At First Sight: A Novel of Obsession

Meet Chick Best€"a middle-aged, self-absorbed California dot.com millionaire. Other than his house and high-priced foreign cars, Chick€s most expensive possession is his trophy wife, Evelyn. Evelyn is good at spending Chick€s money, money that has pretty much run out. Another problem is his drug-addled sixteen-year-old daughter, Melissa. Though concerned about his family, Chick has resigned himself to a miserable state of acceptance. That is, until he, Evelyn, and Melissa take a Christmas vacation in Maui. With this, Chick€s life changes.€¦

Chick experiences unrequited love at first sight when he observes Paige Ellis emerging from the hotel swimming pool. His obsession, exceeded only by his need to possess her, isn€t diminished when he learns that she is happily married. Instead, Chick€s obsession compels him to drive to Paige€s house, where he runs down and kills her husband. Chick€s life begins to spiral homicidally out of control, resulting in the destruction of everything he holds dear. Will Paige learn the truth about Chick before it€s too late?

Fast paced, filled with wry humor, murder, lust, and dead-on L.A. characterizations, Cannell has written his most explosive novel yet.