When the latest victim of the \"Beltway Basher\" is found in the woods of Montrose Park, Reven Lynchb2s favorite jogging spot, her crime-loving antenna goes up. Her chic Georgetown neighborhood isnb2t accustomed to brutal slayings, and when the smooth, enigmatic Detective Gunner shows up in her antique shop, asking pointed questions, Revenb2s left wondering how close to home the killings are. Gunner is convinced the murderer is a society bigshot hiding in plain sight. But he is out of his element in the rarefied world of embassy dinners and symphony balls, and Reven is perfectly positioned to feed him the inside information he needs. She throws herself into her role as the detectiveb2s \"ersatz Mata Hari,\" only to discover that the prominent skirt-chasing businessman for whom sheb2s fallen tops Gunnerb2s shortlist of suspects. During the course of the investigation, the social world will unravel, an old friendship will be put to the test, scandalous secrets will be unleashed, and Reven will discover that nothing old or new, in high culture or low life, is what it appears. Jane Hitchcock delivers another killer read in a novel that \"has it all: murder, blackmail, and betrayal, all set against the glittering backdrop of Washington society\" THE TODAY SHOW

ISBN: 9780061173714
Title: Mortal Friends
Author: HITCHCOCK JANE STANTON
Format: Paperback
RRP: $24.99
Price: $14.95