Background
Jacobs, Nancy Carolyn Baker was born on December 9, 1944 in Milwaukee. Daughter of Alvin Donald and Wilma Carolyn (Robertson) Moll.
(Allison is not alone as she flees across the country with...)
Allison is not alone as she flees across the country with her young daughter. She has a network of "safe houses" for women like her, trying to escape brutalizing, abusive men. She has a secret sisterhood to help her create a new identity and build a new life. But Allison also has another constant companion: fear. Her ex-husband Karl will never rest until he has discredited her and taken their daughter away from her. His hired detectives are on her trail like bloodhounds. And the law will never pardon her for breaking its iron-clad commandments. Once Allison was an ordinary wife and mother. Now she is an outlaw in a terror-filled flight through an outlaw world. But she is determined to fight and win, even though all the odds are against her and the little girl she will do anything to protect.
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(Young, in love, and eights months pregnant with her first...)
Young, in love, and eights months pregnant with her first child, Karin Seaton has everything she could ask for. But a tragic car accident that puts her in a coma for weeks and leaves her husband and unborn baby dead quickly brings it all to an end. Beside herself with grief, Karin nearly gives up on life until she notices something peculiar about her baby's death certificate. Could the doctor who delivered her infant have lied about his death? Although still weak from her injuries and thought to be crazy by everyone around her, Karin feels certain her baby has been stolen and begins to search for him. With the unstoppable determination of a mother's love, Karin goes up against the powerful and dangerous forces that are working to destroy her one chance at happiness.
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(Four trips you won't want to take! Desert Deceit -- Bet...)
Four trips you won't want to take! Desert Deceit -- Betty Webb To escape and unwind, Scottsdale private eye Lena Jones joins a dude ranch cattle drive through Arizona's most rugged and remote area. But the brutal murder of a media magnate turns the 120-mile trip into a trail full of unforeseen danger. The First Proof -- Terence Faherty Ex-seminarian Owen Keane accompanies former lover Marilyn Tucci to Maine to bury her estranged husband. But dark mysteries surrounding the dead man's family converge as a murderer strikes at the heart of a tragic past filled with secrets, blackmail and vengeance. Star Search -- Nancy Baker Jacobs When Hollywood Star reporter Quinn Collins inherits a house from a writer she never knew, investigating the man and his past prove dangerous to her health as murder and the secret lives of blacklisted writers of the 1950s expose a killer's desperate scheme. Death on the Southwest Chief -- Jonathan Harrington Danny O'Flaherty agrees to escort his eccentric Aunt Bertie on a cross-country train trip. But he never bargained for the corpse of her recently deceased husband on the seat next to him and a murdered man in the bedroom of their sleeper car.
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(When Dr. Benjamin Levy insisted on meeting Devon MacDonal...)
When Dr. Benjamin Levy insisted on meeting Devon MacDonald, the 33-year-old fledgling P.I. was surprised. Most of the clients dealt with the male half of Sherman and MacDonald Private Investigators. But for this case, she was uniquely qualified… Ben and Gloria Levy’s 8-year-old boy is dying of leukemia and Devon is their last hope. As a medical student, Ben donated to a sperm bank; now he wants sharp-witted Devon to quickly track down any children he might have fathered—a possible match for a critical bone marrow transplant. The case is a difficult one for Devon, who is on her own after an accident robbed her of her son. So far, she’s steered clear of new emotional liabilities…she wants to say no, but she can’t. Some sympathetic fast-talk gains her access to the records she needs. They point to a teenager named Tyler Hoffman, living right there in Minneapolis-St. Paul. But the boy’s timid mother says no to the transplant procedure and paints a dark, violent picture of her bigoted husband. He knows nothing about Tyler’s origin and would kill her if he learned the truth. Soon after Devon breaks this disturbing news to the Levys, the hot-tempered Mr. Hoffman is found dead. Benjamin Levy is arrested for murder…and Devon is drawn into a twisted and deadly labyrinth….
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(A month of shopping days ‘til Christmas, and Twin Cities’...)
A month of shopping days ‘til Christmas, and Twin Cities’ private eye Devon MacDonald, a woman as intrepid as she is intelligent, has a hard case of the holiday blues. But her latest investigation may be just what the doctor ordered—a chance to give middle-aged gigolo Brentwood J. Peters a taste of his own medicine. The victims of Brentwood’s romantic con game have asked Devon to help recover their money, and she’s uniquely qualified to answer the call, knowing from experience what it’s like to be betrayed and played for a sucker by the man you love. Her husband waltzed out of her life three years ago, and now he’s looking to cut back in. Healing old wounds is never easy, but catching Peters with his pants down promises to take the edge off the pain. From Minneapolis to Monterey, Devon follows a trail of bitter women and cleaned-out bank accounts. Posing as a wealthy young widow, she hopes to lure Peters into a trap. But the seduction quickly turns sour, leaving her with two dead bodies and a damning body of evidence … pointing not only at her vengeful clients but at her own husband. It’s a case of deceptively simple arithmetic: greed, jealousy, and revenge all add up to one of the more powerful desires of all time—a passion for murder.
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(Hollywood Star reporter Quinn Collins thinks she's seen i...)
