Hold a Scorpion
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Series:
Diana Poole novels volume 2.
Published:
Blackstone Publishing 2016
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This new crime thriller takes amateur sleuth Diana Pool deep into Southern California's underworld to uncover the mystery of a diamond-encrusted scorpion-and the reason for the murders that follow in its wake.One afternoon while standing outside her newly renovated Malibu house, Diana Poole sees a woman across the highway waving at her, but Diana doesn't recognize her. Still waving, the woman walks into the oncoming cars and is killed instantly. Why would anyone do such a thing?The next night, still horrified by the accident, Diana is held at gunpoint by a man demanding the dead woman's scorpion. What kind of scorpion? A live one? A brooch? A pendant? Diana searches the accident scene and finds a diamond-encrusted object in the shape of a scorpion. Breathless, she remembers her movie-star mother showing it to her the last time she saw her alive.With the diamond-encrusted object as her only clue, Diana goes on a heart-pounding journey determined to find answers. But asking a lot of questions can upset people-especially the unpredictable killer who's stalking her.
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OverDrive Listen
Edition:
Unabridged
Street Date:
10/25/2016
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781504686501
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Melodie Johnson Howe. (2016). Hold a Scorpion. Unabridged Blackstone Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Melodie Johnson Howe. 2016. Hold a Scorpion. Blackstone Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Melodie Johnson Howe, Hold a Scorpion. Blackstone Publishing, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Melodie Johnson Howe. Hold a Scorpion. Unabridged Blackstone Publishing, 2016.
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