ISBN: 0743456165 Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Pocket

Years after she dumped him for a younger man, the scheming ex-wife of Alex’s partner, Harvey Baltimore, returns for an unexpected visit. While Alex tries to figure out why Rachael is back, another mystery begins to unfold halfway around the world. Four years after a bloody, high-profile airline hijacking, personal effects belonging to the victims are found in a terrorist safe house. The discovery of this chilling time capsule triggers a chain reaction that leads straight back to Rachael. By the time Alex has untangled Rachael’s lies, she will be on the run from the Russian Mafia, caught in the web of a global vigilante group, and forced to take a reluctant trip into her partner’s past - where she will find the key to solving the mystery, but also learn painful lessons about holding on, letting go, and why some keys should never be used.

PRAISE FOR LYNNE HEITMAN'S THE PANDORA KEY

"Heitman's fourth series title is another fast-paced thriller that casts a wide net, pulling together a cold hijacking case, east European mobsters, private military firms, dot-com business fraud and divorcée angst into a world-spanning plot—and it's up to airline manager–cum–PI Alex Shanahan to hold it all together. Alex's latest case, a simple salvage job, comes from Rachel Ruffielo, ex-wife of her partner, Harvey Baltimore, who walked out on him after he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Suspicious of Rachel's motives and her hold over Harvey, Alex reluctantly agrees. Her misgivings are confirmed when she returns from the job to find not only that Harvey's disappeared but he's also being pursued by FBI agents investigating a multimillion-dollar embezzlement scandal. As Alex picks up Harvey's trail, she delves into his and Rachel's history, leading to a bloody airline hijacking four years earlier and a missing laptop computer worth over a billion dollars. Heitman has created a complex, human heroine in Alex— smart, heroic and loyal, but no superwoman—and strong supporting characters to match. Although the story line is, at times, over the top, Alex's voice keeps the proceedings grounded as Heitman ratchets up the suspense, bringing the whole shebang to a taut, satisfying conclusion." (Mar.)
-- Publishers Weekly

"Heitman delivers a thriller with suspense, intelligence, and compassion."
-- Alafair Burke, author of Close Case

"Heitman [melds] the maze of today's airline industry with...intriguing murder mystery."
-- John J. Nance, New York Times bestselling author of Orbit

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