Tough Customer

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Thick As Thieves "charges her characters and their relationships with electricity" (San Francisco Book Review) in this gripping novel of suspense. When a deranged stalker attempts to murder her daughter Berry, Caroline King has no doubts about who to contact for help: Berry´s father, the cagey private investigator Dodge Hanley. It´s been thirty years since Dodge last saw Caroline, but she remains the one woman--among many--that he can´t forget. He has a whole bagful of grudging excuses for ignoring Caroline´s call--and one compelling reason to drop everything and fly down to Texas to protect the daughter he´s never met: guilt. As always, Dodge´s perseverance knows no bounds as he teams with a small-town sheriff, but the alarming situation worsens when the stalker claims other victims, leaving a trail of clues lethally pointing toward Berry. And Dodge--a street-smart fighter who has always put his life on the line--realizes that this time, he´s risking his heart as well.