Amelia

About the book

A suspenseful short story from award-winning author G.M. Malliet, "A DEMON SUMMER" is a thrilling tale that combines the intrigue of Agatha Christie with the action of Ian Fleming, as noted by Library Journal.

Private investigator Lizzie Guillot is on the hunt for her client, Valerie Sampson, in Room 202 of a New Orleans hotel. However, what she finds is an empty room, hinting at a deeper mystery. Valerie soon emerges as a heiress who has been on the run from her family's dark and criminal empire.

Escaping a forced marriage and the sins of her family’s legacy, Amelia fakes her own death to start anew. But her father, a powerful and ruthless figure in the criminal underworld, is determined to bring her back into the fold. Amelia enlists Lizzie’s help in uncovering the truth about her family’s criminal activities and putting an end to her father’s reign of terror.

Together, Amelia and Lizzie embark on a dangerous journey that takes them from the streets of New Orleans to the hidden enclaves of coastal California. As they race against time to uncover the secrets of Amelia’s past, they are drawn into a web of deceit and danger that threatens to consume them both.

Exploring themes of identity, power, and redemption, "AMELIA" is a gripping tale of one woman’s fight to break free from her haunted past and take control of her own destiny, no matter the consequences.