<i>In a fast-paced, brilliantly twisted novel of suspense from #1 </i>New York Times<i> bestselling author Lisa Jackson, the deadly secrets of a long-ago summer stir to life once more.</i><br><br>It starts as a prank - a way to blow off steam after a long summer at Camp Horseshoe. Among the teen counselors, tensions and hormones are running high. No wonder the others agree when Jo-Beth Chancellor suggests they scare Monica O'Neal a little . . . or a lot. Monica has it coming, and no one will really get hurt. What could go wrong?<br><br>Everything.<br><br>Twenty years later, Lucas Dalton, a senior detective with the sheriff's department, is investigating the discovery of human remains in a cavern at what used to be Camp Horseshoe. Lucas knows the spot well. His father, a preacher, ran the camp, and Lucas worked there that infamous summer when two girls went missing. No one knows what happened to either of them, though with a dangerous convict on the loose, gossip was rife that they may have been kidnapped, or worse.<br><br>For Lucas, the case is personal - perhaps too much so. But it's time to uncover the whole truth at last. That's why seven former female counselors are coming back to the small Oregon town - among them, Bernadette Alsace, the woman Lucas has never forgotten. Each one knows something about that terrible night. Each promised not to tell. And as they reunite, a new horror unfolds. First come texts containing a personal memento and a simple, terrifying message: <i>YOU WILL PAY.</i> Then, the murders begin.<br><br>It started years ago. But it will end here - as a web of lust, greed, and betrayal is untangled to reveal a killer waiting to enact the perfect revenge.<br><br><b>OUTSTANDING PRAISE FOR THE NOVELS OF LISA JACKSON</b><br><br><b>AFTER SHE'S GONE</b><br><br>"Jackson generates near-constant suspense, weaving together disparate plot turns, directing a large cast of characters, and playing up movie-star egos and show-biz gossip to give the novel a vintage Hollywood feel."<i> --BOOKLIST </i><br><br><b>NEVER DIE ALONE</b><br><br>"Jackson definitely knows how to keep readers riveted."<i> --Mystery Scene</i><br><br><b>CLOSE TO HOME</b><br><br>"Jackson definitely knows how to jangle readers' nerves ... <i>Close to Home</i> is perfect for readers of Joy Fielding or fans of Mary Higgins Clark."<i> --Booklist</i><br><br><b>TELL ME</b><br><br>"Absolutely tension filled ... Jackson is on top of her game."<i> --Suspense Magazine</i><b><br><br>YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW</b><br><br>"Lisa Jackson shows yet again why she is one of the best at romantic suspense. A pure nail biter." --Harlan Coben, # 1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author<br><br>"Shiveringly good suspense!" --Lisa Gardner, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author<b><br><br>WITHOUT MERCY<br><br></b>"Her latest whodunit hits all the marks, taking readers on a nail-biting roller-coaster ride."<i> --Library Journal</i><br><br>"A juicy creep-a-thon ... builds to a surprising cliffhanger ending." <i>--Publishers Weekly</i> (starred review)
