KILL THE MESSENGER

Withthisnewthriller,TheNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorTamiHoagdeliversherownmessagetosuspensefanseverywhere:Don'tturnoffthelights,andkeepreadingifyoudare.FromthegrittystreetsofLosAngelestoitsmostprotectedenclavesofprestigeandpowertotheruthlessglamourofHollywood,akillerstalkshisprey.Akillersomercilessnooneinhiswayissafe—noteventheinnocent.Attheendofalongdaybattlingstreettraffic,bikemessengerJaceDamonhasonelastdroptomake.ButenroutetodeliveringapackageforoneofL.A.'ssleaziestdefenseattorneys,he'snearlyrundownbyacar,chasedthroughbackalleys,andshotat.OnlytheinstinctsacquiredwhilegrowinguponthestreetsofL.A.allowhimtoescapewithhislife—andwiththepackagesomeonewantsbadlyenoughtokillfor.JacereturnstoLennyLowell'sofficeonlytofindthecopsthere,thelawyerdead,andJacehimselfconsideredtheprimesuspectinthesavagemurder.Suddenlyhe'sontherunfromboththecopsandakiller,andthekeytosavinghimselfandhisten-year-oldbrotheristheenvelopehestillhas—whichholdsamessagenoonewantsdelivered:thetruth.Inacityfueledbymoney,celebrity,andsensationalism,themurderofabottom-feedingmouthpiecelikeLennyLowellwon'tmaketheheadlines.SowhendetectivesfromtheLAPD'seliterobbery/homicidedivisionshowup,homicidedetectiveKevParkerwantstoknowwhy.Parkerisonthedownhillslideofaonce-promisingcareer,andhedoesn'twanttoberemindedthatheusedtobeoneofthehotshots,workingcasesthatmadeinstantcelebritiesofeveryoneinvolved.Likethecaseoffadingretty-boyactorRobCole,accusedofthebrutalmurderofhiswife,TriciaCrowne-Cole,daughterofoneofthemostpowerfulmeninthecity,L.A.'slatest"crimeofthecentury."Robbery/Homicidehasnoreasontobelookingatadeadsmall-timescumbaglawyerorchasingabikemessenger...unlessthere'ssomethinginitforthem.MaybeLennyLowellhadaconnectiontosomethingbigenoughtobekilledfor.Parkerbeginsasearchforanswersthatwillleadhimtoakiller—ortheendofhiscareer.Becauseifthere'sonelessonhe'slearnedovertheyears,it'sthatinatownbuiltonfantasyandfame,deliveringthetruthcanbedeadly.FromtheHardcoveredition.