A Chicago lawyer gets swept up in a conspiracy of spies, double-crosses, brainwashing, and murder.
Defense attorney John J. Malone may be a habitu├й of Windy City dive bars, but heтАЩs never lost his balanceтАФuntil now. Not only is he shaken by the contract killing of his latest client, but one of his best friends, socialite Helene Justus, is turning into a complete stranger.
At the urging of a mysterious old college chum, the job-phobic heiress has suddenly taken a low-level position at a top-secret chemical research lab. WhatтАЩs more, Helene is spending her mornings on the couch of an esteemed hypnotherapist. ItтАЩs confusing as hell to her husband, Jake. To Malone, too. The last time he saw Helene she had no idea who he was.
Now itтАЩs up to Malone to shed some light on the shadows of HeleneтАЩs secret life. SomebodyтАЩs playing mind gamesтАФand the power of suggestion is turning Helene into its most dangerous pawn.
Craig Rice (1908тАУ1957), born Georgiana Ann Randolph Craig, was an American author of mystery novels and short stories, sometimes described as the тАЬDorothy Parker of detective fiction.тАЭ She was the first mystery writer to appear on the cover of Time magazine, on January 28, 1946.
Johnny Heller is an award-winning narrator and one of the most sought-after voiceover coaches in the nation. An ALA Odyssey Award winner, AudioFile Golden Voice, and a Grammy nominee, he has narrated over 1,000 titles in almost every genre. A multiple recipient of Booklist and Publishers Weekly Starred Reviews, Publishers Weekly Listen Up Awards, and AudioFile Magazine Best Voice of the Year recognitions, he is regularly nominated for Earphones and Audies and is a multi-award winner of both.