Missing Mark - Riley Spartz, Bk 2 Author:Julie Kramer When Riley Spartz sees a want ad reading "Wedding Dress for Sale: Never Worn,"Â? her news instincts tell her that the back story might make an intriguing television sweeps piece. — The groom, Mark, last seen at the rehearsal dinner, never showed up for the wedding, humiliating his bride, Madeline and her high-strung, high-society ... more »mother in front of 300 guests. His own mother, eager to spare him further embarrassment, waited weeks before filing a missing-person report and then learned how difficult it is to get police, or the media, interested in missing men.
Now Riley is up against a boss who thinks that finding a famed missing fish will net the station higher ratings, a meth cartel trying to assassinate a K-9 dog because of his powerful nose for drugs, and a neighbor who holds perpetual garage sales that attract traffic at odd hours.
When her missing-person case leads to a murder investigation, Riley discovers a startling motive for Mark's disappearance and a TV exclusive guaranteed to win the ratings . . . if she lives to report it.« less