Secrets Never Die

by Melinda Leigh

Overview

A Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Amazon Charts bestseller.

In the fifth book of the multimillion-copy bestselling series, Morgan Dane and Lance Kruger fight for the innocence of a young murder suspect—if only they could find him.

When a retired sheriff’s deputy is shot to death in his home, his troubled teenage stepson, Evan, becomes the prime suspect. Even more incriminating, the boy disappeared from the scene of the crime.

Desperate to find her son, Evan’s mother begs PI Lance Kruger for help. She knows her son is innocent. Kruger and defense attorney Morgan Dane want to believe that too, but the evidence against the boy is damning. Just as the trail goes cold, another deputy vanishes. His shocking connection to Evan’s stepfather throws the investigation into chaos as Lance and Morgan fear the worst…that Evan is the killer’s new target.

With so many secrets to unravel, will Lance and Morgan find him before it’s too late?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781542040181
Publisher:	Amazon Publishing
Publication date:	03/19/2019
Series:	Morgan Dane Series , #5
Pages:	330
Sales rank:	516,473
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

#1 Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh is a fully recovered banker. A lifelong lover of books, she started writing as a way to preserve her sanity when her youngest child entered first grade. During the next few years, she joined Romance Writers of America, learned a few things about writing a novel, and decided the process was way more fun than analyzing financial statements. Melinda’s debut novel, She Can Run, was nominated for Best First Novel by the International Thriller Writers. She’s also garnered Golden Leaf and Silver Falchion Awards, along with two nominations for a RITA and three Daphne du Maurier Awards. Her other novels include She Can Tell, She Can Scream, She Can Hide, She Can Kill, Midnight Exposure, Midnight Sacrifice, Midnight Betrayal, Midnight Obsession, Hour of Need, Minutes to Kill, Seconds to Live, Say You’re Sorry, Her Last Goodbye, Bones Don’t Lie, and What I’ve Done. She holds a second-degree black belt in Kenpo karate; teaches women’s self-defense; and lives in a messy house with her husband, two teenagers, a couple of dogs, and two rescue cats.

Editorial Reviews

01/28/2019

Bestseller Leigh’s intense fifth addition to the ongoing saga of the Dane family (after What I’ve Done) piles on the drama. When teenager Evan Meade is accused of murdering his retired cop stepfather in Grey’s Hollow, N.Y., attorney Morgan Dane and PI Lance Kruger, now engaged to be married, believe in his innocence and pursue the true killer. An initially straightforward-looking case soon spirals into a convoluted web of torture and shocking secrets that reach far into the past. Evan flees into the wilderness, and a fraught hunt ensues; his perilous flight repeatedly endangers his life and keeps tension high. Investigative and forensic details add factual interest. A fun subplot featuring another PI and a reporter seems likely to enliven future volumes. Though the book is billed as a romantic thriller, Morgan and Lance’s romance, mingled with realistic family detail, takes a back seat to roller-coaster suspense. Romance fans looking for a traditional happily-ever-after should look elsewhere. Agent: Jill Marsal. Marsal Lyon Literary. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

Bestseller Leigh’s intense fifth addition to the ongoing saga of the Dane family piles on the drama…A fun subplot featuring another PI and a reporter seems likely to enliven future volumes…Morgan and Lance’s romance, mingled with realistic family detail, takes a back seat to roller-coaster suspense.” —Publishers Weekly

“Works perfectly well as a standalone, although one of the real strengths of the series is the closely knit ‘family’ of characters the author has built up around Morgan…An intriguing mystery…keeps you turning the pages through the twists, turns, and life-or-death situations until the very end.” —All About Romance

“This is a sit down, get comfortable, and get ready to read to the end because you can’t stop reading kind of story. Melinda Leigh never disappoints!” —Harlequin Junkie

“Melinda Leigh knows exactly how to craft a good mystery.” —Under the Covers

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