SNEAK PEEK
Perfect Strangers - Tasmina Perry (2012)
Sophia Ellis had a charmed life. But then her father Peter took a chance with an investment, leaving his family with nothing. With her world in disarray, Sophie gets a job as a personal trainer at a gym where she meets Lana. Lana has a beautiful home in Kensington and asks Sophie to housesit while she is away. One night Sophie and her friend Francesca go to a party dressed in Lana's clothes with an invitation in Lana's name. Sophie meets Nick, a wealthy American businessman, and is immediately infatuated with him. But after a whirlwind romance, she finds him dead in his hotel. Not knowing exactly who he is or why this has happened, she starts to realise because of her past she is now a prime suspect. Ruth Boden has been a reporter for more than 20 years and she's ready to become London bureau chief but she needs one big story. When she hears about the American's death and that the prime suspect is Sophie Ellis, she knows this is the story she needs. Can she uncover the truth before her rival does or before someone kills Sophie? This is another fantastic page-turning mystery from Tasmina Perry. (CG)
Perfect Strangers, by Tasmina Perry, centres around an innocent invitation and mistaken identity. The summary says: "When Sophie Ellis is asked to house-sit at a luxurious Knightsbridge townhouse, it appears to be the offer of a lifetime. Drawn into the glittering circle of the home's owner, she meets wealthy American businessman Nick Cooper and is swept up into a thrilling and passionate affair. But when Nick is found dead in his hotel suite, Sophie is suddenly the prime suspect for his murder, and soon realises Nick was not the man he seemed. Racing to find the truth and clear her name, Sophie must elude not only the authorities but also a group of dangerous players who believe Sophie has something that they want. And who won't stop until she's caught..." Perfect Strangers is out in July.