Past Perfect

Publisher Marketing: In "Past Perfect," Susan Isaacs gives us one of her most glorious characters ever: bright, buoyant, and borderline luscious Katie Schottland. Katie seems to have the ideal life: a great husband, a precocious and winning ten-year-old son, and a dream job writer for the long-running TV series "Spy Guys." But all is not as splendid as it should be because writing about the espionage business isn t nearly as satisfying as working in it. Fifteen years earlier, Katie was in the CIA. She loved her job (to say nothing of her boss, the mysterious Benton Mattingly). Yet just as she was sensing she was in line for a promotion, she was fired escorted off the premises by two extremely hulking security types. Why? No one would tell her: when you re expelled from the Agency, warm friends immediately become icy ex-colleagues who won t risk their security clearances by talking to you. Until that day, Katie was where she wanted to be. Coming from a family of Manhattan superachievers, she too had a job she not only adored but a job that made her, in the family tradition, a Someone. Fifteen years later, Katie is still stuck on her firing. Was she set up? Or did she make some terrible mistake that cost lives? She believes that if she could discover why they threw her out, she might be at peace. On the day she s rushing to get her son off to summer camp, Katie gets a surprise call from former Agency colleague Lisa Golding. A matter of national importance, says Lisa, who promises to reveal the truth about the firing if Katie will help her. Lisa was never very good at truth-telling, though she swears she s changed her ways. Katie agrees to speak with her, but before she can, Lisa vanishes. Maturity and common sense should keep Katie in the bright, normal world of her present life, away from the dark intrigues of the past. But she needs to know. As she takes just a few steps to find out, one ex-spy who might have the answers dies under suspicious circumstances. Another former agent is murdered. Could it be there s a list? If so, is Katie now on it? And who will be the next to go?" Review Citations: Kliatt 09/01/2007 pg. 46 (EAN 9781423338895, Compact Disc) Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2006 pg. 1094 (EAN 9780743242165, Hardcover) Booklist 10/15/2006 pg. 5 (EAN 9780743242165, Hardcover) Library Journal Prepub Alert 10/15/2006 pg. 46 (EAN 9780743242165, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 11/20/2006 pg. 34 (EAN 9780743242165, Hardcover) Library Journal 01/01/2007 pg. 94 (EAN 9780743242165, Hardcover) Booksense Picks 03/01/2007 pg. 1 (EAN 9780743242165, Hardcover) Romantic Times 02/01/2007 pg. 83 (EAN 9780743242165, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Isaacs, Susan Susan Isaacs is the bestselling author of eleven novels, two screenplays, and one work of nonfiction. She lives on Long Island. Contributor Bio:  Kaye, Randye Randye Kaye is an accomplished voice talent, actress, singer, broadcaster, and author. She received a Listen-Up Award nomination and starred reviews for "Ben Behind His Voices", which she also wrote, bringing together the various facets of her career.