Multiple Exposure: A Sophie Medina Mystery

Multiple Exposure: A Sophie Medina Mystery

From the author of the “lively and spirited” ( The Providence Journal ) wine country mysteries, comes the first in a new series featuring a savvy female photographer whose husband’s abduction embroils her in the world of international espionage and lost Romanov art treasures. When photojournalist Sophie Medina returns to London from an overseas assignment, she discovers that her husband, Nick, a geologist and covert CIA operative, has been abducted. Three months later she is shocked when a friend in the British government says Nick has been spotted in Moscow and is not only a suspect in his boss’s murder but also potentially involved in illicit Russian oil deals. With her every step now closely watched, Sophie moves to Washington, D.C., to be with her family and friends. There, Sophie is drawn deeper into Nick’s shadowy world. While photographing an exhibit of two never-before-seen Fabergé imperial eggs at the National Gallery of Art, Sophie is confronted by a Russian oil tycoon, implicating her husband in an international energy scheme. On the run from Nick’s enemies, Sophie plays a high-stakes game of Russian roulette as she tries to determine friend from foe and prove her husband’s innocence. Weaving together political intrigue, art history, and international espionage, the fast-paced Multiple Exposure is the thrilling first installment in an exciting new series. In a departure from her Virginia Wine Country series (The Sauvignon Secret, 2011), former news correspondent Crosby introduces Sophie Medina, a photojournalist whose CIA-operative husband, Nick, has disappeared. Though she has no solid evidence, Sophie believes that Nick is still alive and that his disappearance is tied to an extremely lucrative oil discovery. With no leads in London, Sophie leaves the UK and returns to her native Washington, D.C. After being taunted by a Russian oil tycoon at a Fabergé egg exhibit at the National Gallery, Sophie is more convinced than ever that Nick is still alive and that the Russians know how to find him. That same night she overhears a conversation that leads her to believe that a U.S. senator and the Russian ambassador are involved in plans to assassinate a controversial Russian author with information about abuses in the region where a new oil reserve may have been found. A solid thriller. --Karen Keefe "Crosby introduces photojournalist Sophie Medina in this assured tale of love, loss, and secret agendas, the first in a new series, [which]...offers a complex portrait of our nation’s capital, with its historic beauty and roiling underbelly of deceit and danger." -- Publishers Weekly “Multiple Exposure is a terrific, fast-paced mystery featuring a savvy photo-journalist, international intrigue, and the captivating world of D.C. wheeling and dealing. Ellen Crosby’s depiction of our nation’s capital is pitch perfect. Heroine Sophie Medina’s determination to solve the mystery her husband’s disappearance will captivate you from the first pages.” -- Allison Leotta ― author of Speak of the Devil “ Multiple Exposure is a gem of a novel. It's got everything you want from a thriller: Characters you love, a plot that is at once fascinating and startling, and settings that are so real you can smell them. This is Ellen Crosby at her very best!” -- John Gilstrap ― author of High Treason and Damage Control “After her husband is kidnapped, intrepid photojournalist Sophie Medina finds the focus zoomed in on her personal life. Multiple Exposure kicks off a cracking new series where high society meets high-stakes international intrigue.” -- Erin Hart ― author of The Book of Killowen "Ellen Crosby has segued from wine to international espionage without missing a beat. Her new book combines old-fashioned deduction with up-to-the-minute spycraft and gives us, in Sophie Medina, a doughty heroine who will be charming readers for years to come." -- Louis Bayard ― author of The School of Night “Ellen Crosby, author of the popular Virginia wine country mysteries, serves up a potent cocktail of suspense and international intrigue in her newest novel. Multiple Exposure will delight the author's many fans, and draw many new readers into an absorbing world of shadows and deceit.” -- Daniel Stashower ― author of The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War "This one is right up my alley --- Faberge eggs, Russians, and political intrigue --- all of which keeps you absolutely intrigued, ready for the gut punch. Ellen Crosby certainly has a talent for making the conventional wholly unconventional. You're going to enjoy this one." -- Steve Berry ― author of The King's Deception "A solid thriller." ― Booklist "Fantastic! You are sucked in from the very beginning. With a globe-trotting mystery, a great heroine and a possible international scandal, the story will have you eagerly anticipating the next book." (4.5 stars) -- Jennifer Wilson ― RT Magazine "Crosby seamlessly blends