A Matter of trust : Mia Quinn mysteries #1 / Lis Wiehl ; with April Henry.

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Title:

A Matter of trust : Mia Quinn mysteries #1 / Lis Wiehl ; with April Henry.

Author:

Wiehl, Lis W.

Henry, April

ISBN:

9781595549037

Publication Information:

Nashville, Tennessee : Thomas Nelson, 2013.

Physical Description:

311 pages

Series:

Mia Quinn Mysteries #1

Abstract:

When she investigates the death of her best friend and coworker, Colleen, and its connections to the murder of another Seattle prosecutor four years earlier, Mia Quinn finds that many people could have wanted Colleen dead.

Subject Term:

Quinn, Mia (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Women lawyers -- Fiction.

Widows -- Fiction.

Single parents -- Fiction.

Female friendship -- Fiction.

Serial murder investigation -- Fiction.

Genre:

Detective and mystery stories.

Legal stories.

Added Author:

Henry, April

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Summary

When life is murder, who can you trust?

One minute Mia Quinn is in her basement, chatting on the phone with a colleague at the prosecutor's office. The next minute she hears a gunshot over the line, and Mia listens in horror as her colleague and friend Colleen bleeds to death.

Mia's a natural for heading up the murder investigation, but these days it's all she can do to hold her life together. As a new widow with a pile of debts, a troubled teenaged son, and a four-year-old who wakes up screaming at night, she needs more time with her family, not less--and working Colleen's case will be especially demanding. But Colleen was her friend, and she needs to keep her job. So Mia reluctantly teams up with detective Charlie Carlson to investigate. But the deeper they dig, the more complications unfold--even the unsettling possibility that someone may be coming after her.

Lis Wiehl's signature plot twists and relatable characters shine in this absorbing series debut . . . with an intriguing cameo from her best-selling Triple Threat series.

"A stunning crime series debut . . . Smart, suspenseful, and full of twists that only an insider like Wiehl could pull off ." --Linda Fairstein, New York Times best-selling author

Reviews (3)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Wiehl and Henry get their new series off to a breathless start: on a cellphone, recently widowed prosecutor Mia Quinn, protagonist of the series, overhears her friend and colleague Colleen Miller being shot. Narrator Eleni Pappageorge channels Quinn's intensity, but uses skillful pacing and tone rather than frantic vocals to convey the novel's swiftly unfolding events. The authors have created an appealing lead in the still-grieving Mia, who is a bit overwhelmed by the responsibilities of single parenthood and leading an investigation into her friend's murder. Equally appealing is Quinn's partner, homicide detective Charlie Carlson, whose unconventional methods Quinn doesn't trust. Pappageorge crisply presents the twists and turns of plot, while using subtle touches to suggest the characters' moods. A Thomas Nelson hardcover. (March) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Kirkus Review

A prosecutor investigating a colleague's death realizes that she too could be in danger. The death of Mia Quinn's husband, Scott, is only the beginning of her troubles. Mia must return to work as a prosecutor for Washington's King County district attorney to make sure she has enough money to support her young daughter Brooke and her son Gabe, whose obsession with gaining weight for his high school football team seems to cost as much as her law degree did. Mia is chatting on the phone with her friend and colleague Colleen Miller and getting ready for a yard sale of Scott's old things, each box unearthing another secret Scott was keeping, when suddenly she hears a loud noise at the other end of the line followed by silence. Mia hands the phone to Gabe and rushes to Colleen's, but she is too late to save her friend's life. Paired with Detective Charlie Carlson to find out what happened, she dreads working with a man-child she knows could never have the ardent respect for the law that she does. The two unearth more than they were expecting, including discoveries that implicate Colleen's murder as part of a larger pattern and suggest that Mia and her family may be targets as well. Fans who miss the characters and relationships Wiehl (Eyes of Justice, 2012, etc.) usually develops and find her case for a sympathetic heroine less than compelling may want to wait till next time around.]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Library Journal Review

Legal prosecutor Mia Quinn is having a hard time. Her husband recently passed away, leaving her with a mound of bills and two children. The last thing she needs is involvement in a murder investigation, but she doesn't have much choice, particularly when the victim is her best friend, Colleen. (Not to mention that Mia was on the phone with Colleen when she was shot.) Mia teams up with Det. Charlie Carlson to investigate the case. The deeper the duo digs, the more Mia realizes that she may be the killer's next target. VERDICT With the assistance of best-selling mystery author Henry, former federal prosecutor and Fox News commentator Wiehl ("Triple Threat" series) launches an intense series debut. Full of raw emotion, believable characters, and plot twists, this legal thriller is a clear choice for Wiehl's fans and for readers who enjoy Oliver North's fiction. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.