At Close Range

At Close Range
Tara Taylor Quinn

Criminal court judge Hannah Montgomery is presiding over a murder trial in Phoenix, Arizona.

When the jury finds the defendant, Bobby Donahue, not guilty, Hannah is convinced they've reached the wrong verdict. Especially when strange things start happening around her For one thing, a judge she's always trusted is making decisions she doesn't understand. For another, her pediatrician is being questioned in the deaths of several young patientsincluding Hannah's adopted son.

The police say it was murder. Dr. Brian Hampton says he's been framed. Still reeling from grief at the loss of her child, Hannah no longer knows who to believe, who's lying and who's not. Despite her faith in Brian, she begins to wonder if he's betrayed her. Is he connected with Donahue? Is he responsible for her son's death?

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TARA TAYLOR QUINN

“Combining her usual superb sense of characterization with a realistically gritty plot, Quinn has created an exceptionally powerful book.”

—Booklist on Behind Closed Doors

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“I could not put the book down; it is a character-driven, riveting story from beginning to end. Leave the lights on; Behind Closed Doors will scare you silly. I stayed up late into the night to finish, turning the pages at a rapid pace.”

—Romance Junkies

“With In Plain Sight, Tara Taylor Quinn delivers a riveting, suspenseful story…crackles with action.”

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“Character-driven suspense at its best with rapid-fire pacing that makes you feel as if the pages are turning themselves.”

—Hallie Ephron, author of Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel, on In Plain Sight

“This character-driven thriller will hook the audience from the onset until the final new beginning.”

—Harriet Klausner on Behind Closed Doors

“Behind Closed Doors is a powerful, riveting read that’s impossible to put down. Tara Taylor Quinn writes a believable story.”

—Bookloons

“Behind Closed Doors is a thrilling suspense.”

—Authors After Dark

“One of the skills that has served Quinn best is her ability to explore edgier subjects.”

—Publishers Weekly

Dear Reader,

We’re in Phoenix, Arizona. Young men are being brutalized. A judge is receiving death threats. And a woman and her young son are missing. Several baby boys have died, apparently of SIDS—but some people are beginning to wonder if that’s really the cause and they point to a pediatrician as the prime suspect. A larger-than-life scenario? Sure.

But come a little closer. At close range, things can look very different.

You trust the folks you’ve known and associated with for twenty years. You trust your most valued employee, your right-hand man. They’ve always been there for you. Or have they?

At close range, religion isn’t always spiritual. Cops aren’t always good.

And at close range, the person in the bed next to you might not love you at all.

What people say isn’t always the truth—when you get close enough.

And up close, what you see is only one perspective.

At close range, you’re mostly alone. Nothing is clear. And fear awaits.

Come a little closer….

I love to hear from my readers. You can reach me at www.tarataylor.com or P.O. Box 13584, Mesa, AZ 85216. Let me know what you think—and how you feel—about this book.

Tara Taylor Quinn

At Close Range

Tara Taylor Quinn

To Mindy Barney, whose intelligence, dedication and

heart bring promise to a world that needs them, help to

children who might otherwise be lost and cohesion to a

family that loves you very much.

Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7