The Cove by Catherine Coulter

I recently discovered on the bookshelf, another good series for those of you who are like me and like to spend time getting to know the writing style and characters as an author grows in his or her abilities.
The F.B.I. Thriller series by Catherine Coulter is one such opportunity. This series began many years ago (1996) with a book titled "The Cove". This book begins with Sally St.John Brainerd fleeing for her life, having escaped a mental institution. When she begins to receive phone calls from her dead father you begin to wonder if the institution might not be the best place for her.
In to her life steps James Quinlan F.B.I. , pretending to be a private detective in search of two long missing travelers.His real target is Sally. But you can tell from the moment he meets her, his fate is sealed.All he wants to do is protect her,but from what?
She hears strange screams in the night that no one else hears. Then the following day they stumble upon the body of a woman washed up on the rocks of the cove.
Soon its clear to James that every one of the sweet elderly people in the postcard like town, is covering up something.
This story then becomes a two for one mystery as they solve who's after Sally? and why are people disappearing in front of the "Worlds Greatest Ice Cream Shop"?
I thought the characters were charming and a little scary in this book. I didn't know who the ringleaders were till the very end. (Okay, maybe I just didn't want to admit it to myself!)
Buy this book here.The Cove (FBI Series)