A contemporary crime thriller perfect for Louise Penny and Robert Dugoni fans, Illusionist presents PI McPherson with an impossible dilemma: kill an author at a writing retreat in the Pacific Northwest, or let a college student die.
WHEN AN ILLUSIONIST joins the Pines & Quill writing retreat, one of the owners vanishes without a trace in the middle of everyonebut the surrounding would-be witnesses dont see or hear a thing. Thats when crime boss Georgio Gambino makes a checkmate move against his nemesis, Sean McPhersonhe attempts to blackmail a writer in residence into killing another writer and framing McPherson. In a video call, Gambino warns the writer, If you dont follow orders, your daughter will die. Then he pans the camera to prove his access to her college dorm room.
As he begins to investigate, McPherson discovers that Carmine Fiore, Gambinos second in command, covets his bosss role and is staging a coup. As Gambinos soldiers traffic drugs, weapons, and humans, Fiore plants incriminating evidence against the notorious Sureños gang. Can McPherson leverage that knowledge for a temporary truce and the gangs help?
Even if he can, the Sureños gang wont be enough alone. As the clock ticks down, McPherson gathers Pines & Quills writers in residencea former NASCAR driver, a professional triathlete, an architect turned house flipper, and a world-renowned magician who may not be who she appears to beto create the illusion of a lifetime.
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Get ready to stay up late because you wont want to put it down. Ann Garvin, USA Today best-selling author Buchanan builds the tension until youre almost afraid to turn the next page.Jeff Nania, author of the John Cabrelli Northern Lakes Mysteries Atmospheric and delicious, Buchanan treats her readers senses while taking them on a roller-coaster of emotion.Michelle Cox, author of multi award-winning the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series Buchanans trademark style is to lure you in with cozy descriptions of food, décor, and setting, then slam you onto the edge of your seat with terrifying skill, as her bad guy holds reign over your emotions. In other words, this author has a mind of steel and a heart of velvet.Saralyn Richard, author of the Detective Parrott mystery series Meticulously plotted, beautifully written, and explosiveBuchanans new Sean McPherson novel barrels along like a freight train and delivers from beginning to end.Jeffrey L. Diamond, author of the Ethan Benson thrillers Buchanan is back at it with a book that's impossible to put down. Such a great series. She knocks it out of the park each time. If you're looking for something well-written with mystery and suspense, look no further. A great read.Patricia Leavy, author of Hollyland and The Location Shoot You wont want to miss this one. Hearts are wrenched. Bullets fly. Blood flows. Youll have a lump in your throat from the first page to the last.Sherrill Joseph, author of The Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries
A cross between Dr. Dolittle, Nanny McPhee, and a type-A Buddhist, Laurie Buchanan is an active listener, observer of details, payer of attention, reader and writer of books, kindness enthusiast, and red licorice aficionado. Her books have won multiple awards, including the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Gold Winner, the International Book Award Gold Winner, the National Indie Excellence Awards Winner, the Crime Fiction/Suspense Eric Hoffer Awards Finalist, and the PenCraft Award for literary excellence; theyve also been a finalist for the CLUE Suspense/Thriller Book Awards. Laurie and her husband live in the Pacific Northwest in Boise, Idaho, where she enjoys long walks, bicycling, camping, and photographybecause sometimes the best word choice is a picture. To learn more, please visit her website at www.lauriebuchanan.com.
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