The Quickie
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ISBN: 0446501646 / Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, April 2008
NYPD cop Lauren Stillwell's act of revenge against her unfaithful husband inadvertently triggers a series of events that spiral dangerously out of control and she has to take a secret job that threatens everything she stands for.
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A one-night stand spirals into a web of dark secrets in James Patterson's steamy thriller of love, lust, and murder.Lauren Stillwell is not your average damsel in distress. When the NYPD cop discovers her husband leaving a hotel with another woman, she decides to beat him at his own game. But her revenge goes dangerously awry, and she finds her world spiraling into a hell that becomes more terrifying by the hour.In a further twist of fate, Lauren must take on a job that threatens everything she stands for. Now, she's paralyzed by a deadly secret that could tear her life apart. With her job and marriage on the line, Lauren's desire for retribution becomes a lethal inferno as she fights to save her livelihood-and her life.Patterson takes us on a twisting roller-coaster ride of thrills in his most gripping novel yet. This story of love, lust and dangerous secrets will have readers' hearts pounding to the very last page.
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