history, its secrets, its allure, its perils. Her boss, Shane Tannahill, owner of the ultrasuccessful Las Vegas gambling establishment the Golden Fleece, is addicted to the stuff. Now an ancient Celtic piece is being offered to Shane for his collection. But something about this particular artifact troubles Risa -- something about it says "stay away."

It is a voice that should be heeded but is not, and the artifact places Risa and Shane at the center of an insidious plot in the mad whirl and blinding glitter of Las Vegas.

Elizabeth Lowell's many remarkable historical and contemporary novels include the New York Times bestsellers Forget Me Not, Only Love, A Woman Without Lies, Autumn Lover, Winter Fire, and her acclaimed contemporary suspense novels, including Moving Target and Running Scared. Lowell has more than twenty million copies of her works in print.

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Bio of Elizabeth Lowell

Elizabeth Lowell's many remarkable novels include New York Times bestsellers Always Time to Die, The Color of Death, Die in Plain Sight, Amber Beach, Jade Island, Pearl Cove, and Midnight in Ruby Bayou. Lowell has more than thirty million books in print. She lives in Washington and Arizona with her husband, with whom she writes mystery novels under a pseudonym. Las aclamadas novelas de suspenso de la autora Elizabeth Lowell incluyen varios bestsellers en la New York Times. Lowell ha vendido.

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Imprint

HarperCollins

Filesize

825.50 KB

Number of Pages

464

eBook ISBN

9780061185335

Excerpt from: Running Scared by Elizabeth Lowell

PROLOGUE
Sedona
Thursday, October 30

The silvery disc of a nearly full moon kept Virgil O'Conner awake. He liked it that way. At eighty-one, he had long since decided that watching shades of darkness twist across the Arizona night was better than being in their grip and screaming himself awake.

"I'm sorry I took it," he whispered to the night. "Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry..."

The darkness didn't answer. It never had.

His heart faltered, skipped, and settled down. He let out a long breath that wasn't quite relief. He wanted to die, but not yet. Not until the dead forgave him for touching their sacred gold.

Neckrings of braided gold chains, as smooth and heavy and supple as he once had been.

Armbands as wide as his spread fingers, heavy gold covered with symbols so eerie and beautiful they raised the hair on his scalp.

Cloak pins as big as his hand, pins carrying the likeness of an animal, yet frighteningly human.

A mask that was more than human.

Shapes of gods or demons or dreams long dead.

Twenty-seven pieces of gold. Beautiful gold.

Deadly gold.

A chill condensed on his skin. Automatically he reached for the lap robe, but its soft warmth couldn't heat the freezing in the marrow of his bones.

He was a dead man screaming.

"No," he said hoarsely. "I didn't mean it! I never sold any of it, even when I needed money. I worked two jobs. Worked hard. I could have melted it all down or... or..."

His voice died into a whispery rasp. He knew the spirits that hounded him couldn't hear his words. He wasn't a channel. He couldn't reach his tormentors to explain his innocence.