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Moving Target: A Novel of Suspense
By (Author) J.A. Jance
9
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster
1st January 2015
United States
General
Fiction
Fiction: general and literary
Thriller / suspense fiction
FIC
Paperback
496
Width 105mm, Height 191mm, Spine 28mm
290g
In this engrossing (Publishers Weekly) thriller from New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance, journalist- turned-investigator Ali Reynolds unearths a cold case that puts her in danger from a deadly arsonist.
Lance Tucker, an incarcerated juvenile offender and talented hacker in his own right, is set on fire one night and severely burned while hanging Christmas decorations in a lockup rec room. B. Simpson, Ali Reynoldss fianc and the man who helped put Lance in jail, feels obliged to get to the bottom of what happened. With Ali off in England to help Leland Brooks at a reunion with his long-estranged family, B. turns to someone else to help outAlis good friend and Taser-carrying nun, Sister Anselm.
Meanwhile, in BournemouthLelands hometownAli begins to investigate the decades-old murder of Lelands father, which Leland himself was once suspected of committing. With unsolved murders on both sides of the Atlantic, Ali, B., and Sister Anselm are united by their search for answersand the jeopardy they get into as a result.
From the author praised for her inimitable, take-no-prisoners style (Kirkus Reviews), Moving Target sends Ali on a trans-Atlantic adventure and straight into the path of a deadly killer.
"Compelling... satisfying." -- "USA Today"
J.A. Jance is theNew York Timesbestselling author of the Ali Reynolds series, the J.P. Beaumont series, and the Joanna Brady series, as well as five Southwestern thrillers featuring the Walker family. Born in South Dakota and raised in Bisbee, Arizona, Jance lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington. Visit her online at JAJance.com.