Earnest-looking government workers hurried by, black or gray overcoats flapping, certain of their importance. Thin winter sunshine washed the sidewalks. If he were a congressman, he thought sourly, he wouldn’t have to pay any freaking postage. It was only a block, and the weather wasn’t all that cold for D.C. Leaving the marker and roll of tape on the ground, he tucked the box under his arm and walked to the nearest post office. While he was at it, he had also stolen a black marker, and he used it now to print an address neatly on the box. Excerptĭexter Whitlaw carefully sealed the box, securing every seam with a roll of masking tape he had stolen from WalMart the day before. With her signature thrilling prose and high-voltage passion, Linda Howard “meshes hot sex, emotional impact, and gripping tension in this perfect example of what romantic suspense ought to be” ( Publishers Weekly, starred review). Together they must unravel a disturbing web of politics, power, and murder-and face a killer who will stop at nothing to get his hands on her father’s secrets. She is also in serious danger.Ī string of mysterious accidents shakes Karen to her core and forces her into the protective embrace of the charming detective she vowed to resist. Far from the cold woman he expected, Karen Whitlaw is warm and passionate. As she tries to make sense of this strange delivery, Karen gets a shocking phone call: her father has been murdered on the gritty streets of New Orleans.įor homicide detective Marc Chastain, something about the case of a murdered homeless man just doesn’t add up-especially after he meets the victim’s daughter. Still reeling from her mother’s death, Karen Whitlaw is stunned when she receives a package containing a cryptic notebook from her estranged father, who she hasn’t seen in decades. From Linda Howard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Open Season and Shades of Twilight, comes a “riveting masterpiece of suspense” (Iris Johansen, New York Times bestselling author) about a woman trapped in the crosshairs of danger and the detective who will stop at nothing to protect her.

Open season by linda howard