Twice Burned

TWICE BURNED

RWA RITA AWARD FINALIST

KISS OF DEATH MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

DAPHNE DU MAURIER AWARD WINNER

NATIONAL READERS' CHOICE AWARD FINALIST

A man awaits execution for a murder he did not commit . . .

A woman returns to a place of scandal and death to save her brother . . .

A small town's simmering secrets are about to ignite in a blaze of suspicion and deadly retribution . . .

Twenty years ago, Lea and Ted Hardy came home from school to find their parents dead, victims of a murder-suicide. Lea leaves the small town of Stonybrook and the painful memories behind. But Ted can't seem to escape the past. Marrying the pampered daughter of Stonybrook's leading family, he starts a new life–until he discovers secrets that lead to the death of his wife and daughters. And to accusations of murder. Now, convicted and facing execution, Ted has given up hope.

Then Lea receives anonymous letters proclaiming Ted's innocence. Determined to save her brother, she must return to a town that harbors a fierce desire to see Ted die . . . taking long-buried secrets with him.

Desperate, Lea turns to Mick Conklin, a man she is deeply attracted to but cannot fully trust. She needs an ally, now more than ever. Because the fuse has been lit, and the bright fires of truth are about to blow Stonybrook wide open.

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Daphne du Maurier Award Winner for Best Novel

National Readers’ Choice Award Finalist for Best Single Title Novel

RWA RITA Award Finalist for Best Contemporary Single Title Novel

If you enjoyed Winter’s Bone or movies with Hitchcock twists, you’ll want to try this exciting mystery suspense novel. This heart stopping, action-packed killer thriller will enthrall fans of Barbara Freethy, Laura Griffin, Debbie Baldwin, Toni Anderson, Alexandra Ivy, Hope Anika, Heather Graham, Mary Burton, Ethan Jones, Amanda Siegrist, Megan Mitcham, Sharon Sala, Lorhainne Eckhart, Rita Herron, Katie Reus, Carla Neggers, Linda Castillo, Cheryl Bradshaw, Elle James, Blair Howard, Karen Rose, D.V. Berkom, Kristi Belcamino, Janey Crouch, Willow Rose, JD Robb, Karen Robards, Kat Martin, Michael Connelly, Susan Stoker, Ann Rule, Iris Johansen, Tanya Anne Crosby. 

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