First published 1998
Claudia Miller has built her reputation in Manhattan's cutthroat construction world through skill and determination. Few women succeed in this male-dominated industry, but she has carved out her place among the concrete and steel. Then someone begins following her. The signs start small but grow more threatening. Three men orbit her life, each carrying his own baggage. There's the young writer from California who seemed charming at first. The Russian businessman with his complex past and unclear motives. The veteran police officer whose years on the force have left their mark. One of them nurses a grudge that has twisted into something dangerous. Claudia must figure out which man poses the threat before his need for payback destroys everything she has worked to build. The city that gave her success now feels like a trap.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Manhattan
Period: 21st-century
317 pages · Hardcover · Thomas t Beeler