First published 2013
Lizanne Steffasson stares at the newspaper classified that will change her life: "Wanted: A beautiful girl. One not afraid to look on danger's bright face." Broadway dreams have crumbled into rent worries, so she answers the ad despite knowing she fits neither requirement. The job comes from an estate lawyer seeking the missing heir to the Cross-Eyed Bear fortune. This Swedish billionaire left millions to his three sons, but the youngest vanished just before his twenty-first birthday would unlock the inheritance. The lawyer wants Lizanne to track him through New York's shadows. She accepts, but she harbors secrets about the case that her employer never suspects. As Lizanne navigates the treacherous hunt, she realizes that everyone around her has hidden motives. Trust becomes a luxury she cannot afford if she hopes to survive this deadly game of missing heirs and family fortunes.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: hidden-motives, missing-heir
Setting: New York
Period: 20th-century
240 pages · ebook · MysteriousPress.com/Open Road