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The Money Kill (Karin Schaeffer Book 4) Kindle Edition

by Katia Lief (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Nominated for the 2014 Mary Higgins Clark and RT Reviewers Choice awards

Former New York City police detectives-turned-Brooklyn private investigators Karin Schaeffer and her husband Mac survived when brutal terror invaded their lives more than once. Now the offer of thirty thousand dollars for one day's work in London, followed by a family vacation in an exotic locale, seems too good to be true. And then they discover that it is.

Putting Mac's investigations into the alleged marital infidelities of billionaire Godfrey Millerhausen on hold, the family finds paradise in the sun-drenched Mediterranean island of Sardinia. But the holiday turns dark and terrible when the children vanish. Suddenly Karin and Mac must unravel a deadly web first spun when wronged wife Cathy Millerhausen walked into their world--as they discover firsthand the true evil of big money: how far it reaches, what it buys . . . who it kills.
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"This high-stakes suspense novel boasts fast-paced action and intriguing characters. The tension increases as the truthfulness of more and more contacts comes into question, leaving the investigators with no one to trust. Lief illustrates the complexities of family life and societal inequalities with a deft hand."
--Roseann Marlett, RT Reviews, Top Pick

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To learn more about my work, please visit my website katialief.comFacebook/readkatialiefInstagram katia.liefTwitter @KatiaLief

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B008CGYY7O
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper (March 26, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 26, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2972 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 326 pages
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Katia Lief

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Katia Lief's newest novel INVISIBLE WOMAN was released on January 9, 2024.

She is the USA Today and international bestselling author of novels including FIVE DAYS IN SUMMER, ONE COLD NIGHT and HERE SHE LIES. The fourth installment of her Karin Schaeffer series, THE MONEY KILL, was nominated for a Mary Higgins Clark award. Her short story “The Orchid Grower” was nominated for a Derringer Award. Most recently she published A MAP OF THE DARK and LAST NIGHT pseudonymously as Karen Ellis. Along with crime fiction, Katia has also published literary novels including SOUL CATCHER and PECULIAR POLITICS (LOVE, SEX & THE WRONG BRIDE) and a novella THE BEAUTIFUL YEARS. Her work has been called “riveting” (Publishers Weekly), “compelling” (Booklist) and “gorgeous, rich, contemplative” (Jodi Picoult).

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Linda Di francesco
5.0 out of 5 stars one of the good ones
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2013
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This is one of these books that you do not want to put down and is always in your head you want to get to the next page
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4.0 out of 5 stars Captivating
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2015
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Well worth the time to read and enjoy. I hope there is going to be a book to follow this one
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mjm7961
5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2013
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I have read all of Karin Schaeffer series. Can't wait for next one. Did not disappoint.
I would highly recommend this book. All are good.
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Auntie
5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2014
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This was like brand new. I look forward to reading it. No need to purchase new or when first published.
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Sally Guyton
4.0 out of 5 stars Suspense from beginning to end
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2013
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The plot was well concealed and it kept you interested all the way through. I love intrigue and this definitely had plenty of it.
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joanne V. Chaponis
2.0 out of 5 stars Money Kill & Dead Rich....same book
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2013
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Very disappointed as I love Katia Lief so I read Dead Rich first and loved it...then picked up Money Kill and found that it was exactly the same book........what's the matter with that....I paid for a duplicate book with a different name...no way to present yourself as a business.......very disappointed with your site.
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Jane Myers Perrine
3.0 out of 5 stars Red the book in order.
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2016
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I loved the first book of this series. However, each following book becomes more gory and less believable. I like the characters--mostly.
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Richard B. Green
5.0 out of 5 stars Just a remarkably good story!
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2015
Okay, I've now read books three and four in this, so far, four-book series. This story is even more fascinating and absorbing than the one before, "Vanishing Girls." And you'll get to travel, from Brooklyn/New York to London to Sardinia, involving yourself in a story that at times leaves you breathless. With a growing family of characters who move from book to book, author Lief, with her really strong storytelling skills, takes her reader on, this time, a fascinating and sometimes terrifying trip. When there are children/kids involved, I think one forms an even stronger bond with them and their well-being. This time around, Karin's husband Mac, having opened his own private investigating business, takes on a client whose ties lead to a world of big money and a seeming disregard for the sanctity of life...and limb. Karin, not really one to be just a stay-at-home mom, can't help but become involved too. Once I started this story, I could not put it down, finishing it last night at midnight, then not sleeping well, for I was too worked up at story's end. Now I'm going back to the beginning, where Karin's earlier trauma will be fully explained; till now there have been brief and incomplete references to what, had I begun at the beginning, I'd already be fully aware of. Give Katia Lief a try. I can almost guarantee you you won't be satisfied with just having read one book; you'll want to read them all in this series and then wonder just how long before you get your next fix.
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jbrookes
2.0 out of 5 stars Two Stars
Reviewed in Canada on February 25, 2018
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not too good
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Mrs. Y. Lees
5.0 out of 5 stars Katia Lief, superb thriller
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 13, 2013
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I love this thriller, typical Katia Lief, full of suspense & mystery, keeps you on edge until the very last page
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新しもの好き
3.0 out of 5 stars 楽しめるがちょっとドタバタ感あり
Reviewed in Japan on August 11, 2013
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シリーズ４作目で元警官「カリン・シェーファ」は元警官の「マック・マクレイ」と結婚して「ダティ」「ベン」の２児を育てながらブルックリンで私立探偵業を営んでいるが金欠で悩んでいた。そこに大手の調査会社から声がかかり、億万長者の素行調査をイギリスでやれば家族ぐるみでイタリアのサルジニアでバカンスを楽しんでいいよ、という誘いに乗り、事務所の「メアリ」とその児「フレモント」ともども出かけた。うまい話には裏があるのが常で、仕組まれた罠で一足先にサルジニアに行かせたメアリと３人の児たちが誘拐されてしまい、カリンとマックが言葉の通じないイタリアで危険な眼に遭い続ける。さして複雑なシナリオでもないまま活劇が繰り広げられるが、閉じ込められている家からメアリが５歳の子たちを逃がしたり、その子たちが何日も経ってから救い出されたりと、少し調子が良すぎるのではと甘めの星３つとした。
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D A Lyons
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2015
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Just as described, thanks for careful packing, arrived promptly,would recommend
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