Death at Mardi Gras . . . Two years ago during Mardi Gras, Ellie Byron witnessed a young woman being brutally murdered with an ice pick. Charles Penn, a hard-eyed man with a history of violence, was convicted of the crime. But Ellie was never certain of his guilt. And now, while being transported between maximum security prisons, Penn has escaped.
Death in diamonds . . . Suddenly another woman is found dead, on a bed of diamonds in a New Orleans jewellery shop. Recognising that both are copycat crimes from best selling novels the police show up at Ellie's bookshop. The first murder rattled Ellie, now news of the second terrifies her into turning to Joe Gable - an attorney and the only person she really trusts. Joe would give his life to protect Ellie, but neither of them realise just how deadly and brilliant an enemy they face . . . or how close he is . . .
Death of a witness . . . When the third book in Sonia Elliot's mystery series hits the streets, Joe and Ellie realise time has run out. This time the killer eliminates the only threat to his freedom: The last death will be the death of a witness.