CLICK ON LINK TO BUY eBOOK NOW L. A. ISBN 0-9697066-9-3, paper 352 pages A Novel By Best-selling Author: Terence Munsey SYNOPSIS Monika Queller finds herself entangled in a web of glamour and sin, plunging her into a whirlwind suspense adventure from the fantasy world of Hollywood to the tropical paradise of Puerto Vallarta where she must solve the crime or die...  Lupita Anez, an employee of Rupert Wels Productions in Hollywood, discovers something and threatens to expose Rupert Wels, a successful movie and television producer and celebrity. As a result, she is raped and murdered by Rupert Wels' chauffeur, Bobby Jurgansen in order to silence her threat. In the process she loses a silver seahorse earring engraved with her initials. The seahorse is the symbol of Lupita's home town -Puerto Vallarta. Monika has sold film rights of one of her books to Rupert Wels Productions not knowing about Wels' seedier side and is invited to be his guest for a couple of days in Puerto Vallarta to oversee the filming. She is driven to LAX in Wels' limousine and finds a seahorse earring hidden in the carpet, not realizing that it belonged to Lupita Anez. In Puerto Vallarta Monika stays at Andréez Vallarta, a six star resort where she discovers it is run by Wels' Mexican partner, Miguel Andréez. Monika shows the earring to Miguel Andréez, who secretly identifies it as belonging to Lupita and understands the danger it presents. -He helped to get Lupita the job in Los Angeles using forged immigration papers. He worries that the engraved earring can be linked eventually to Wels and himself. This is something that he cannot allow to happen. Wels and Andréez are ruthless and operate on the illicit side of the Hollywood show business world. The trail of their crimes reaches high up into the entertainment industry. Through Wels' top rated television show Who Wants To Be Rich they have managed, amongst other things, to launder money for organized crime in return for certain favors. Concerned about being exposed, Wels and Andréez attempt to kill Monika while she visits Mexico by throwing her into the Ameca River high in the Sierra Madre mountains behind Puerto Vallarta en route to the movie set. Believing they are successful, she is reported as missing to the local authorities who go through the motions of conducting a search bringing no results. The local authorities are controlled by Miguel Andréez. Monika manages to survive the horrific experience of the river and the waterfall and is rescued by a local indian, Hernando. With Hernando's help she finds her way back to Puerto Vallarta and eventually Los Angeles. Meanwhile Monika's fiancé, James Anstey, along with his friend LAPD Homicide Detective John Atero, have flown to Puerto Vallarta to try and find Monika but they are unsuccessful. To his delight James discovers that Monika is alive and has mysteriously returned home. In Los Angeles Wels is expecting Andréez for the annual movie awards. He also discovers that Monika has survived and sends Bobby Jurgansen to kill her. A cat and mouse game ensues. James and John return to Los Angeles and are able to apprehend Bobby Jurgansen before he can kill Monika. They make him talk. He tells them everything about Wels and Andréez. The story continues with an ingenious plan to entrap Wels and Andréez during the televised awards ceremony, where a spine tingling drama at the Los Angeles Auditorium culminates in a spectacular twist of fate. ©2000 TERENCE MUNSEY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED For personal use only

L. A.

ISBN 0-9697066-9-3, paper 352 pages

A Novel By Best-selling Author:

Terence Munsey

SYNOPSIS

Monika Queller finds herself entangled in a web of glamour and sin, plunging her into a whirlwind suspense adventure from the fantasy world of Hollywood to the tropical paradise of Puerto Vallarta where she must solve the crime or die...

Lupita Anez, an employee of Rupert Wels Productions in Hollywood, discovers something and threatens to expose Rupert Wels, a successful movie and television producer and celebrity. As a result, she is raped and murdered by Rupert Wels' chauffeur, Bobby Jurgansen in order to silence her threat. In the process she loses a silver seahorse earring engraved with her initials. The seahorse is the symbol of Lupita's home town -Puerto Vallarta.

Monika has sold film rights of one of her books to Rupert Wels Productions not knowing about Wels' seedier side and is invited to be his guest for a couple of days in Puerto Vallarta to oversee the filming. She is driven to LAX in Wels' limousine and finds a seahorse earring hidden in the carpet, not realizing that it belonged to Lupita Anez.

In Puerto Vallarta Monika stays at Andréez Vallarta, a six star resort where she discovers it is run by Wels' Mexican partner, Miguel Andréez. Monika shows the earring to Miguel Andréez, who secretly identifies it as belonging to Lupita and understands the danger it presents. -He helped to get Lupita the job in Los Angeles using forged immigration papers. He worries that the engraved earring can be linked eventually to Wels and himself. This is something that he cannot allow to happen.

Wels and Andréez are ruthless and operate on the illicit side of the Hollywood show business world. The trail of their crimes reaches high up into the entertainment industry. Through Wels' top rated television show Who Wants To Be Rich they have managed, amongst other things, to launder money for organized crime in return for certain favors.

Concerned about being exposed, Wels and Andréez attempt to kill Monika while she visits Mexico by throwing her into the Ameca River high in the Sierra Madre mountains behind Puerto Vallarta en route to the movie set. Believing they are successful, she is reported as missing to the local authorities who go through the motions of conducting a search bringing no results. The local authorities are controlled by Miguel Andréez.

Monika manages to survive the horrific experience of the river and the waterfall and is rescued by a local indian, Hernando. With Hernando's help she finds her way back to Puerto Vallarta and eventually Los Angeles.

Meanwhile Monika's fiancé, James Anstey, along with his friend LAPD Homicide Detective John Atero, have flown to Puerto Vallarta to try and find Monika but they are unsuccessful. To his delight James discovers that Monika is alive and has mysteriously returned home.

In Los Angeles Wels is expecting Andréez for the annual movie awards. He also discovers that Monika has survived and sends Bobby Jurgansen to kill her. A cat and mouse game ensues.

James and John return to Los Angeles and are able to apprehend Bobby Jurgansen before he can kill Monika. They make him talk. He tells them everything about Wels and Andréez.

The story continues with an ingenious plan to entrap Wels and Andréez during the televised awards ceremony, where a spine tingling drama at the Los Angeles Auditorium culminates in a spectacular twist of fate.

For personal use only