Tightrope / Amanda Quick.
"An unconventional woman and a man shrouded in mystery walk a tightrope of desire as they race against a killer to find a machine that could change the world"-- Provided by publisher.
Former trapeze artist Amalie Vaughn moved to Burning Cove to reinvent herself, but after spending her inheritance on a mansion with the intention of turning it into a bed-and-breakfast, she learns that the villa is said to be cursed. When the first guest, Dr. Norman Pickwell, is murdered by his robot invention during a sold-out demonstration, rumors circulate that the curse is real. In the chaotic aftermath, Amalie watches Matthias Jones disappear behind the curtain, and reappear slipping a gun into a concealed holster. Matthias suspects Pickwell stole a groundbreaking prototype cipher machine and planned to sell it. But now Pickwell is dead, the machine has vanished, and time is running out. -- adapted from jacket
Record details
- ISBN: 9780399585371
- ISBN: 0399585370
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (309 pages)
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
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General Note: | Sequel to: The other lady vanishes. Series information from Goodreads.com. |
Source of Description Note: | Print version record. |
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Genre: | Romance fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) Thrillers (Fiction) Romance fiction. Romantic suspense fiction. Electronic books. Electronic books. |
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- Baker & Taylor
When her new bed-and-breakfast is threatened by a robot innovator's untimely death, a former trapeze artist teams up with an enigmatic man who would track down a cipher machine prototype. By the best-selling author of the Arcane Society series. - Penguin Putnam
An unconventional woman and a man shrouded in mystery walk a tightrope of desire as they race against a killer to find a top secret invention in this New York Times bestselling novel from Amanda Quick.
Former trapeze artist Amalie Vaughn moved to Burning Cove to reinvent herself, but things are not going well. After spending her entire inheritance on a mansion with the intention of turning it into a bed-and-breakfast, she learns too late that the villa is said to be cursed. When the first guest, Dr. Norman Pickwell, is murdered by his robot invention during a sold-out demonstration, rumors circulate that the curse is real.Â
In the chaotic aftermath of the spectacle, Amalie watches as a stranger from the audience disappears behind the curtain. When Matthias Jones reappears, he is slipping a gun into a concealed holster. It looks like the gossip that is swirling around him is trueâMatthias evidently does have connections to the criminal underworld.Â
Matthias is on the trail of a groundbreaking prototype cipher machine. He suspects that Pickwell stole the device and planned to sell it. But now Pickwell is dead and the machine has vanished. When Matthiasâs investigation leads him to Amalieâs front door, the attraction between them is intense, but she knows it is also dangerous. Amalie and Matthias must decide if they can trust each other and the passion that binds them, because time is running out.