The Perfect Suspect
Margaret Coel

First Time in Paperback

When David Mathews, candidate for Colorado governor, is found murdered in his mansion, all signs point to his wife, Sydney, the perfect suspect. But Catherine has been covering the candidate’s campaign and she has stumbled across rumors that suggest David Mathews is not the charismatic man he seems to be and that he has been living a double life. Then an anonymous caller tells Catherine that she saw the killer leave the mansion after she had heard three shots fired. The killer is none other than Detective Ryan Beckman, on the fast-track with the Denver police department and above suspicion. Detective Beckman is in charge of the investigation into the murder.

Catherine realizes it was probably a crank call, something about the desperation and terror in the voice convinces her the woman is telling the truth. The plot moves from Denver’s wealthy, privileged enclaves to the the city’s gritty, crime-ridden ghettos as Catherine races a hardened and sophisticated murderer to find the only witness who can bring the killer to justice, certain that if Detective Beckman, with the resources of the police department, wins the race, the caller will be dead. As the hunt goes on, Catherine realizes that the killer is hunting her, and before she can save the witness, she must first save herself.

(A Catherine McLeod Mystery #2)
Berkley (Prime Crime), September 2012
ISBN-10: 0425251543
ISBN-13: 9780425251546
304 pages Paperback
$7.99

Also by Margaret Coel:
The Eagle Catcher, January 2013
Buffalo Bill's Dead Now, September 2012
The Perfect Suspect, September 2011
The Spider's Web, September 2011
The Spider's Web, September 2010
The Silent Spirit, September 2010
Blood Memory, September 2009
The Silent Spirit, September 2009
The Girl with Braided Hair, September 2008
Blood Memory, September 2008
The Drowning Man, September 2007
The Girl With Braided Hair, September 2007
Eye of the Wolf, September 2006
The Drowning Man, September 2006
Wife Of Moon, September 2005
Eye Of The Wolf, September 2005
Wife of Moon, September 2004
Killing Raven, August 2004
Killing Raven, September 2003
The Shadow Dancer, August 2003
The Thunder Keeper, August 2002
The Spirit Woman, August 2001
The Lost Bird, August 2000
The Story Teller, September 1999
The Dream Stalker, September 1998
The Ghost Walker, September 1997
The Eagle Catcher, September 1996

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