Twenty Years Later

- Blurb -

The terror attack that shocked the world . . . A decades-old murder about to be solved . . . . A gripping new thriller from the author of the bestselling The Girl Who Was Taken. Releasing on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, Charlie Donlea' s exciting new suspense novel sees a victim from the North Tower make her voice heard two decades on. . . Avery Mason, host of American Events, knows her latest story - a murder mystery laced with sex, tragedy, and betrayal - is ratings gold. With new technology the New York medical examiner' s office has made its first successful identification of a 9/11 victim in years. The twist- the victim, Victoria Ford, had been accused of murder at the time of her death. In a chilling last call from the North Tower, Victoria had begged her sister to prove her innocence. Twenty years later, Emma Ford is convinced that Avery' s connections and fame will help do just that. And Avery, hoping to negotiate a more lucrative contract, goes into investigative overdrive. Victoria had been having an affair with a successful novelist, found hanging from the balcony of his Catskills mansion. The rope, the bedroom, the entire crime scene was covered in Victoria' s DNA. But the twisted puzzle of Victoria' s private life belies a much darker mystery. And there are other players in the game who are interested in Avery' s own past - one she has kept secret from both the TV executives and her audience. A secret she thought was dead and buried . . . ' A bold new writer on his way to becoming a major figure in the world of suspense. ' Publishers Weekly' Definitely a talent to watch. ' Steve Berry