Black Ice
About this book
When Sean Delaney painted the portrait of retired pop star Adrian Dark, he never expected him to die shortly afterwards. Nor did Sean expect his own wife, Jodie, to die in the same week, when she was partway through ghost-writing Dark’s autobiography. Convinced the deaths are linked, he’s keen to return to Dark’s stately home for an auction of his property. The deceased musician’s diaries are in the sale, and, as well as bagging them, Sean meets Laura Kaplan, a fascinating woman with a disturbing secret from her past, and he rapidly falls under her spell.But far from being the meek bookbinder whose only weakness is first editions, Laura suffers from Multiple Personality Disorder, and her alter ego is twitter sensation @Sarahinthesky, who spends her weekends illegally climbing sky-high buildings wearing a balaclava, posting her exploits on the internet, and also, possibly, murdering people. Unaware of Laura’s double life, the project of preparing Dark’s biography brings Sean into conflicts he could never have imagined, including trying to escape from a mysterious intruder who is intent on killing him and walking into a trap which he could never have foreseen. Secrets from Adrian Dark’s rock-star past begin to emerge, including a shocking rape and murder in 1987 that too many people are determined to keep under wraps.Digging into the past is the only way that Sean can clear a path for his future and the stakes could not be higher. Backed into a corner, he finds that the people he trusts most are out to crucify him. As his life spins out of control he knows that he only has two dig deeper or get killed. . .