Part of Under Suspicion, book 5
First published 2017
Television producer Laurie Moran faces a new cold case when her co-host Ryan Nichols suggests investigating the death of Virginia Wakeling. Three years earlier, the wealthy museum trustee plunged from the Metropolitan Museum's roof during the Met Gala fundraiser. Police suspected her younger boyfriend Ivan Gray, a personal trainer who owned a gym Virginia had helped finance. Laurie initially doubts the case until her father's police contacts provide a crucial tip. Her investigation reveals Virginia's inner circle harbored deadly secrets. The victim's super wealthy real estate family becomes central to the mystery as Laurie and her Under Suspicion crew dig deeper. Multiple suspects emerge beyond the obvious boyfriend, each with motives tied to Virginia's fortune and influence. As Laurie pursues the truth, witnesses face mounting danger. Her professional success with the hit television show contrasts sharply with her personal loneliness following her romantic split from former co-host Alex Buckley. Now she must work alongside Ryan, whom she cannot tolerate, while navigating the treacherous world of New York's elite to solve a murder that someone desperately wants to keep buried.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Metropolitan Museum, New York
Period: Contemporary
304 pages · Hardcover · Simon & Schuster