If Looks Could Kill

Eleanor "Ellie" O'Donnell is part of a special investigative unit within the New York City Police Department. Her latest assignment has her tasked with uncovering the relationship between internationally known fashion mogul and all-around ice queen Marya Hampstead and a local Russian crime family. As legendary for her business acumen and beauty as her uncompromising and unapproachable personality, Marya Hampstead is not a woman to cross.Unfortunately for Ellie, the only way she can get close enough to conduct her investigation is by pretending to be an aspiring designer who takes an internship at Hampstead's company. Definitely out of her element, Ellie has to put all her acting and investigative skills to work as she delves into what at first seems a simple case of occasional public outings with a man whose family has ties Hampstead might not know about.But when Marya's father, an international businessman, shows up in New York, it becomes clear that something else is going on, and that there's much more to Marya Hampstead than meets the eye. The question is, how much more and how deep is Ellie willing to go to find out?In the fast-paced world of clothes, critics, and competition, Ellie uncovers a lot more than runway gossip, including secrets that will kill far more than a bad outfit."If Looks Could Kill" is the fifth and final installment of "The Law Game". Eleanor "Ellie" O'Donnell is part of a special investigative unit within the New York City Police Department. Her latest assignment has her tasked with uncovering the relationship between internationally known fashion mogul and all-around ice queen Marya Hampstead and a local Russian crime family. As legendary for her business acumen and beauty as her uncompromising and unapproachable personality, Marya Hampstead is not a woman to cross. Unfortunately for Ellie, the only way she can get close enough to conduct her investigation is by pretending to be an aspiring designer who takes an internship at Hampstead's company. Definitely out of her element, Ellie has to put all her acting and investigative skills to work as she delves into what at first seems a simple case of occasional public outings with a man whose family has ties Hampstead might not know about. But when Marya's father, an international businessman, shows up in New York, it becomes clear that something else is going on, and that there's much more to Marya Hampstead than meets the eye. The question is, how much more and how deep is Ellie willing to go to find out?In the fast-paced world of clothes, critics, and competition, Ellie uncovers a lot more than runway gossip, including secrets that will kill far more than a bad outfit Tabitha "Abby" Crane, a doctoral student working on her thesis, doesn't allow herself much time outside academia. Fortunately, she's managed to squeeze in a research trip over Halloween weekend to the historical society of Sleepy Hollow, New York, where she hopes to uncover new research on the notorious town's most infamous legend—that of the headless horseman. But she has a personal stake in this trip: Abby's own ancestor, Ichabod Crane, disappeared mysteriously over two hundred years ago, perhaps at the hands of the ghostly horseman.Abby has no reason to expect anything of Sleepy Hollow beyond immersing herself in archival collections and enjoying its Halloween festivities, but then she crosses paths with Katie, who makes her head spin and her heart pound. When Katie invites her on a nighttime visit to the glen where the horseman allegedly rides, Abby can't say no, upending her plans for a quiet research retreat. And when Abby and Katie, who has her own ties to the famous story, find what may be the key to the disappearance of Ichabod Crane all those years ago, love, legend, and magic intermingle, making clear that Sleepy Hollow has plans of its own for yet another Crane. Alex Ryan lives a simple life. She has her farm in the Scottish countryside, and the self-imposed seclusion suits her until a crime that has haunted her for years tears through the calm and shatters the fragile peace she?d finally managed to find. Lori Hunter?s greatest love is the mountains. They?re her escape from the constant hustle and bustle of everyday life. Growing up was neither traditional nor easy for Lori, but now she?s beginning to realise she?s settled for both. A dead-end relationship and little to look forward to. Her solution when the suffocation sets in? Run for the hills. A chance encounter in the mountains of the Scottish Highlands leads Alex and Lori into a whirlwind of heartache and a fight for survival as they build a formidable bond that will be tested to its ultimate limits Lori Hunter liebt die Berge, die ihr Zufluchtsort vom stressigen Alltag und einer stagnierenden Beziehung in London sind. Eines Tages lernt sie in den schottischen Highlands in einer Berghtte zufllig Alex Ryan kennen, deren Leben auf einer abgeschiedenen Farm so ganz anders ist als Loris. Aus einer Freundschaft entwickelt sich langsam mehr zwischen den beiden Frauen. Doch Alex tragische Vergangenheit macht ihnen einen Strich durch die Rechnung und ihre Verbindung wird auf eine harte Probe gestellt. Denn jemand hat es auf Alex abgesehen und vier Schritte knnen den Unterschied zwischen Leben und Tod ausmachen. Professional Cellist Natalya Tsvetnenko Moves Seamlessly Among The Elite Where She Fills The Souls Of Symphony Patrons With Beauty Even As She Takes The Lives Of The Corrupt Of Australia's Ruthless Underworld. The Cold, Exacting Assassin Is Hired To Kill A Woman Who Seems So Innocent That Natalya Can't Understand Why Anyone Would Want Her Dead. As She Gets To Know Her Target, She Can't Work Out Why She Even Cares.book One In The Law Game Series Is A Dark Lesbian Thriller With Plenty Of Twists In Its Tale. Professional cellist Natalya Tsvetnenko moves seamlessly among the elite where she fills the souls of symphony patrons with beauty even as she takes the lives of the corrupt of Australia's ruthless underworld. The cold, exacting assassin is hired to kill a woman who seems so innocent that Natalya can't understand why anyone would want her dead. As she gets to know her target, she can't work out why she even cares. Book One in The Law Game series is a dark lesbian thriller with plenty of twists in its tale