The Babysitter
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ISBN: 0312280475 / Publisher: St. Martin's Press, July 2001
When Congressional candidate Gordon Acton has a tryst with the young minority woman he hires for the summer as a babysitter, and his wife Ellie is accused of plagiarism on her dissertation, the couple works out a deadly plan.
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How far will one man and his wife go to protect their privileged lives? Gordon Acton is a wealthy congressional candidate with a successful business and a beautiful family. Voters admire his seemingly idyllic life, and he hopes they will be even more impressed by his concern for the underprivileged. In a bold move he hires a young woman from a poor background to babysit the children at the Actons' summer home in Cape Cod.The babysitter, Teresa Santiago, appears wise beyond her years: she's alluringly attractive and self-assured. But is she the answer to Gordon and Ellie's domestic needs and political aspirations, or a threat to everything they hold dear? After a drunken tryst with Teresa, Gordon finds himself in hot water, scrambling to protect his reputation. And Ellie, who is writing her dissertation, receives letters accusing her of plagiarism and worse. Desperate, Gordon and Ellie work out a deadly plan that leads to a conclusion as shocking as it is gripping.
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