Bud Nevers, the CEO of the Nevers’ Computer Technology Company
in Silicon Valley is murdered. Detective Tom Hoffman and his partner Detective Cliff Maxhimer suspect the president, Ken Weber. Their suspicion heightens when the accountant, Ryan Conners is found dead in his office in what appears an act of suicide. Further investigation proves the financial books have been tampered with and Conners was embezzling large amounts of money from the company. It appears that Ken and Ryan were in this together.

Bud’s wife, Angie suddenly finds herself being blackmailed by Melinda Smith, a beautiful young woman, claiming to be Bud’s illegitimate daughter. To her horror Angie discovers that Marty Casales, her housekeeper of over twenty years is Melinda’s mother. To unravel the twists and turns you’ll need to read, MURDER.COM

REVIEW

Angie Nevers thought she and her husband, Bud, had a good life and a strong marriage, until the night of their twenty-fifth anniversary party, when a beautiful young woman she had never seen came to the party and her husband seemed very upset. But before she has a chance to talk to him and find out who the woman was and what she wanted, Bud is killed in a car accident. When she finds a letter from the young woman, telling Bud that she knows he is her father and that she wants money, she is devastated. But when the police tell her that Bud's death was murder and that there is money missing from his company, she feels like her whole life has become a lie. And things get even worse when his partner begins to act very strange, even to the point of hitting his wife, Angie thinks that things can't get any worse, until she finds out that the mother of Bud's alleged daughter is one of her oldest and most trusted friends.

With the help of her best friend and a policeman who is in love with her, Angie sets out to get her life back, clear her husband's name and find his killer. Angie soon realizes that this could be a very dangerous decision, not just for her, but for her friends as well as they find themselves up against a killer who will stop at nothing to get what they want.

Angie Nevers is a remarkable character that you will enjoy very much. As her life spirals more and more out of control and the lies told to her for years by the people she trusted the most begin to pile, she makes the decision to fight for what is hers and for what she believes is right. Filled with plenty of action, mystery and plot twists, this is one that you will be recommending to all your friends.

Reviewed by: Kathleene Thomason

EXCERPT

Chapter One

Bud Nevers stood at his bedroom window and stared into the inky darkness of yet another unseasonable storm pelting the San Francisco Bay area. Deep in thought, he didn't even flinch when the wet branches of a large oak tree slapped against the window.

Tonight he and Angie had invited a group of friends from work to help them celebrate their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. Normally, he looked forward to entertaining guests, but tonight it had no appeal. Other worries troubled his mind. Like the young eager beaver intern Bill Crane, hired by the company for the summer, who'd uncovered a questionable entry in the accounting books and brought it to Bud's attention

The young man had pointed out how he thought it odd that the ABC Wafer Company had been receiving fifty thousand dollars on the same day every month for the past year. He'd asked Bud if he knew who they were and what service they provided.

Bud couldn't answer the question. Crane went on to explain that he'd never seen this company listed on the stock market, nor had he ever heard of them. When Bud learned this, he immediately became suspicious.

He moved away from the window when Angie raced out of the bathroom, towels wrapped around her head and body. "We're running late," she said, her blue eyes twinkling. "Our guests will be here in thirty minutes." She sat down at the dressing table, turned on the make-up lights and rubbed her fingers over her cheeks. "Oh, look at these bags under my eyes." She stuck out her tongue at the reflection in the mirror.

Bud grinned. Not only did he think she was the most beautiful woman in the world, but she also had a sense of humor, a rare combination in his eyes. Desire filled him as he watched her unwrap the turban and shake her head. Dark brown hair, laced with gray, tumbled down her back. At forty-seven she still looked like a goddess.

Strolling over to stand behind her, he put his hands on her bare, lightly freckled shoulders and winked at her image in the mirror. Then gently working his fingers under the towel, he fondled her full breasts. "Hmm, only thirty minutes. Then we'll have to hurry."