Lovers and Other Killers

New York journalist Cass Cooper becomes the prime suspect following the brutal stabbing to death of her ex-husband Vance on his release from prison. He served a mere five years for a Ponzi scheme that lost millions for investors. Psychologist Noah Lazeroff had testified that he was not evil -- but a gambling addict who made the mistake of playing with Wall Street money. While in prison, Vance penned a tell-all memoir, a potential blockbuster that his friend book publisher Dev Lal looked forward to publishing -- but the manuscript mysteriously disappears. Cass's search for a killer takes her from her Greenwich Village apartment to a billionaire's Park Avenue penthouse to the country retreat of an experimental group working with the new LSD. Everyone has a secret, including psychologist Noah Lazeroff, a gifted lover, but can he be trusted? How about glamorous Prudence Duluth, who will go to any lengths to get what or whom she wants. Or Miranda Nightingale, a brilliant scientist who boldly experiments with drugs and sex. It's a riveting, can't-put-it-down story that will keep you absorbed until the final pages and shocking reveal.

New York journalist Cass Cooper becomes the prime suspect following the brutal stabbing to death of her ex-husband Vance on his release from prison. He served a mere five years for a Ponzi scheme that lost millions for investors. Psychologist Noah Lazeroff had testified that he was not evil -- but a gambling addict who made the mistake of playing with Wall Street money. While in prison, Vance penned a tell-all memoir, a potential blockbuster that his friend book publisher Dev Lal looked forward to publishing -- but the manuscript mysteriously disappears. Cass's search for a killer takes her from her Greenwich Village apartment to a billionaire's Park Avenue penthouse to the country retreat of an experimental group working with the new LSD. Everyone has a secret, including psychologist Noah Lazeroff, a gifted lover, but can he be trusted? How about glamorous Prudence Duluth, who will go to any lengths to get what or whom she wants. Or Miranda Nightingale, a brilliant scientist who boldly experiments with drugs and sex. It's a riveting, can't-put-it-down story that will keep you absorbed until the final pages and shocking reveal.

Author and journalist Penelope Karageorge cultivates wide-ranging literary interests, including a passion for the mystery novel. Her new book, Lovers and Other Killers, draws on her news background as it transports you into a fictional world of love, murder and addiction in all its forms. She is the author of Murder at Tomorrow (Walker), set in the news magazine world. Her second novel, Stolen Moments (Kensington), a roman a clef of sex and intrigue in a publishing empire, was published in England as Winners, and in Germany where it became a best-seller as New York, New York. A prize-winning poet, Pella published her first collection, Red Lipstick and the Wine-Dark Sea, which contains the poem "New York Love Letter: P.S. You're Crazy," a winner in a city-wide contest sponsored by the Mayor's Office. Somerset Hall published her second collection, The Neon Suitcase. Her poetry appears on twelve anthologies. Her feature-length film script, The Neon Jungle, a fast-paced neo noir, placed 7th out of 3,000 plus in the prestigious Final Draft competition. She has written and produced short films including Fat Tuesday, a mystery/romance; The Vanishing Typewriter, a documentary; and Shock Therapy, an homage to Alfred Hitchcock. She is in pre-production for Reach Out and Touch Someone, a dark comedy. She has contributed to publications as diverse as Cosmopolitan and Mouth Full of Bullets. She began her journalistic career at Newsweek magazine, interviewing luminaries including Bette Davis and Frank Sinatra.