MALICE

The gripping, edge-of-your-seat thriller featuring New Orleans detectives Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson . . .The scent is unmistakable¡ªgardenias, sweet and delicate, the same perfume that his beautiful first wife, Jennifer, always wore. Opening his eyes in the hospital room where he¡¯s recovering from an accident, New Orleans detective Rick Bentz sees her standing in the doorway. Then Jennifer blows him a kiss and disappears. But it couldn¡¯t have been Jennifer. She died twelve years ago . . .Once out of the hospital, Bentz begins to see Jennifer everywhere, haunting and taunting him, then vanishing without a trace. Could she still be alive He can¡¯t tell his new wife, Olivia, about the sightings or his secret fear that he¡¯s losing his mind¡ªthough he knows she suspects something is wrong. But Olivia is also hiding a secret . . .When a copy of Jennifer¡¯s death certificate arrives in the mail, emblazoned with a red question mark, Bentz follows the postmark trail to Los Angeles. Then the murders begin, each victim a part of Jennifer¡¯s past, each grisly corpse pointing to Bentz as the prime suspect. Someone¡¯s been waiting patiently, silently, anticipating Bentz¡¯s every move. Soon it will be Bentz¡¯s turn to suffer for his sins. But he won¡¯t be the only one made to pay the ultimate price. For a diabolical killer has now made Olivia the prime target . . .