The Blue Place by Griffith, Nicola - 1998

NY: Avon Books, 1998 AS-NEW/FINE First Edition stated, 1st Printing Stated. Includes publisher's 1998 news release announcing the debut of this suspense fiction novel. Brand new condition, unopened and unread, no wear, new old stock. Very nice unclipped DJ, with small slit at base of DJ's spine. 6.5" x 9.5", 308 pages. - A stylishly erotic and suspenseful new thriller from an award-winning author. Formerly an undercover police lieutenant, Aud Torvingen has the pale eyes of a wolf. Born into diplomatic society, she now makes Atlanta her home, gliding easily between the world of silken elegance and that of sleaze and sudden savagery. Late one night, out walking just to stay sharp, Torvingen has a chance encounter with a running woman; seconds later a house explodes and the woman disappears. But Julia Lyons-Bennet will return, seeking Aud's protection from a deadly international game of forgery, drugs, and murder. Aud knows there is danger here, pulling her back once again to that cool blue place where everything slows down and takes on a crystal clarity: that place where violence is bliss. The danger excites Julia as well -- sexy, refined, frightened Julia -- forging an intense erotic bond between the two women that hangs in the balance -- along with their lives.. Hard Cover.