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Summary: A good read, fun to reread
Review: Sloan Reynolds was raised by her mother Kimberly in Bell Harbor, Florida where she is now a member of the police force. As an infant, her wealthy father Carter divorced Kimberly and took custody of one of their two daughters, Paris. Though Sloan is curious about her father and her sibling, she is irked when she learns that Carter, who recently suffered a heart attack, wants to see her.Sloan plans to reject the offer to meet the rest of her family in ritzy Palm Beach, but changes her mind when FBI agent Paul Richardson approaches her. Paul tells Sloan that her father is under investigation for a myriad of crimes, including murder. Sloan agrees to spy on her family, but soon finds herself caring for both her father and sibling. However, someone sets her up to take the fall for the murder of their great grandmother. Sloan has to prove her innocence to more than just the police. She must uncover the true killer if she is regain the trust of her now beloved expanded family. Fans of romantic suspense will shout that the great Judith McNaught's has written something wonderful with her perfect novel, NIGHT WHISPERS. The action-packed story line is a tender triumph that will leave readers awed by the awesome author's immense abilities. The characters are warm and charming, and will long be remembered when the audience thinks of romantic suspense. Ms. McNaught is returning to her usual spot on the New York Times best seller list with this deserved tale. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Judith where is your magic stylus?
Review: If you are expecting the usual, can't wait to turn the page read, you will be disappointed in this one. I have read all of her novels many times, but I should have waited for the paperback on this one.
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Summary: A huge departure and disappoint compared to her other work.
Review: Ms McNaught pushed this book through without her usual wonderful character development, attention to unique and stirring vocabulary and without her usual enthralling dialogue. Each of her other books are keepers to be read over and over. This effort is an apparent attempt to enter into a new area of literature, ie, murder/suspense. By page one hundred the reader is still wondering who he/she reading about and waiting to be caught up in the plot.
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Summary: This book was worth waiting for!
Review: I have been waiting for a new Judith McNaught book for well over a year and for all of you out there who did the same thing, you won't be disappointed with Night Whispers. Noah Maitlaind is another great character and so is Sloan. It's a fabulous book that you won't be able to put down. For those of you who have read Perfect, you'll be glad to know that you will finally discover what happened to Paul Richardson after his encounter with Zach five years ago. I encourage you to read because you surely won't be disappointed!!
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Summary: Not McNaught's Best - But It's Still a Great Read
Review: Judith McNaught is an excellent writer of romantic tales - and it still shows with "Night Whispers." Following her previous books, "Perfect, "Paradise," "Kingdom of Dreams," and "Whitney, My Love," "Night Whispers" has a tough act to follow - and it doesn't quite meet my expectations. However, I still had a hard time putting it down and was disappointed to see it end. It has Judith McNaugt's trademark romance, that delights this reader and she is still my favorite romance writer.
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Summary: Good, but not great
Review: I had this book on reserve at my library months before it was even published. I love Judith McNaught and generally enjoyed her latest contemporary romance. Sloan was a believable and smart heroine and Noah was the typical handsome millionaire. Unfortunately that is about as far as McNaught took his character. He is the stock hero. I was a little disapointed at this underdevelopment of the hero, especially from an author of McNaught's caliber. This general disatisfaction also spilled over to the book as a whole. It just seemed too short, things were sketched in just enough to get me involved, but not enough to satisfy my need for character development and resolution. I'd recommend reading this book, but it is just not worth the hardcover price. Get it from your library or when it comes out in paperback. It's a good read, but McNaught usually leaves me laughing and crying and wanting to start the book all over again. Jordan
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Summary: Great book!!
Review: I loved this book!!! I have read all of Judith McNaught's books and I have to say this book is up to her usual standards.. I found it very hard to put down. I recommend this book to anyone who has ever read Judtih McNaught's books before. I love both her modern stories and her historical romances.
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Summary: Pretty Good Book!!!
Review: This is a pretty good book. I thought it was going to be like a suspense/romance book, but it really turned out to be a good romance novel. Even though you can predict what happens before the book ends. But I like the idea of adding Paul Richardson from "Perfect"; he was a good character to add, though he deserves his own book!! But this book is really a 100 times better than "Remember When". Definetly worth the money you pay!
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Summary: Very Good.
Review: Night Whispers was pretty good. It wasn't as perfect as Perfect and not as forgettable as Remember When. I was actually unable to put the book down towards the end. The plot started off very slowly, one-third of the book passes before the heroine, Sloan Reynolds, meets the hero, Noah Maitland. JM is very good at setting background and history and it worked perfectly in Perfect which has some one-hundred plus pages more text (and smaller font) than Night Whispers. The hero, Noah is somewhat unapproachable and untouchable to the heroine (and to me as the reader). His character seemed somewhat one-dimensional. The author talks about Sloan's feeling of not fitting in with Noah's world because of the huge differences in their backgrounds, and it seems that this issue could have been explored in much greater depth. This issue was resolved in a sexual and not really an emotional level. Ironically, with Noah being so utterly rich, suave and polished, it created a feeling that the hero and heroine's union being one of "fate"--ordinarily the never could have had the chance to meet--which could have been explored to a greater depth. Also, I didn't like Paul Richardson's reprisal role (he was also in Perfect) as the FBI agent who persuades Sloan to investigate her family, his role in the story was somewhat irksome. He was kind and insightful but could also be manipulative and narrow. The book, of course had major pluses. I really liked Sloan as the heroine. She was bright, funny and active. Her mother and best friend, Noah's sister and father, and of course the matriarch, Edith Reynolds added spice, laughter and warmth to the novel. Also, I would love to see Jess, the cop turn up in another novel. To sum up, the book was pretty good not as satisfying, complex or as richly explored as (need I say it?) Perfect. I think it needed at least another 50 pages to do so. Compared to other romance novels, I rate this book with 4 stars. Compared with other JM novels, 3 stars. JM remains one of the few authors (in whatever genre) that I will buy in hard cover.
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Summary: Disappointing and predictable
Review: With much anticipation, I began reading Night Whispers, hoping it would be a return to Judith McNaught's old style, instead of the truncated version we'd been subjected to in her last two books. Unfortunately, it was more of the same. The plot focuses on Sloan Reynolds, a police officer in a small Florida town. Suddenly, she is summoned to the Palm Beach home of the wealthy father who abandoned her and her mother when she was a child. The father, Carter, also got custody of Sloan's sister, Paris via some bizarre divorce decree reminiscent of The Parent Trap. Sloan doesn't want to go, but is convinced to do so only when she's informed her father is under investigation by the FBI. An FBI agent accompanies her in the guise of a boyfriend. The result is low on suspense and romance. There's little of McNaught's trademark emotional complexity in evidence and the only murder happens over two-thirds of the way through the book and is so unbelievable that the culprit might as well be wearing a neon sign. The book had potential, but it appears that McNaught didn't want to take the time to flesh out the characters and situations. Sloan's best friend, Sara, is left dangling as to the resolution of her obvious future romance, and we never quite understand why Sloan and Noah fell in love in the first place, besides the obvious physical attraction. If you compare this book to one of her earlier books, Paradise, you'll see what's missing. In summary, this book reads like an outline that was expanded a bit instead of a fully-realized romantic suspense novel. If you're a McNaught fan, reread Paradise or Perfect. If you're new to this author, read Linda Howard's Dream Man or any Patricia Cornwell or Mary Higgins Clark---you'll be much happier.
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