Books like Pursuit by Karen Robards

New York Times–bestselling author Karen Robards brings a complex and intriguing plot to her latest novel, Pursuit. When rookie lawyer Jessica Monaghan is offered a high-profile assignment by senior partner John Riordan at his law firm, she hopes it will lead to a new chapter in her career. However, the assignment turns out to be far from what she expected. It's late on a Saturday night, and Riordan is well on his way to being drunk. He needs Jess to meet First Lady Annette Cooper, for whom Riordan is a personal lawyer, at a Washington, D.C., hotel. Jess is thrilled: This assignment is a life-changing moment. But bigger isn't always better. Jess doesn't remember much; only that in the course of the meeting with Annette Cooper she ended up in the backseat of a speeding car. All Jess knows is that the car crashes en route, killing the First Lady. Badly injured, Jess is the only survivor of what is trumpeted around the world as a tragic accident. Although she has no memory about the events leading up to the accident, Jess still wonders: Was it really an accident? The FBI agent on the case, Mark Ryan, senses Jess is hiding something. As Ryan's suspicions grow, Jess's world starts falling apart. Riordan suddenly dies of a heart attack, and his personal secretary also dies in a car accident on the way to his funeral. In fact, everyone who might possibly know the details about the First Lady's meeting is dead. And then Jess understands: if she remembers that night, she'll be dead too. Terrified and certain the First Lady's death was no accident, Jess has only Mark Ryan to turn to. . . .

First publish date: 2009