Deception

Top-notch architect Simon Bennett dies in an accident that only his daughter, Jill, suspects was actually murder. When someone tries to kill her, too, she's forced to accept the help of her ex-husband, former homicide investigator Dan Santini. As betrayals and dirty secrets surface, the pace moves along smartly in this romantic suspense by the author of Suspicion. Heggan throws in enough twists to keep readers guessing, without losing sight of the central romance. Jill is also an architect, and her attempt to reestablish herself and the family business following her father's death provides an interesting subplot. Most appealing, however, is the relationship between the well-developed hero and heroine. (Oct.)