Bonnie Wheeler had a picture-perfect life: a rewarding job as a school teacher, a happy marriage to a successful TV director, a sprawling suburban home, and Amanda, her adorable three year-old daughter. She'd heard the sordid details about her husband's ex-wife, Joan -- the drinking, the instability, the craziness. Then Joan called her with a cryptic warning -- you're in danger, you and Amanda! But when Joan is found murdered and Bonnie is the prime suspect, she knows this is no game. Suddenly her secure world is crashing in around her. Desperate to know who intends to harm her daughter, Bonnie is caught in a frantic race to keep Amanda safe -- even as she feels her own grasp on reality slipping....

"A page-turner ... maintains the suspense until the last surprising moment." Maclean's

"A chilling read."  The Toronto Star

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Morrow / 1995