Patricia Potter, Tangle of Lies

Tangle of Lies By Patricia Potter

In Santa Fe, high school Principal Steve Connor comes home knowing something is not right with his wife. Steve's daughter Liz agrees with her father something is off kilter. Liz calls family friend DA Robert Adams who tells her to come alone to his office. There Liz meets FBI agents who inform her that her mother has been arrested for the murder of two armored car guards during a hold up thirty-four years ago; her real name is Sarah Jane Maynard. The Feds want her three associates. Liz believes they captured the wrong person, but her father does not seem so shocked.

In nearby Sangre de Cristo Mountains, former Boston cop Garrett Caleb Adams learns of the arrest of one of those who killed his father thirty four years ago so he arrives at FBI Headquarters in Albuquerque. He offers his services to Liz saying he is writing a book on the armored car robbery. Incidents occur to Sarah's family and cohorts die, but she insists she is guilty and does not want to see anyone again. Liz asks Cal to help them. They fall in love, but he knows that once she learns the truth, their relationship will end.

This fast-paced investigative story line hooks the audience once readers get over the shock that kindhearted motherly Sarah Jane and her cohorts killed two armored car guards including Cal's dad. The cast makes the tale believable as the strong lead couple struggle to learn the whole truth while a solid support in Boston, Chicago, Kansas City as well as New Mexico enhance the tale. Though many will believe that the "survivors" get off too softly, fans will agree that Patricia Potter provides a fantastic suspense thriller.

Harriet Klausner