Standoff

An intrepid reporter becomes personally involved in a deadly hostage drama in a new novel from the bestselling author of "The Alibi."

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TV reporter Tiel McCoy is driving through New Mexico when she hears on the radio that the teenage daughter of a Texas multimillionaire has been kidnapped. McCoy calls her editor and learns that the girl is pregnant and was kidnapped by her boyfriend. When the reporter stops at a gas station and an armed couple (the missing girl and her boyfriend) rob the cashier, a tense standoff ensues, and it becomes clear that the couple would rather die together than surrender and be kept apart.

Already a successful romance novelist in the 1980s, Sandra Brown struck gold when she pushed past the category s boundaries to take chances with more intricate plotting, richer characters, and surprising plot twists. Her string of bestsellers feature strong, capable career women in extreme circumstances.