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Hold a Scorpion by Melodie Johnson Howe
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Hold a Scorpion

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Narrator Marguerite Gavin
Length 5 hours 46 minutes
Language English
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This new crime thriller takes amateur sleuth Diana Poole deep into Southern California’s underworld to uncover the mystery of a diamond-encrusted scorpion—and the reason for the murders that follow in its wake.

One afternoon while standing outside her newly renovated Malibu house, Diana Poole sees a woman across the highway waving at her, but Diana doesn’t recognize her. Still waving, the woman walks into the oncoming cars and is killed instantly. Why would anyone do such a thing?

The next night, still horrified by the accident, Diana is held at gunpoint by a man demanding the dead woman’s scorpion. What kind of scorpion? A live one? A brooch? A pendant? Diana searches the accident scene and finds a diamond-encrusted object in the shape of a scorpion. Breathless, she remembers her movie-star mother showing it to her the last time she saw her alive.

With the diamond-encrusted object as her only clue, Diana goes on a heart-pounding journey determined to find answers. But asking a lot of questions can upset people—especially the unpredictable killer who’s stalking her.

Melodie Johnson Howe is the author of several novels, including The Mother Shadow, nominated for an Edgar Award; Beauty Dies; and City of Mirrors. After a career in movies and television, she quit acting to write novels.

Marguerite Gavin is a seasoned theater veteran, a five-time nominee for the prestigious Audie Award, and the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones and Publishers Weekly awards. Marguerite has been an actor, director, and audiobook narrator for her entire professional career, and has over four hundred titles to her credit.

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Reviews

“The latest in a line of perfectly crafted thrillers featuring Diana Poole.”

“Thrilling and intense…Has everything needed to be a heart-pounding mystery.”

“Atmospheric.”

“A brisk story with sharp dialogue.”

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