Discovering that her powerful ex-husband Karl has been abusing their daughter quickly turns Allison Warren into a modern-day outlaw. As she flees cross-country in a desperate attempt to protect her child, Allison turns to a secret network of safe houses to help her create a new identity and save her from the vengeful Karl and the detectives on her trail. Nancy Baker Jacobs is the award-winning author of 13 crime novels, including the Devon MacDonald private eye series; FLASH POINT (featuring arson investigator Susan Delancey) and STAR STRUCK (introducing "Hollywood Star" reporter Quinn Collins), both first installments in new mystery series, STAR SEARCH (a Quinn Collins novella); and seven suspense novels. Her latest suspense offering, RICOCHET, was chosen by the Mystery Writers of America as a finalist for the Mary Higgins Clark Award. As Nancy C. Baker, she's also written six nonfiction books on subjects ranging from black market adoption to breast cancer. Nancy Baker Jacobs has worked as a private detective, a university professor and administrator, and a journalist. She lives on California's Monterey Peninsula. Used Book in Good Condition