Backhand - Anna Lee, Bk 6 Author:Liza Cody London-based private investigator Anna Lee was first met in Dupe , winner of England's prestigious John Creasey award and an Edgar nominee. This, her sixth outing in Cody's top-of-the-genre series, should bring her the name recognition she richly deserves. When her boss at Brierly Security assigns her a case -- involving pilfered designe... more »r sweaters -- that will take her to the States, Lee soon finds herself embroiled in a depressing and dangerous family drama.
Is the designer's missing teenage daughter involved with a pedophile, or has she just run off to marry a much older man? What connection does this man have to the stolen merchandise and to the designer's husband? The Florida Keys and a handsome U.S. operative give Anna her first blissful taste of the sunny, fog-free New World even as she handily attempts to answer these questions and dodge the bullets that seem to her so quintessentially American.« less