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A Talent to Deceive

The Ladies of the Club: intimate friends, delicious food, and great literature. Who would have guessed a gathering about books would have the power to change their lives?

So while coworkers smile at their dedication to "Book Club," the ladies turn from Tess of the D'Ubervilles to unraveling murder. Five ordinary women. One could pass them on the street and assume their lives never got more exciting than the neighborhood block party. One would be wrong.

Introducing The Ladies of the Club

Lara Parker A cardiac intensive care nurse and acknowledged leader of the group. She's known on and off the hospital floor as efficient and logical. Every inch genuine, Lara keeps her nails like she keeps her character: clean, unvarnished, and ready for work.

Grace Pappas European aristocrats bequeathed Grace high cheek bones, a creamy complexion, and a classic nose. Three generations of Kentuckians handed down a slightly quirky sense of humor and a smile as wide and generous as her heart. The Ladies of the Club refer to her as their Official Southern Belle.

Celina Rizkallah A corporate Vice-President, Celina is known for her analytical skills and an uncanny ability to read people. She also has a reputation for asking questions, a trait which attracts some people, and greatly annoys others.

Romy Kelly Methodical from the first flickering of her eyes each morning, Romy runs her life with the precision of an officer at the Naval Observatory. Loyalty induces the only exception to her methodical life-style. When club calls, this faithful friend answers.

Tamara Montgomery An accountant for Lincoln Township Schools, Tamara has an unfaithful husband, a knack for understanding numbers, and a lot of missing money to explain. Fortunately, she also has good friends.

The ladies most successful masquerades are based on allowing others to dismiss them as uninteresting. People tend not to see possibilities in someone they have already labeled predictable.