Palindrome

Stuart Woods

Palindrome begins in the emergency room of a metropolitan hospital and climaxes in a hurricane on a subtropical island.

Beautiful photographer Liz Barwick has for years been the victim in a physically violent relationship. When she takes refuge on a primitive, Eden like island off the coast of Georgia, controlled for centuries by the Drummond family, almost immediately, the solitude she so longs for is invaded.

As she becomes increasingly involved with Keir and Hamish Drummond, the strange and handsome twin scions of the clan, Liz feels her own traumatic memories begin to fade. But when a series of gruesome and seemingly unconnected murders occurs, she learns there is no place to hide.

Moving from the urban chaos of Atlanta and Los Angeles to untamed island hideaways, from moments of tender passion to acts of overwhelming violence, Palindrome displays a depth of character and a narrative energy few readers will be able to resist.