Created in her “brand darkly sensual design” (Booklist), New York Times bestselling author Linda Howard brings us an electrifying page-turner of passion and suspense having a captivating premise…

What would help to make the perfect guy? That’s the delicious topic that gets hotter the proceedings at a certain desk of professional women at a common restaurant. What qualities would he have? Would he become high, dark, and handsome? Nurturing and warmhearted-or would simply muscular perform? Jaine Shiny and her about Mr. Ideal three girlfriends start off with the basics: he’d be faithful and reliable, the responsible type, and have a great love of life.

But mainly because the conversation picks up momentum, so do the quartet’s requirements for Mr. Ideal as and they write down a tongue-in-cheek checklist that’s both funny and racy. The next thing they know, the List, since it has come to be called, turns into an overnight sensation, distributing through their company like wildfire and grabbing the interest of local papers and television coverage. No one anticipated this avalanche of attention for something that started as a joke among friends. However the joke turns deadly significant when one of the four women is usually murdered…

The prime suspect in the case is the victim’s boyfriend, who was simply one of several men who found the List sexist and offensive. An impenetrable alibi gets him from the hook, but a dangerous stalker goals the three staying friends. Now, by using Jaine’s neighbor, an unstable police detective, the puzzle should be solved as the imagine Mr. Perfect becomes a chilling headache.