Phyllis A Whitney

On the California coast, a physical therapist unlocks a young boy's terrible secrets, in this novel from " the Grand Master of her craft" (Barbara Michaels). In search of solitude in the wake of her son's tragic death, recently divorced physical therapist Kelsey Stewart accepts an invitation to stay at her aunt Elaine's seaside inn in Carmel, California. No sooner does Kelsey arrive than she becomes moved by another tragedy: On a bright sunny day,...

In the Hawaiian Islands, a divorcée is threatened by a dangerous deception from her past, in this novel from "a superb and gifted storyteller"(Mary Higgins Clark). Hawaiian-born Caroline Kirby was only six years old when her parents died under mysterious circumstances, and she was shuttled off to live with her grandmother in San Francisco. Now, after years under the strict governance of the old woman, followed by an unhappy marriage, the young,...

A retreat to Greece becomes a dangerous trap for a grieving and haunted widow in this novel from "a superb and gifted storyteller" (Mary Higgins Clark). Ever since Dorcas Brandt's husband, Gino Nikkaris, died in a plane crash, she's been beset by troubling suspicions that his shady intrigues in the art world may have been the cause of his death. Desperate for both a new future and answers to the questions about Gino's past, Dorcas whisks her daughter...

New York Times bestseller: A New Year s Eve suicide in a Newport mansion could be hiding a sinister family conspiracy. Was it fear of scandal, threat of disgrace, or loss of his job that drove Rhode Island newspaper magnate Adam Keene to take his own life? His daughter, Christy, refuses to accept her father s death as a suicide. When she returns to her mother-in-law Theodora s stately Newport mansion, Christy is determined to find out who killed her...

A chilling tale of murder and secrets set against the treacherous slopes of a ski lodge--from "the queen of the American gothics-(The New York Times). Linda Earle's stepbrother had a bright future. An aspiring athlete, he was being mentored by championship skier Julian McCabe, but then his career was cut short when he was accused of murdering Julian's wife, Margot. Convinced of his innocence and determined to clear his name, Linda takes a job as après-ski...

From a New York Times bestselling author: In a lakeside mansion, a beautiful young bride becomes the snowbound prisoner of a dark family secret. When Manhattan art curator Diana Blake married gallery owner Glen Chandler, she was certain she knew him well enough to devote the rest of her life to him. He was the son of a renowned artist; he sculpted things of beauty in alabaster; and he loved her. It was only when Glen took her home to his family s...

A movie star's suicide draws a young woman into the deadly shadows of a Hollywood scandal in this novel from "a master of suspense-(Mary Higgins Clark). More than fifty years ago, Victoria Frazer and Roger Brandt were the most popular stars of the silver screen--until a notorious and tragic love affair on set in the Appalachians destroyed their lives. It was there, at the foot of Rumbling Bald Mountain in Lake Lure, North Carolina, where Victoria...

From the "Queen of the American gothics": In turn-of-the-century New York, a strange inheritance lures a vulnerable governess into a trap (The New York Times). Camilla King knows little of her family history, having never met her estranged relatives. Her late father wanted it that way. But when she receives a startling invitation from her immeasurably wealthy and ailing grandfather, Orrin Judd, to return to Thunder Heights, the crumbling mansion on...

In a secluded home on Long Island, a musician's mysterious suicide haunts his terrified wife, in this novel by a New York Times -bestselling author. In the wake of the shocking suicide of popular singer Ricky Sands, his wife and professional partner, Hollis Temple, wants only to escape the notoriety-and the relentless questions she can't even begin to answer. Rescued from the press by family friend Alan Gordon, Hollis leaves Manhattan for Cold Spring...

A reclusive actress is brought back into the spotlight-by murder-in this novel by a New York Times -bestselling and Edgar award-winning author. Leigh Hollins had no choice but to honor her father's dying wish: that she find her estranged mother, now living in seclusion in Norway, and reconcile with her. Leigh's mother, Laura Worth, was once one of the most dynamic movie stars in the world, her films eclipsed only by her real life, which was filled...