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Ricochet's plot twists -- as only Sandra Brown can write them -- and palpable suspense combine to create this gripping thriller, in which a decent cop's worst enemy may be his own conscience, and trusting the wrong person could mean the difference between life and death.
What are you reading this week? (8/21/2025)
Reading Sandra Brown's "Ricochet: A Novel".
-Janet_W1
"No one does steamy suspense like Brown, as shown by this expert mix of spicy romance and sharply crafted crime drama." - PW.
"Gripping and absorbing, this is Brown's best thriller in years and a must-read for her many devotees." - Booklist.
"Brown's latest sags a bit in the middle with its laughable cop-show dialogue, but there are enough twists to keep fans guessing." - Kirkus.
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Sandra Brown is the author of seventy-six New York Times bestsellers, including Out of Nowhere, Overkill, Blind Tiger, Thick As Thieves, Seeing Red, Outfox, Tailspin, Sting and Mean Streak. Writing professionally since 1981, Brown has published over eighty novels and has upwards of eighty million copies of her books in print worldwide. Her work has been translated into thirty-four languages. Brown holds an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Texas Christian University, where she instituted the Excellence in Literary Fiction, or ELF, a scholarship awarded annually to a creative writing student. She has served as president of Mystery Writers of America, and in 2008 she was named Thriller Master, the top award given by the International Thriller Writer's Association. Other honors ...

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