Woman Without a Past

Phyllis A. Whitney. Fawcett Books, $6.99 (352pp) ISBN 978-0-449-22071-9

One of the smoothest suspense novels yet from the prolific Whitney, this Literary Guild main selection and four-week PW hardcover bestseller features a mystery writer who learns she has a long-lost twin. (June)

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