Omnibus: The Crush; Hello Darkness

THE CRUSH: While serving as a juror on a high-profile murder trial, Dr Rennie Newton finds herself defending the rights of the accused, a psychopath named Lozada, and consequently he is acquitted. Within days it becomes apparent that Rennie has attracted unwanted romantic attention - she arrives home one afternoon to find five dozen red roses waiting for her - but in a more sinister twist, her colleague and co-candidate for promotion at the hospital is found dead in his car, a murder that bears Lozada's hallmark. Is Rennie the object of Lozada's unrelenting obsession? Or does her seemingly bland past conceal a murderous heart of its own? The stakes are raised still further when Rennie comes under investigation by Wick Threadgill, an embittered cop with vengeance on his mind and a point to prove...International bestselling author Sandra Brown has crafted a stunning and explosive thriller that will undoubtedly take her fan base to new heights. HELLO DARKNESS: When a caller to a late night radio talk show announces his intention to murder a woman he's kidnapped within seventy-two hours, mayhem ensues. Paris Gibson, the mysterious host of the show in question, finds herself in the spotlight for the first time in years. Who has been abducted? And what is the identity of the caller, known only as 'Valentino'? The clock is ticking and in the midst of the frenzy to track down the missing woman, Paris finds herself working alongside someone she's tried hard to forget: Dean Malloy, the police psychologist who's heading up the investigation. With every hour that passes, the hunt grows increasingly desperate but how significant are the secrets that Dean and Paris conceal in their mutual past? They need to identify Valentino before he can execute his murderous plans ...and before he can exact vengeance on Paris for trying to stop him. HELLO DARKNESS is vintage Sandra Brown - breathtaking, electrifying and unputdownable.