Imperfect Strangers

amp;#8220;The story races at a dizzying pace. . . . [Woods] does show a reader a good time.amp;#8221;amp;#8212;Washington Post Book World

STEP ONE:amp;nbsp; THE PERFECT MURDER

Sandy Kinsolvingamp;#8217;s once-glittering life hangs by a thread; his future depends on his wifeamp;#8217;s inheritance and whether or not sheamp;#8217;s about to throw him out on his ear. What he wouldnamp;#8217;t give for a solution to his money and marriage problems.

If this were an Alfred Hitchcock movie, the solution would be obvious. Enter a stranger with wife problems of his own, who offers a violentamp;#8212;and mutually advantageousamp;#8212;proposal.

Then in the time it takes to whisper a word, Kinsolvingamp;#8217;s normal life ends. What radiates like a mirage before him is wealth, security, and freedom. But lurking in the shadows are a brutal murder he cannot prevent and a madman who stalks his every waking moment.

amp;#8220;One of the smoothest writers in the pop literature biz and always a pleasure to read.amp;#8221;amp;#8212;Detroit News