The Thirteenth Apostle
by By Gonzalez, Gloria
Category: Fiction , General

Geraldine St. Claire, newspaper reporter and Susan Hayward lookalike, is on a gambling binge in Las Vegas, but being down three thousand dollars turns out to be the least of her problems. Hal Landry, her best friend and sometime lover, has been killed because of a crazy news story he was working on. Geraldine learns about Hal's research into the seemingly random Tylenol poisonings from Owen Ryder, a Florida sailor whom Hal had befriended.Intent on finishing Hal's story and avenging his death, Geraldine throws herself into an investigation that takes her home to New York and then to Cleveland before going south to Key West to team up with the reluctant Owen. Dodging the knives, poison, bullets, and explosions organized by a team of Japanese hitmen, the two must also contend with a cranky police chief who is convinced that Owen is responsible for all the mayhem.With the help of an old fishing buddy, a hotshot lawyer, a matchbook, and a makeover, Geraldine and Owen get closer and closer to the mastermind responsible for the Tylenol deaths. But not until everyone heads to New York does the mad man's scheme become clear - and by then it may be too late.