Book description
Orphaned as an infant, sexually assaulted as a naïve college student, strong-willed, impulsive Lark Chadwick is vexed and trying to figure out what to do with her mixed-up life. When she discovers the body of the aunt who raised her, Lark goes on a search for answers.
She is stunned…
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1 author picked Fast Track as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Lark Chadwick is my kind of protagonist – gutsy, smart, and burdened with a past that won’t let go.
When the aunt who raised her dies, Chadwick refuses to believe that suicide was the cause. Digging into the circumstances surrounding one death she discovers the truth about the deaths of her parents who were killed in an accident that only she survived.
A fledgling journalist, Chadwick talks herself into a job with the local paper, a first step in the many adventures that follow her in an exciting series that takes her all the way to the White House. Author…
From Patricia's list on The best mystery series with protagonists who are haunted by the past.
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