A sociopathic killer befriends a downtrodden housewife and finds redemption and self-worth.
Or does she?
Infants are disappearing. Detective Jacob Winokur, former FBI hotshot, is losing credibility as the days roll into months without a solve or a clue. Falling for Maggie, a maternity nurse and unwitting key to the case, isn’t winning him points with his lieutenant either, professionally or personally. As the kidnapper’s plans are threatened by Maggie’s unexpected revelations and he turns his fiendish attentions to the auburn-haired nurse, Jacob appoints himself personal bodyguard. Even his partner doubts his motives, but Jacob’s greater fear is losing the love of his life—again.
Fighting to regain his reputation, Jacob begins a journey into the mind of a sociopathic serial killer. When the investigation unearths secrets from Maggie’s childhood, and buried bodies, solving the case to prove her innocence forces Jacob to do the unbearable—rip open the past Maggie has spent a lifetime trying to forget.
Will revealing the truth behind the murders plunge Maggie into an abyss beyond recovery? Or will Jacob's unwavering love be strong enough to pull them both back from destruction?
In this psychological thriller, babies are abducted, hearts broken, friendships born, and a killer exposed.
Lesli served as a Victim Advocate with the Sarasota PD CID for three years, and NYC Rape Crisis for two, where reality paled fiction and morphed her childhood Hitchcockian obsession.
Lesli's professional credentials contrast by their void of fancy: training manuals, user guides, technical references, and historical bios. She nourishes herself on craft development, critiques, workshops, conferences, and her Shark Tank inventions. She’s a member of ABC Artisans, and numerous writing groups including Screenwriters Circle.
If Someone is Watching is looking for a publisher.
Turtle Soup, a short story, has been published by Wormwood Press Media.
Lesli’s completed the rough outline for her second thriller and first screenplay Pardon Me, and begun lyrics and music for the stage adaptation.
Blog posts at: https://leslitauber.wordpress.com/