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The Murder List

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Overview

There are few authors who can weave nail-biting thrills, edge-of-your-seat drama, and romantic suspense as masterfully as Julie Garwood. Now she ratchets up the tension with Murder List, in which evil is on the hunt- and proves to be methodically organized and chillingly successful.When Chicago detective Alec Buchanan is offered a prime position with the FBI, it is the perfect opportunity to leave the Windy City and follow in his brothers' footsteps to the top echelons of law enforcement. But first he must complete one last assignment (and one that he is not too happy about): acting as a glorified bodyguard to hotel heiress Regan Hamilton Madison. The gorgeous exec has become entangled in some potentially deadly business. Someone has e-mailed her a graphic crime-scene photo-and the victim is no stranger.

Editorial Reviews

Regan Madison agrees to help a reporter friend get the goods on a crooked psychologist, who instructs participants at his seminars to draw up a list of people who have deceived them. Too bad people on Regan's list start dying. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information. -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY.

Author Information

Bio of Julie Garwood

Julie Garwood is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including Shadow Music, Shadow Dance, Slow Burn, Murder List, Killjoy, Mercy, Heartbreaker, Ransom, and Come the Spring. There are more than thirty-six million copies of her books in print.

Customer Reviews

  • 4 stars out of 5Great, easy read

    Posted February 01, 2009 by Smiller, Los Angeles

    Love it, stayed up until 2am to finish!

  • 5 stars out of 5Awesome

    Posted February 05, 2009 by Shannon, Simi Valley

    I can't believe how good this book was. And it was free! I couldn't put the book down. It drew me in and kept me going until the end.

  • 5 stars out of 5WOW Amazing

    Posted March 04, 2009 by Ursula, New York

    I just finished this book and I was amazed at how shocking it ended. You must read this book!!! You won't be making any murder list after reading this book.

  • 4 stars out of 5Good Mystery

    Posted April 13, 2009 by Polly, Anaheim

    Good story, interesting characters. Good read for a quiet weekend.

  • 5 stars out of 5Great Book

    Posted April 26, 2009 by Trish, Belleville, IL

    I really enjoyed this book and could not put it down. It was one of the free books offered and I want to purchase more books by this author.

  • 5 stars out of 5this book rocks!

    Posted May 12, 2009 by Emm, Boise

    i love julie garwood and this book just added to my infatuation. This is an amazing read! fast paced and mysterious. its ending was a surprise not something i usually say when reviewing a book but in this case it is true.

  • 4 stars out of 5Good Read!

    Posted July 17, 2009 by DWR, New Jersey

    Interesting plot, kept me involved. Good character development. Found myself thinking ahead quite a bit which is always fun. Good book.

Additional Info

Imprint

Ballantine Books

Filesize

798.54 KB

Number of Pages

448

eBook ISBN

9780345480408

Excerpt from: The Murder List by Julie Garwood

Chapter One THE DEMON WANTED OUT.

The man wasn't surprised or alarmed. The beast always began to stir at the end of the day when his mind wasn't consumed with his job, and his body so desperately needed to relax.

For a long time, nearly a full year, the demon had hidden from him, and he hadn't known it was there. And so he'd naively believed that he was having panic attacks, or spells, as he liked to think of them, because that somehow made them less threatening. They started with a yearning deep in his belly. It wasn't altogether unpleasant. He likened the sensation to wrapping his arms around a hot stone to warm his freezing body, but as the day progressed, the stone began to get hotter and hotter, until it radiated unbearable heat. Anxiety would come over him then, horrific anxiety that would make his skin crawl and his lungs burn with the need to scream and scream and scream, and in desperation he would think about taking one of his special pills the doctor had prescribed, but he never did take anything, not even an aspirin, for fear the medication would weaken him.

He believed he was a good man. He paid his taxes, went to church on Sundays, and held down a full-time job. It was a stressful, had-to-stay-on-his-toes kind of job, requiring his full concentration, and there wasn't time to think or worry about the heavy burden waiting for him at home. He didn't mind the long hours. In fact, there were times he was grateful for them. He never ran from his responsibilities in his professional or his personal life. He took care of his invalid wife, Nina. At her insistence they had moved to Chicago for a new start after the accident. He'd found employment within two weeks of his arrival and had felt that was a good omen. It was a hectic but joyful time. He and Nina decided to use a small portion of the settlement money to purchase a spacious story-and-a-half house on the outskirts of the city, and once they were unpacked, he spent the summer evenings putting in ramps and modifying the first floor so that Nina wouldn't have any trouble getting around in her new state-of-the-art, featherweight wheelchair. Nina's legs had been mangled in the accident, and she would, of course, never walk again. He accepted what fate had dealt them and moved forward. He was relieved when his wife slowly regained her strength and learned to do for herself during the day.