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Beachcomber

by Karen Robards

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I love Karen Robards novels. I only wish my library had more of her earlier titles. ( )
  seahc | Sep 8, 2009 |
Set in North Carolina's Outer Banks, a serial killer combs the beaches filled with beautiful female tourists for his next victim.

Christy Petrino hadn't planned on a vacation but when she learns her fiance and boss, suave Michael DePalma, is a "made man" and the Philadelphia law firm where she works is a front for the mob, she breaks her engagement and quits her job. But no one walks away from the DePalma family business so easily....
  DunnFunKat | Sep 18, 2007 |
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Hot summer passion. Cold-blooded fear.
When Christy Petrino discovers that her fiancé, Michael DePalma, and the law firm where she works are linked to the mob, she breaks her engagement and quits her job. But no one walks away from the DePalma family so easily. Christy's freedom comes on one condition: She must deliver a locked briefcase to a motel on North Carolina's Ocracoke Island. Her late-night drop-off is only the beginning of a tide of terror: In the shadows of the Outer Banks, Christy senses she is being followed...and suddenly she is a witness in a police investigation of a serial killer known as the "Beachcomber" -- who targets young women who all resemble her. Handsome surfer Luke Rand offers the best kind of shelter in his strong arms. But as their sensual attraction flares, Christy hears warning bells telling her if you want to survive a hot and deadly summer, trust no one.… ( )
  nikel27 | Aug 10, 2007 |
AWESOME!!!!! HOT love scene on the beach....heart pounding thriller! ( )
  AnneCurrin | Jan 9, 2007 |
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Christy Petrino hadn't planned on a vacation on Ocracoke Island but when she learns her fiancé and boss, suave Michael DePalma, is a "made man" and the Philadelphia law firm where she works is a front for his mob, she breaks her engagement and quits her job. But no one walks away from the DePalma family business so easily....Only if she delivers a locked briefcase to a motel on Ocracoke Island will she -- and her mother and sisters -- be free.

After clandestinely making her drop-off, Christy unwittingly runs into a new kind of terror. Now a witness at the center of a homicide investigation, Christy learns the police are hunting for a serial killer dubbed the "beachcomber" because beatiful young women -- women who resemble her -- have disappeared while vactioning at nearby beach communities.

Only when she's with Luke Rand, her big surfer-dude next-door nieghbor does Christy feel safe. Can she trust this handsome stranger rto help her survive a hot and deadly summer?

Beachcomber -- a tour de force of passion and supense -- is the quintessential summertime must-listen.

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0743453492, Mass Market Paperback)

Hot summer passion. Cold-blooded fear.

When Christy Petrino discovers that her fiancé, Michael DePalma, and the law firm where she works are linked to the mob, she breaks her engagement and quits her job. But no one walks away from the DePalma family so easily. Christy's freedom comes on one condition: She must deliver a locked briefcase to a motel on North Carolina's Ocracoke Island. Her late-night drop-off is only the beginning of a tide of terror: In the shadows of the Outer Banks, Christy senses she is being followed...and suddenly she is a witness in a police investigation of a serial killer known as the "Beachcomber" -- who targets young women who all resemble her. Handsome surfer Luke Rand offers the best kind of shelter in his strong arms. But as their sensual attraction flares, Christy hears warning bells telling her if you want to survive a hot and deadly summer, trust no one....

(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:01 -0400)

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