Linda Barnes

The Perfect Ghost Linda Barnes

Publisher Marketing: Mousy and shy to the point of agoraphobic, Em Moore is the writing half of a celebrity biography team. Her charismatic partner, Teddy, does the interviewing and the public schmoozing. But Em s dependence on Teddy runs deeper than just the job Teddy is her bridge to the world and the main source of love in her life. So when Teddy dies in a car accident, Em is devastated, alone in a world that she doesn t understand. The only way that she can honor his memory and cope with his loss is to finish the interviews for their current book an autobiography of renowned and reclusive film director Garrett Malcolm. Ensconced in a small cottage near Malcolm s Cape Cod home, Em slowly builds the courage to interview Malcolm the way Teddy would have. She finds Malcolm at once friendlier, more intimidating, and much sexier than she had imagined. But Em soon starts hearing whispers of skeletons in the Malcolm family closet. And then the police begin looking into the accident that killed Teddy, and Em s control on her life tenuous at best is threatened. In this stunning breakout novel from the beloved author of the Carlotta Carlyle mystery series, Linda Barnes slowly winds the strings tighter and tighter, leading the listener ever more deeply into the lives of her characters with pitch-perfect pacing and mesmerizing prose." Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/28/2013 (EAN 9781250023636, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2013 (EAN 9781250023636, Hardcover) Booklist 02/15/2013 pg. 34 (EAN 9781250023636, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Library Journal 04/01/2013 pg. 65 (EAN 9781250023636, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 44 (EAN 9781250023636, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Barnes, Linda Linda Barnes is the author of eight previous Carlotta Carlyle mysteries and the winner of the Anthony and American Mystery Awards. She lives in the Boston area with her husband and son. Contributor Bio:  Huber, Hillary A multiple Audie Award finalist, an "AudioFile" Earphones Award winner, and one of "AudioFile"'s Best Voices of 2010 and 2011, Hillary Huber has recorded close to two hundred titles. "AudioFile" magazine says, "Hillary Huber's narration is lyrical enough to be set to music."