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There are few authors who can weave nail-biting thrills,edge-of-your-seat drama, and romantic suspense as masterfully asJulie Garwood. Now she ratchets up the tension with "Murder List,"in which evil is on the hunt- and proves to be methodicallyorganized and chillingly successful. When Chicago detective AlecBuchanan is offered a prime position with the FBI, it is theperfect opportunity to leave the Windy City and follow in hisbrothers' footsteps to the top echelons of law enforcement. Butfirst he must complete one last assignment (and one that he is nottoo happy about): acting as a glorified bodyguard to hotel heiressRegan Hamilton Madison. The gorgeous exec has become entangled insome potentially deadly business. Someone has e-mailed her agraphic crime-scene photo-and the victim is no stranger. Regansuspects that the trouble started when she agreed to help ajournalist friend expose a shady self-help guru who preys onlonely, vulnerable women. In fact, the smooth-as-an-oil-slick Dr.Lawrence Shields may be responsible for the death of one of hisdevotees, which was ruled a suicide. Hoping to find some damningevidence, Regan attends a Shields seminar. At the gathering, thedoctor persuades his guests to partake in an innocent little"cleansing" exercise. He asks them to make a list of the people whohave hurt or deceived them over the years, posing the question:"Would your world be a better place if these people ceased toexist?" Treating the exercise as a game, Regan plays along. Afterten minutes, Shields instructs the participants to bring theirsheets of paper to the fireplace and throw them into the flames.But Regan misses this part of the program when she exits the roomto take a call-and barely escapes a menacing individual in theparking lot. The experience is all but forgotten-until the firstperson on Regan's list turns up dead. Shock turns to horror whenother bodies from the list start to surface, as a harrowing tangoof desire and death is set into motion. Now brutal murders seem tostalk her every move-and a growing attraction to Alec maycompromise her safety, while stirring up tender emotions shethought she could no longer feel. Yet as the danger intensifies anda serial killer circles ever closer, Regan must discover who hasturned her private revenge fantasies into grisly reality. "From theHardcover edition."