Hollywood Star reporter Quinn Collins thinks she's seen it all--covering the oddball beat that is Tinsel Town--until she stumbles upon the body of young Shane King, a notoriously incompetent "baby mogul" producer, dead in his hot tub of an apparent heroin overdose. Shane was many things, most of them nasty, but he was not a user--he'd never fully recovered from his older brother's tragic drug overdose death several years earlier. Quinn, with her snooping skills honed to an art form, can't refuse a plea for help from the boy's father, with whom she once had a torrid love affair. When another "accident" kills Shane's girlfriend, Quinn picks up a trail that leads back to a ten-year-old murder and a cover-up by some heavy Hollywood hitters. As Quinn knows, in La La Land, it's all about connections--even when those connections turn deadly.
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(A month of shopping days 'til Christmas, and Twin Cities'...)
A month of shopping days 'til Christmas, and Twin Cities' private eye Devon MacDonald, a woman as intrepid as she is intelligent, has a hard case of the holiday blues. But her latest investigation may be just what the doctor ordered--a chance to give middle-aged gigolo Brentwood J. Peters a taste of his own medicine. The victims of Brentwood's romantic con game have asked Devon to help recover their money, and she's uniquely qualified to answer the call, knowing from experience what it's like to be betrayed and played for a sucker by the man you love. Her husband waltzed out of her life three years ago, and now he's looking to cut back in. Healing old wounds is never easy, but catching Peters with his pants down promises to take the edge off the pain. From Minneapolis to Monterey, Devon follows a trail of bitter women and cleaned-out bank accounts. Posing as a wealthy young widow, she hopes to lure Peters into a trap. But the seduction quickly turns sour, leaving her with two dead bodies and a damning body of evidence ... pointing not only at her vengeful clients but at her own husband. It's a case of deceptively simple arithmetic: greed, jealousy, and revenge all add up to one of the more powerful desires of all time--a passion for murder.
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(Discovering that her powerful ex-husband Karl has been ab...)
Discovering that her powerful ex-husband Karl has been abusing their daughter quickly turns Allison Warren into a modern-day outlaw. As she flees cross-country in a desperate attempt to protect her child, Allison turns to a secret network of safe houses to help her create a new identity and save her from the vengeful Karl and the detectives on her trail.
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(After her husband dies in a fiery plane crash, Holly Sher...)
After her husband dies in a fiery plane crash, Holly Sheridan must devote herself to the upcoming birth of their baby, but unbeknownst to Holly, someone else is preparing to take the baby. By the author of Cradle and All.
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( As she arranges her first house exchange vacation, Minn...)
As she arranges her first house exchange vacation, Minnesota nurse Ellen Merchant thinks she's snared the free holiday of a lifetime- she manages to trade her modest home for a mansion overlooking San Francisco Bay. Art dealer Art Carmody, whose wealthy wife Jane owns this Bayside residence, has both serious gambling debts and a troubled marriage. He figures murdering Jane while giving himself an unshakable alibi wll solve both problems. Con artist Sid Balzarian thinks he's discovered the perfect get-rich-quick scheme- kidnapping Jane Carmody for ransom. As these three stories converge, a dream vacation quickly becomes a breathtaking nightmare.
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(A San Francisco arsonist murders new mothers in their hom...)
A San Francisco arsonist murders new mothers in their homes, after apparently kidnapping their babies. California's new arson czar, Susan Kim Delancey, takes on this baffling case that covers several counties, and soon finds herself warring on several fronts. With the help of her small staff, she must catch the elusive killer, fight anti-Asian bias, territorial local officials, the hostile news media, and Sacramento political foes who want her fired. But the biggest battle of all turns out to be one that threatens Susan's own life and that of her teenage son.
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(In the wake of a tragic accident that takes the lives of ...)
In the wake of a tragic accident that takes the lives of her husband and unborn child, Karin Seaton learns that her baby is still alive and challenges the dangerous forces that have stolen him away.
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Jacobs, Nancy Carolyn Baker was born on December 9, 1944 in Milwaukee. Daughter of Alvin Donald and Wilma Carolyn (Robertson) Moll.
Bachelor, University of Minnesota, 1965; Master of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1973; Master of Fine Arts, University of Southern California, 1977.
Reporter, St. Paul Dispatch, 1965-1966; public relations writer, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1966-1967; public relations writer, Northwest Airlines, St. Paul, 1967-1969; television scriptwriter, Control Data Corporation, Minneapolis, 1971-1973; director news public, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, 1973-1975; author, free lance journalist, since 1975; private investigator, Special Reports, Los Angeles, 1986-1990; journalism lecturer, California State University, Northridge, 1977-1992.
(Hollywood Star reporter Quinn Collins thinks she's seen i...)
( As she arranges her first house exchange vacation, Minn...)
(In the wake of a tragic accident that takes the lives of ...)
(Four trips you won't want to take! Desert Deceit -- Bet...)
(In the sequel to The Turquoise Tattoo, Devon is hired to ...)
(After her husband dies in a fiery plane crash, Holly Sher...)
(A month of shopping days ‘til Christmas, and Twin Cities’...)
(A month of shopping days 'til Christmas, and Twin Cities'...)
(The newest installment in the Devon MacDonald mystery ser...)
(Discovering that her powerful ex-husband Karl has been ab...)
(Young, in love, and eights months pregnant with her first...)
(A San Francisco arsonist murders new mothers in their hom...)
(Allison is not alone as she flees across the country with...)
(Fledgling P.I. Devon MacDonald is drawn into a complicate...)
(When Dr. Benjamin Levy insisted on meeting Devon MacDonal...)
Member Mystery Writers American, Private Eye Writers American, Authors Guild, International Association Crime Writers, Sisters in Crime. F C.
Married James Ross Baker, August 28, 1965 (divorced 1979). 1 child, Bradley; Married Jerome Martin Jacobs, June 20, 1981.