Greg ILes
Reading "Third Degree" by Iles.
Laurel Shields awakens to find her physician husband, Warren, in his study, wildly pulling books from the shelves. A home pregnancy test confirms Laurel's fear that she is pregnant, and she believes her lover is the father. Later that morning, Laurel is surprised to find her husband still at home, pale and fearful. Then, in come the children, innocent of it all. In less than five hours the Shields house becomes the vortex of a nerve-wracking siege. While a nervous ring of armed men awaits its chance to storm the home, inside the clock ticks down on exposure of Laurel's terrible secret.
