The Secret Hour

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Summary: A very good book by Luanne
Review: Different from her other works. I almost couldn't believe it was her writing this suspense. It reminded me somewhat of Greg Iles "The Quiet Game", also a story of a widower father who is an attorney and getting involved in a case in his home town that affects him personally.

In this story, the attorney, John O'Rourke, is a widower with 2 kids, a teen son and a daughter. He is trying his best to raise them in his home town where everyone knows them, but is making enemies by taking on a horrible case. He is representing an admitted serial killer of young women and the town hates him for it. Along comes a lovely woman who believes this serial killer may be the cause for her sisters disappearance 6 months prior in this area. John is torn between wanting to help the woman, whom he is attracted to, and doing his best for his client. The story takes many twists and turns and is written very well. You feel connected to these characters and think about them even when you are not reading... that's the sign of a well written novel.

Luanne writes in the same New England setting that she has used in her other books. Her characters, even the pets, have captivating personalities, and the discriptive locale always makes you want to go there. Another great book by Ms. Rice... do some more like this, Luanne.

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Summary: A Bit More Graphic
Review: I really enjoyed this book. If you're a fan of CSI, it won't bother you. This book is great, I love the story line. My friends in book club said it was a bit hard for them to handle at times and would not read it home alone. I think it's up to you. It's a good conversation piece, and I found it a quick read.

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Summary: Finished it in 2 days!
Review: I think this was one of Luanne Rice's best books. It's definitely different from the others I've read, but in a good way.

I liked that she wrote a book with some suspense. Kind of a change. She did a good job with the new aspect. She still kept in her trademarks of the East coast & beauty surrounding it as well as the love story & the family story.

Great book! She's my new favorite author.

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Summary: The Secret Hour by Luanne Rice Read by Linda Emond
Review: The audio book was very very good. I am a Linda Emond audio book fan. Linda Emond did an excellent job reading every characters' part. She kept the suspense building and building. I felt as if I understood the authors story line very well and may have been a part of the story. Luann Rice, of course, wrote a good book.

Linda has also read A Woman Betrayed by Barbara Delinsky, Mount Vernon Love Story by Mary Higgins Clark, Candyland by Evan Hunter and Ed McBain, and Good Harbor by Anita Diamant. All published by Simon and Schuster.