Contingency Plan by Lou Allin

Contingency Plan by Lou Allin

When Sandra Sinclair, recently widowed and the mother of twelve-year-old Jane, meets wealthy lawyer Joe Gillette, he wins her over with his kind and conscientious attitude.

Falling in love faster than she ever thought possible, Sandra agrees to marry. But soon after they move into their new home, things begin to change, and Joe's controlling behavior causes her to question her decision. When her new husband becomes seriously abusive, Sandra decides that she and Jane must leave.

When Joe makes it clear that he will not just let her walk away, Sandra discovers that it's quite likely that he arranged his first wife's death, and that she is now part of his "contingency plan." She soon realizes that even the law is no defense against this meticulous and egotistical man. Fleeing to an old family cabin on a remote lake, mother and daughter prepare to live off the grid. And when Joe tracks them down, Sandra must come up with a contingency plan of her own.

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for older teen readers and adults who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don't like to read!

Allin, Lou: - Lou Allin is the author of the Belle Palmer mysteries set in Northern Ontario, and the RCMP Corporal Holly Martin series on Vancouver Island. Lou also has written That Dog Won t Hunt in Orca s Rapid Reads editions for adults with literacy issues and in 2013 won Canada s Arthur Ellis Best Novella Award for Contingency Plan. She s done two standalones for Five Star/Cengage: A Little Learning is a Murderous Thing/05 and Man Corn Murders/09, set respectively in the Michigan UP and in Utah. A former BC/Yukon VP for the Crime Writers of Canada, she lived across from Washington State on the Juan de Fuca Strait with her border collies and mini-poodle.

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ISBN 13	9781459801141
ISBN 10	1459801148
Title	Contingency Plan
Author	Lou Allin
Series	Rapid Reads
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Orca Book Publishers,Canada
Year published	2012-10-01
Number of pages	136
Prizes	Winner of Arthur Ellis Award 2013 (Canada)
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.