Three Days for Emeralds

A woman discovers her fiancé’s double life—and wonders if he’s capable of murder—in this twisty mystery from a Grand Master Award–winning author.

Lacy Wales is engaged to Richard Blake, a charming government bureaucrat who travels the world on confidential assignments. His unpredictable schedule has kept the couple from setting a wedding date, but Richard gifted Lacy with an emerald engagement ring, proving his investment in their future. Unfortunately, she misplaced it.

Then Lacy finds herself revisiting her past when she’s contacted by an old school friend, Rose Mendez. She is convinced that someone is trying to kill her and wants Lacy to ask her legal employer for assistance. Rose’s ex-husband has stopped paying her alimony and her current husband needed those funds to pay off debts. But before she can uncover which spouse she fears wants to harm her, Rose dies, right in front of Lacy. Even more shocking, Lacy finds a framed photograph of Richard in Rose’s house.

The police discover that Rose was poisoned. Already a suspect for being at the scene of the crime, Lacy reveals nothing about knowing Richard, believing the man in the photo cannot be him. But when the police find a marriage certificate for Richard and Rose—and an emerald engagement ring—Lacy finds herself questioning if she truly knows Richard at all . . .