Publisher's Synopsis
George Summers, a successful Southern California author, is obsessed with "Jennifer," a fictitious character for his latest mystery novel. After years of misfortune with his love life, George is constantly searching for her. She represents the ideal woman to draw him out of his depression.Meanwhile, an aspiring actress named Bridget Oliver believes she is about to receive her break into Hollywood-until she discovers that her new job will be to "get close" to a domestic terrorist while posing as a woman named Jennifer. As a fascinatingly real "Jennifer" walks into George's life-played expertly by Bridget-a team of clever criminals is actually pulling the strings as they attempt to steal part of George's inheritance-a fabulous, multi-million-dollar art collection.Just as their "script" calls for "Jennifer" to die, however, the actress and the novelist discover an unexpected twist; without knowing each other's true motives, they have fallen in love-and George must search for her again before it's too late.Searching for Jennifer is a complex, adult-oriented, thought-provoking excursion into a world of art, deception, romance, and murder.This completely updated second edition is considered to be among Moody's best works.
