Recently divorced, Rebecca "Reebie" Mahoney works multiple temp jobs to make ends meet, including writing articles as a part-time reporter. Considering her lack of credentials, no one is more surprised than Reebie when she's contacted by Jeanette Sheldon, a woman claiming to be the mistress of now-deceased President Michael Remington—a woman who supposedly died decades ago.
But Jeanette is murdered before she can reveal any more information to Reebie, who is discovered with the victim's body and suspected by the police. Soon, she is being followed and threatened. More killings follow, and Reebie is forced to flee. Powerful forces tied to the government, organized crime—and even Hollywood—all have an interest in what Reebie knows.
It seems President Remington had more secrets than keeping a mistress. Secrets that might not only tarnish his legacy—but destroy his family—and Reebie's life . . .
Bonnie Hearn Hill is the author of sixteen novels, as well as numerous essays and short stories. Her most recent story appeared in the 2024 Anthony Award–winning anthology Crime Hits Home: A Collection of Stories by Crime Fiction's Top Authors. Co-anchor of the KMPH Great Day Book Club, a monthly segment on Central California's leading news morning show, Hill teaches writing online and throughout Central California. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University Los Angeles. She lives in Fresno.