Another thriller by Tess Gerritsen. It book begins with a van of young eastern block girls entering the United States. Lured by the potential of work, these unsuspecting girls are let out and their buyers make their selections. One makes a run for it and is murdered, several end up in a house in the middle of nowwhere catering to the whims of powerful men in high places.
Next thing a beautiful woman appears to be just another corpse in the morgue until the medical examiner stumbles across her when checking something else. The medical examiner gets the fright of her life when the corpse opens her eyes, now very much alive she is rushed to hospital where she murders a security guard and seizes hostages one of whom is Jane a heavily pregnant homicide detective whose labour is about to start. If Jane can survive she may solve the mystery of the girl is and what she wants.
As the mystery unfolds it becomes clear someone wants this girl dead and is prepared to go to great lengths to achieve this. It involves people in high places and the illegal importation and treatment of young girls into the United States. Jane’s husband works for the FBI and gets drawn into the hostage situation and subsequent events. A fast paced thriller.
Suitable for year 11 and 12
(* * *) B.B
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