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Manhattan's Secret II: The Edge of Death is the sequel to Birdella Hall-Walker's thrilling novel Manhattan's Secret.The life of the Ellingtons as they once knew it was over. Edward Clark Ellington is in prison. His wife, Clarissa, now runs the Ellington Empire, and their daughter, Marilynn, has been court ordered to attend an all-girls private school in a small town in England.Living with the awful truth about Edward, Clarissa has regained her strength. She is now the CEO and sole proprietor of the Ellington International Corporation. Sarah King will continue to grow powerfully in her position with the company and is now enjoying her personal life.The twists and turns of Marilynn's life have brought her to an abrupt realization of the raw truth about her father. She plans to take matters into her own hands. Nothing is going to stand in the way of her quest to find her father and be with him. Her objective is to free him from the lies that landed him in prison. Marilynn's journey will not end until she succeeds.However, the bitter truth slaps her hard in the face, sending her into a whirlwind of decision making.In order to succeed, Marilynn has to obtain a new identity. She will have to sit directly across from her father without his knowledge of who she is. Her many attempts at suicide will now be reversed as the death she wanted for herself, she is now bequeathing to him.Her hope of this one and only visit to prison will cause him to understand the pain she suffered while living on The Edge of Death.Birdella Hall-Walker grew up in Joliet, Illinois, and has been writing since she was ten years old. She owns her own acting school, is a motivational speaker, and works with her husband in the Ministry of the Gospel.

Manhattan's Secret is a stunning suspense tale of wealth, love, and cheating, set in the big business world of the Big Apple. Edward Clark Ellington and Clarissa Marie Benton were best friends. The first time Clarissa saw Eddy in elementary school, she had butterflies in her stomach. She knew he would be her husband and partner for life. The two became lovers in college, although Eddy was very flirtatious and had secret affairs. Clarissa was Eddy's true love. Eddy and Clarissa married after graduating from college to start their dream business: Ellington International Corporation.Ellington Park Towers was erected in the heart of Manhattan. The Ellington's became multi-millionaires in a short period of time. The company became so successful, they opened offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta and globally in China and Japan. They were a very wealthy family. Eddy was the perfect husband and father. There was nothing he wouldn't do for his wife and daughter.Clarissa loved him so much. She did not know how she could ever live without him. He was her world. However, Eddy's life was a big, dark, ugly secret.Clarissa noticed a change in Eddy after 17 years of marriage. Their lives began to spin out of control.What secret was Eddy carrying that turned their wonderful world upside down?Birdella Hall-Walker, a twin, grew up in a family of nineteen children in Lockport, Illinois. She has been writing stories, poems, and short plays since the age of twelve.