2004 NY: Hyperion

Advance reading copy, mint, new/unread in a flawless pictorial wrappers, signed by the author.

With more than six million copies of his books in print, New York Times bestselling author Ridley Pearson returns with another great Lou Boldt novel.

Years ago, Lou Boldt's wife Liz had an affair with David Hayes, young computer specialist at the bank where she is an executive. When Liz ended the relationship after reconciling with Lou, Hayes engaged in a daring embezzlement scheme.

Now, years later, Hayes is trying to retrieve the money he hid for the Russian mob and contacts Liz to try to gain access to the bank's mainframe. Liz is torn between wanting to protect the bank and needing to protect her family. Boldt, ripped apart by the discovery of his wife's possible blackmail, must skate a delicate line between his incompatible roles as determined detective and jealous husband if he is to find the money while exposing and stopping Hayes.

Intensely involving and revealing new aspects of Boldt's emotional makeup never before seen, The Body of David Hayes is Ridley's most gripping and engaging thriller yet.

Ridley Pearson is the bestselling author of 14 novels. He was the first American to be awarded the Raymond Chandler/Fulbright Fellowship in detective fiction at Oxford University. Ridley lives with his wife, Marcelle, and their daughters in the Midwest and Northern Rockies.