Friday, October 08, 2021

Ten top books focused on opulent wealth, family secrets & suspense

The author of Nanny Needed, The Stepdaughter, and The Missing Woman, Georgina Cross worked as a journalist and then spent nine years in business development for an aerospace and defense contractor before joining the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce as the workforce director. She lives in Alabama with her husband and four sons.

At CrimeReads Cross tagged ten books focused on opulent wealth, family secrets and suspense. One title on the list:
The Receptionist by Kate Myles

Emily is a top talent agent in Los Angeles who works with multiple talk show host celebrities while her husband Doug is a successful CEO. The couple is keenly aware of how good they have it and their glamorous one-percenter lifestyle. But a surprise pregnancy and the birth of their child changes everything for Emily, except for one problem: Doug isn’t quite ready to settle down yet. He still wants to play. And his reckless behavior leads him to having an affair with his beautiful young receptionist, Chloe. But not only will Chloe disrupt their lives and threaten to destroy their marriage, she will also entangle them in the dark secrets she has been desperately trying to hide. For Emily and Doug, will money buy them happiness? And how far will Emily go to be rid of the receptionist and protect her family?
Read about another entry on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue