Kensington, Belletristik, Twenty Years Later (Englisch, Charlie Donlea, 2022)

&ldquo Excellent&hellip Donlea tells a propulsive tale.&rdquo &ndash The New York Times The New York Times Best Thrillers This Season E! News Recommended Books Overdrive Biggest Books of the Month Fans of Verity by Colleen Hoover won&rsquo t want to miss this thrilling new suspense novel from the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Girl Who Was Taken! Hiding her own dark past in plain sight, a TV reporter is determined to uncover the truth behind a gruesome murder decades after the investigation was abandoned. But TWENTY YEARS LATER, to understand the present, you need to listen to the past&hellip Avery Mason, host of American Events, knows the subjects that grab a TV audience&rsquo s attention. Her latest story&mdash a murder mystery laced with kinky sex, tragedy, and betrayal&mdash is guaranteed to be ratings gold. New DNA technology has allowed the New York medical examiner&rsquo s office to make its first successful identification of a 9/11 victim in years. The twist: the victim, Victoria Ford, had been accused of the gruesome murder of her married lover. In a chilling last phone call to her sister, Victoria begged her to prove her innocence. Emma Kind has waited twenty years to put her sister to rest, but closure won&rsquo t be complete until she can clear Victoria&rsquo s name. Alone she&rsquo s had no luck, but she&rsquo s convinced that Avery&rsquo s connections and fame will help. Avery, hoping to negotiate a more lucrative network 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, and the entire crime scene was covered in Victoria&rsquo s DNA. But the twisted puzzle of Victoria&rsquo s private life is just the beginning. And what Avery doesn't realize is that there are other players in the game who are interested in Avery&rsquo s own secret past&mdash one she has kept hidden from both the network executives and her television audience. A secret she thought was dead and buried . . . Accused of a brutal murder, Victoria Ford made a final chilling call from the North Tower on the morning of 9/11. Twenty years ago, no one listened. Today, you will. &ldquo Breathtaking pacing and clever plot twists.&rdquo &mdash Publishers Weekly &ldquo An entertaining thriller&hellip surprises lurking around every corner.&rdquo &mdash Kirkus Reviews &ldquo A superb storyteller.&rdquo &mdash Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author.