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Killjoy
Author: Julie Garwood, Joyce Bean
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Publisher: Brilliance Audio Unabridged
Book Type: Audio Cassette
Rating:
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ISBN-13: 9781590862391 - ISBN-10: 1590862392
Publication Date: 9/17/2002


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Book Description:
Avery Delaney has tried to put the past far behind her. Abandoned by her rapacious, conniving mother when she was only three days old, Avery was raised by her grandmother and beloved aunt Carolyn. Then, when she was ten, she saw her grandmother murdered in cold blood, before Avery herself was shot and left for dead. Miraculously, she survived. The killer was soon caught, convicted, and is currently serving a life sentence in Florida. This traumatic experience propels Avery into a life of law and order.

Her razor-sharp mind and ability to gather data and decipher evidence has made Avery an expert crime analyst for the FBI. But soon she will have to use every one of her skills on a case that hits painfully close to home.

Avery's workaholic aunt, Carolyn Salvetti, is certain her (hopefully soon-to-be ex-)husband sent her the gold embossed reservation to the posh Utopia Spa in the mountains of Colorado. At first she is resistant, but then she figures it will be a welcome respite from the cutthroat advertising business, not to mention a networking extravaganza. Plus she persuades her niece to join her for the two weeks of luxury and decadence.

But Carolyn never makes it to Utopia. Under false pretenses, she is taken to an isolated retreat by a handsome stranger with a dazzling smile, suave demeanor, and the darkest of motives. His name is Monk, a hired assassin. Now, with scant clues and fewer resources, Avery must track down and save Carolyn - and outmaneuver a brilliant killer who is part of an elaborate plot of madness and lethal vengeance.


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Tabatha G. (TabbieG) wrote on 1/19/2007...


AVERY DELANEY HAS TRIED TO PUT THE PAST FAR BEHIND HER. ABANDONED BY HER RAPACIOUS, CONNIVING MOTHER WHEN SHE WAS ONLY THREE DAYS OLD, AVERY WAS RAISED BY HER GRANDMOTHER AND BELOVED AUNT CAROLYN. THEN, WHEN SHE WAS TEN, SHE SAW HER GRANDMOTHER MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD, BEFORE AVERY HERSELF WAS SHOT AND LEFT FOR DEAD. MIRACULOUSLY, SHE SURVIVED. THE KILLER WAS SOON CAUGHT, CONVICTED, AND IS CURRENTLY SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE IN FLORIDA. THIS TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE PROPELS AVERY INTO A LIFE OF LAW AND ORDER. BUT SOON SHE WILL HAVE TO USE EVERY ONE OF HER SKILLS ON A CASE THAT HITS PAINFULLY CLOSE TO HOME. AVERY'S WORKAHOLIC AUNT, CAROLYN SALVETTI, IS SENT TO THE POSH UTOPIA SPA IN THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO BY HER SOON-TO-BE EX-HUSBAND. AT FIRST SHE IS RESISTANT, BUT THEN SHE FIGURES IT WILL BE A WELCOME RESPITE FROM THE CUTTHROAT ADVERTISING BUSINESS, NOT TO MENTION A NETWORKING EXTRAVAGANZA. BUT CAROLYN NEVER MAKES IT TO UTOPIA. UNDER FALSE PRETENSES, SHE IS TAKEN TO AN ISOLATED RETREAT BY A HANDSOME STRANGER WITH A DAZZLING SMILE, SUAVE DEMEANOR, AND THE DARKEST OF MOTIVES. HIS NAME IS MONK, A HIRED ASSASSIN. NOW, WITH SCANT CLUES AND FEWER RESOURCES, AVERY MUST TRACK DOWN AND SAVE CAROLYN--AND OUTMANEUVER A BRILLIANT KILLER WHO IS PART OF AN ELABORATE PLOT OF MADNESS AND LETHAL VENGEANCE.


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