Pursuit

Overview

New York Times-bestselling author Karen Robards weaves a complex tale of political conspiracy and a steamy love affair, in her sizzling new novel Pursuit.

W hen rookie lawyer Jessica Monaghan gets the call from John Riordan, the senior partner at the illustrious law firm for which she works, she thinks the plum assignment he offers her might be a life-changing moment. And she's right, it is--only not in the way she hopes. It's late on a Saturday night, and Riordan is busy--and, Jess can tell, well on his way to being drunk. He needs Jess to meet First Lady Annette Cooper, for whom Riordan is a personal lawyer, at a Washington, D.C., hotel. Jess is thrilled: This high-profile assignment must mean she's on her way to bigger things. But bigger isn't always better.

Jess doesn't remember much; only that in the course of the meeting with Annette Cooper she ended up in the backseat of a speeding car. All she knows is that the car crashes en route, killing 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 still wonders: Was it really an accident? The FBI agent on the case, Mark Ryan, senses Jess is hiding something. As Ryan's suspicions grow, Jess's world starts falling apart. Riordan suddenly dies of a heart attack, and his personal secretary also dies in a car accident on the way to his funeral. In fact, everyone who might possibly know the details about the First Lady's meeting is dead. And then Jess understands: if she remembers that night, she'll be dead too.

Terrified and certain the First Lady's death was no accident, Jess has only Mark Ryan to turn to.

Editorial Reviews

Jessica Ford is a young lawyer trying to rise in a powerful Washington, D.C., law firm. Her life gets thrown for a loop when she gets into a car accident that kills the first lady. Jessica wakes in the hospital to find someone trying to kill her as well-tipping her off that the crash wasn't just an accident and she never should have survived it. In steps Secret Service agent Mark Ryan, the head of the first lady's security detail. As bodies start piling up around Jessica, she and Mark have no one to turn to except each other, and as the conspiracy begins to point to some very high places, the duo begin to realize the key to saving their lives is locked away in Jessica's memories. Jessica and Mark make a superb team, and even if their romance feels tacked on and the big twist contrived, Robards's fans will enjoy this fast-paced and action-packed romantic thriller. (Mar.)

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Author Information

Bio of Karen Robards

Karen Robards is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty novels, including Beachcomber, Whispers at Midnight, Paradise County, Scandalous, and Irresistible. Her short fiction was featured in Pocket Books' romantic-suspense anthology Wait Until Dark. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with her husband, Doug, and their three sons.

Customer Reviews

• A great story

  Posted March 26, 2009 by Lisa, Santa Clarita, CA

  Karen Robards delivered a great read with Pursuit. Her style of writing reminds me a lot of Sandra Brown's stories. She delivers great characters and a fantastic plot. My only beef is that she tends to go into too much scenery detail. For example the living room which took about a page to describe and didn't offer anything to the story so I tended to skim parts of the book. But otherwise, I recommend this book if you are looking for a book with conspiracy and romance.

Additional Info

Imprint

Putnam Adult

Filesize

1.49 MB

Number of Pages

384

eBook ISBN

9781101023822