LEADER 02396ojm 2200253z- 450 001 9910163076303321 005 20230913112557.0 010 $a0-9966210-3-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000001045821 035 $a(BIP)058780792 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001045821 100 $a20231107c2017uuuu -u- - 101 0 $aeng 200 10$aPerception : Love, Loss, Leverage, Murder 210 $cTalking Book 215 $cill 330 8 $aPerception: What do you do when things are too good to be true?"Page Turner! ...Rachel Allen is the perfect 21st Century heroine. Intrigue, mystery, and action are all in this thriller that is more about who we are than meets the eye." Amazon ReviewIs a little white lie a problem if it empowers your dream? Meet Idealist artist Lidia Lundon who lies to her wife to get her own NYC gallery and conspires with Dennis Gavin, accountant, internationally recognized ceramicist, and serial killer?Plagued with writer's block and PTSD, Rachel Allen is distracted by discovering the owner of a 1937 teenager's diary and unraveling a wealthy family's murderous secrets still in play. Unwittingly, her research dovetails with the FBI's investigations of a series of brutal murders and puts her directly in harm's way.Meanwhile in Tawanda, Africa, Peter Powell, heir to a seat on the international cartel and working for US President Franklin Sandford, is on the run for his life, targeted by a diamond smuggling ring. This would be an exciting step up from his former clerk position if he lives.Against the backdrop of worldwide unrest, a ruthless cartel protects its own by whatever means necessary creating webs of intrigue and deadly confrontations. No detail escapes them, and retribution is inevitable.From the 1957 mob barbecue in Apalachin, NY, to the discovery of the diary in a turn-of-the-century Albany brownstone, to NYC, Washington D.C., and Tawanda, Africa, follow our heroes as they fight for life, love, and country or die trying.Grab a copy of Perception for a mind-bending, heart-pounding, emotional thrill ride today."Love this series! Exciting sequel! Great characters. A fun suspenseful ride and a fast read." - Amazon Review 517 $aPerception 610 $aFiction 700 $aBluestein$b C. L.$01436766 906 $aAUDIO 912 $a9910163076303321 996 $aPerception : Love, Loss, Leverage, Murder$93596060 997 $aUNINA