ISBN: 9781450256391

In the dead of night, well-known Washington D.C. journalist Cassie Danforth receives a startling call. Her father has only hours to live. She rushes home to Clayton Landing, North Carolin… Plus…

In the dead of night, well-known Washington D.C. journalist Cassie Danforth receives a startling call. Her father has only hours to live. She rushes home to Clayton Landing, North Carolina, just in time to hear her father''s last wish-that Cassie leave D.C. behind and return to Clayton Landing. It''s a request Cassie''s resisted for years, but this time, she can''t refuse. After her father''s death, Cassie relocates to the small Southern town, leaving the glamour of D.C. behind. Managing the family newspaper presents its own challenges, but somehow, Cassie can''t help but wonder why her father insisted she return home. True, Clifford Danforth rubbed elbows with some of the most powerful people in Washington, and was well-liked by everyone ... wasn''t he?Cassie soon discovers her father had secrets of his own as they begin to reveal themselves in disturbing ways. A bizarre murder investigation throws the town into a tailspin, and a handsome, mysterious stranger arrives bearing unnerving tales about Clifford''s political activities. The more Cassie digs, the more she realizes the murder and her father''s shady past might be connected. When those connections lead her to an elite and powerful group of politicians called the Pinnacle Seven, Cassie plunges into a world of danger and intrigue, one that may end up costing Cassie her life. Jackie Richards, Books, Mystery and Suspense, The Pinnacle Seven: A Political Mystery Books>Mystery and Suspense <

ISBN: 9781450256391

In the dead of night, well-known Washington D.C. journalist Cassie Danforth receives a startling call. Her father has only hours to live. She rushes home to Clayton Landing, North Carolin… Plus…

In the dead of night, well-known Washington D.C. journalist Cassie Danforth receives a startling call. Her father has only hours to live. She rushes home to Clayton Landing, North Carolina, just in time to hear her father's last wish-that Cassie leave D.C. behind and return to Clayton Landing. It's a request Cassie's resisted for years, but this time, she can't refuse. After her father's death, Cassie relocates to the small Southern town, leaving the glamour of D.C. behind. Managing the family newspaper presents its own challenges, but somehow, Cassie can't help but wonder why her father insisted she return home. True, Clifford Danforth rubbed elbows with some of the most powerful people in Washington, and was well-liked by everyone ... wasn't he?Cassie soon discovers her father had secrets of his own as they begin to reveal themselves in disturbing ways. A bizarre murder investigation throws the town into a tailspin, and a handsome, mysterious stranger arrives bearing unnerving tales about Clifford's political activities. The more Cassie digs, the more she realizes the murder and her father's shady past might be connected. When those connections lead her to an elite and powerful group of politicians called the Pinnacle Seven, Cassie plunges into a world of danger and intrigue, one that may end up costing Cassie her life. Books Books ~~ Fiction~~ Mystery & Detective ~~ General Pinnacle-Seven~~Jackie-Richards iUniverse, Incorporated<