Starred review from October 15, 2006
Deeply committed to bringing a member of the Ivory Nation, a violent white extremist group, to justice, chief prosecuting attorney Janet McNeil knows she's up against difficult oddsthe group's reach is long, and its methods are deadly. Then an important file goes missing, and Janet's garage window has a brick thrown through it. An attractive, watchful next-door neighbor with a secret mission of his own adds the romantic touch. A handful of well-developed secondary charactersincluding an aging mother and an emotionally fragile little girlcontribute depth and compelling realism. Powerful, controversial, and beautifully paced, this chilling, riveting tale frightens because its dangers hit close to home. Quinn ("Hidden") lives in Mesa, AZ.
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October 1, 2006
Prosecutor Janet McNeil is convinced that if she can convict Jacob Hall for credit-card fraud, she can ultimately tie him to the Ivory Nation, Arizona's largest white supremacy organization. But as the trial date nears, an important file disappears, a key witness seems reluctant to take the stand, and Janet's consistently competent assistant seems to forget the simplest things she asks him to do. The Ivory Nation is also doing its part to convince Janet to drop the case, with threats that have Janet fearing not only for her own safety but also for that of her family and the young girl she is about to adopt. The only person who understands why pursuing the case is so important to Janet is her neighbor, textbook author Simon Green, but Simon has his share of secrets, leaving Janet wondering if there is anyone she can trust. Quinn expertly combines her usual nuanced characters with a cleverly constructed plot in her latest suspenseful tale of danger and romance.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2006, American Library Association.)