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"Readers will want more of the irresistible Jake Travis after reading A Different Way to Die. A fun, winding political mystery." --Foreword Clarion Reviews Some secrets are worth dying for. Some deaths are best kept a secret. Twenty years ago, Christopher Callaghan perished when his boat went up in flames on the west coast of Florida. Now Christopher's uncle, Yankee Conrad, has received a medallion belonging to Christopher. A ransom note demands payment in exchange for the truth of what really happened that night. Conrad, a discreet man, asks Jake Travis to investigate. Jake tracks down two women who knew Christopher. But they are guarding secrets, pledges born in the past and honored in the present. Jake also suspects that Yankee Conrad harbors motives beyond discovering who sent the medallion. As the shocking truth about Christopher Callaghan's death is exposed, Jake is caught in a master spy's deadly web. He battles to save the lives of those who trust him-as well as his own. A Different Way to Die, the eighth stand-alone novel in the Jake Travis series, is an addicting rush of Lane's trademark humor, adventure, and textured characters. "Jake Travis is one of the best leading men to take the thriller fiction stage in years." --Florida Weekly

"Jake searches for the man who abducted and killed his sister and only sibling over 30 years ago. While on a family vacation in Florida, she went to their motel room to get the book "Matilda." She was never seen again. The man who was once the primary suspect has washed up on a beach near Jake's home. He penned a confession just days before his mysterious death, admitting to killing the young girl. Jake suspects that the confession was forced and that the DNA was tainted. Jake's vengeful quest tangles him in a web of powerful figures. They have a vested interest in keeping him from learning of his sister's fate. As Jake forges ahead, seeking both justice for his sister and personal closure, he questions if he will ever spring free of his past, or whether the past will shackle him in its chains. An emotional tour de force of mystery and intrigue, Naked We Came is a psychologically engrossing thriller, laced with Lane's trademark humor and wit."--Publisher's description.

"Lane's writing is sharp, evocative, and engaging. It flirts with wonder and sensuality." -Foreword Clarion Reviews A missing person. A forbidden love affair. The tragic death of a young girl. When Jake Travis's sister asks Jake to locate her missing son, Evan, Jake seizes upon finding Evan as a chance to break the family curse. His sister was kidnapped herself when they were children, an event that shattered Jake's concept of family. Meanwhile, the police ask Jake for assistance in looking into the death of a young girl who was fatally shot while swinging in a park. He meets with the girl's father and is crushed with the man's sadness. The fracture of another family. Jake soon discovers a disturbing link between the random killing and his missing nephew. As he frantically searches for Evan, Jake tumbles upon a forbidden love affair. It explodes into a dangerous struggle, as money and power battle love and family. Families with unpardonable sins. Who will do anything to protect their own. Families, who like Jake, seek redemption. The Easy Way Out is a gripping story in which transgression and forgiveness, tragedy and humor, walk hand in hand. An author who "Crackles with energy and suspense." --Kirkus Reviews