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Published Oct 2008
336 pages
Genre: Mysteries
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The last person that professional bodyguard, Charlotte “Charlie” Fox, ever expected to self-destruct was her own father, an eminent surgeon. But when Charlie unexpectedly sees him admitting to gross professional misconduct on a New York news program, she can’t just stand by and watch his downfall.
That’s not easy when Richard Foxcroft, always cold towards his daughter, rejects her help at every turn. The good doctor has never made any secret of his disapproval of Charlie’s choice of career - or her relationship with her boss, Sean Meyer. And now, just as Charlie and Sean are settling in to their new life in the States, Foxcroft seems determined to go down in a blazing lack of glory, and take Charlie and everyone she cares about down with him.
But he has not bargained on Charlie’s own ruthless streak. And when the game turns deadly, Charlie will need to stake her life and her father’s against a formidable foe.
"Sharp expertly captures the frenetic energy of New York without sacrificing her trademark British wit." - Publishers Weekly.
"Starred Review. Charlie is something of a reincarnation of Modesty Blaise, showing the same determination and purpose. Highly recommended for all collections." - Library Journal.
"It all comes to a boil in Texas. Old-fashioned formula mayhem in slick new wrappings. Pleasant enough." - Kirkus Reviews.
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Zoë Sharp was born in Nottinghamshire but spent her formative years living on a catamaran on the northwest coast of England.
After a promising start at a private girls' school, she opted out of mainstream education at the age of twelve. She wrote her first novel when she was fifteen and created her no-nonsense ex-Special Forces turned bodyguard heroine Charlie Fox after receiving death-threat letters in the course of her work as a photojournalist.
Sharp's short stories have been used in school text books and turned into short films, and the Charlie Fox series has been optioned for TV.
Her work has been nominated for the Edgar, Anthony, Barry, Benjamin Franklin, and Macavity Awards in the United States, as well as the CWA Short Story Dagger in the UK.
A keen library supporter and public speaker, she blogs regularly on the acclaimed group website www.Murderati.com, and on www.hardboiledcollective.blogspot.co.uk. She also witters on Twitter (@AuthorZoeSharp) and fools about on www.Facebook.com (ZoeSharpAuthor).
Zoë currently lives in the English Lake District. Her hobbies are sailing, fast cars (and faster motorbikes), target shooting, travel, films, photography, music, occasional construction projects and reading just about anything she can get her hands on.
Visit Zoe at http://www.zoesharp.com/
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