Liar Liar
by Nancy
Boyarsky
GENRE: Mystery
BLURB:
Nicole Graves
finds herself in the crosshairs when she reluctantly agrees to babysit a
witness in a high-profile rape trial. Mary Ellen Barnes is suing her
university’s star quarterback for rape when the authorities won’t act. In the
court of public opinion, Mary Ellen appears to be the quintessential, pious,
good girl. But her lies and mysterious comings and goings lead Nicole to
suspect that she’s not what she seems.
Excerpt:
Nicole heard a sound and came in
from the balcony in time to see Mary Ellen,
now fully dressed, slip out the
front door. Nicole ran after her. She couldn’t allow the girl to run off after
what she’d said about the hopelessness of her predicament. By the time Nicole
got to the elevator bank, it was empty. The girl was already on her way down.
Nicole couldn’t take the stairs; she
was on the tenth floor. But the elevator bank had four cars, and luck was with
her. Moments later, the door to another elevator opened. When she reached the
lobby, she caught sight of Mary Ellen through the window. She had just left the
building and was jaywalking across Ocean Avenue toward the beach.
Nicole rushed after her. The wind
was picking up, blowing through her jacket. She was halfway across the street,
when a car heading south skidded to a stop a few feet away. The driver leaned
on his horn and opened his window to scream at her. She ignored him, trying to
keep Mary Ellen in sight. The girl seemed to be headed toward the shoreline.
When Nicole reached the sand, she started running. She was in good shape, but
running on the beach was completely different from a morning jog around the
neighborhood. Her shoes sank into the soft surface, making it impossible to
gain momentum. Meanwhile, sand leaked into her shoes, chafing her sockless
feet.
The beach near the waterline was
dark, and Mary Ellen was no longer in sight. Nicole looked desperately around,
trying to figure out which way the girl had gone. All at once she stumbled over
something lying in her path. As she hit the sand, the figure she’d tripped over
slowly sat up, like a zombie in a horror film.
AUTHOR Bio
and Links:
Nancy
Boyarsky is the bestselling author of the award-winning Nicole Graves
Mysteries.
Before
turning to mysteries, Nancy coauthored Backroom Politics, a New York Times
notable book, with her husband, Bill Boyarsky. She has written several
textbooks on the justice system as well as articles for publications including
the Los Angeles Times, Forbes, and McCall’s. She also contributed to political
anthologies, including In the Running, about women’s political campaigns. In
addition to her writing career, she was communications director for political
affairs for ARCO.
Liar
Liar is the third Nicole Graves novel, following The Swap and The Bequest, each
of which can be read as a stand alone. Readers are invited to connect with
Nancy through her website at nancyboyarsky.com.
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1 comments:
Thanks for hosting me today and introducing Liar Liar, the third book in my Nicole Graves series, to new readers.
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