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Summary: Good but not Great
Review: I've been a fan of ms Spindler since she came out with Red, shocking Pink and Forbidden Fruit. Her last efforts Cause of Alarm and this one Bone Cold did not live up to my expectations. This is a story of Anna. anna was kidnapped 23 years ago and the man that kidnapped her cut off her pinkie finger. She got away but has lived in fear since. Now 23 years later someone is out to get her. She believes it is the madman that had her so long ago. This story just does not make sense. You kind of figure out who the bad guy is but the writer is trying so hard to keep you guessing with too far out ideas. The positive the book is entertaining if you don't tear it apart like I just did. If you haven't read any Spindler books. I highly recommend Red and Shocking pink before you read this one.
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Summary: I'm "muttering an oath"....
Review: If one more person "mutters an oath", I think I'll just scream. As anyone who has read the book will know, that little phrase comes up, Lord knows how many times throughout the story and it started to drive me crazy......... now with that off my chest....... bet you wouldn't think I liked the book?! It actually was a good story -- the style a bit amateurish at times -- but good nonetheless. Also, some of the story line is pretty far fetched which was another negative but overall, it kept my interest. It seems a few of you figured it out early on but it kept me guessing right up until the end. There are a lot of unexpected twists and turns but everything comes together and ties in neatly at the conclusion. If you like a psychological thriller, then I would suggest you give it a try.
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Summary: Exciting romantic thriller
Review: In 1978 Southern California, with the help of a nurse, Kurt kidnaps thirteen-year-old Harlow Grail, daughter of a renowned actress and a popular plastic surgeon. Also abducted is the six-year-old son of the Grail family housekeeper Timmy, who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. When Kurt learns that the Grails talked to the police and the media, he suffocates Timmy and slices off Harlow's pinkie. Knowing Kurt will kill her once he collects his ransom, Harlow escapes.In 2001 New Orleans, author Anna North still suffers from nightmares from when Kurt kidnapped her twenty-three years ago when she was Harlow. However, hell has just begun as Anna's mother inadvertently reveals that Harlow is a best selling author of mysteries living in New Orleans. Murders are beginning to hit the city turning the Big Easy into the Big Scary. With a pinkie sliced off one of the victims, Anna thinks Kurt is back to finish his job and only homicide detective Quentin Malone stands in his way. BONE COLD is an exciting romantic-psychological police procedural that will entertain fans from both genres. The story line is fast-paced and filled with twists, keeping the reader on edge while wondering what will happen next. Though the twists require some acceptance, the audience will find it worth the leap as the suspense keeps growing until the reader finishes best selling author Erica Spindler's latest thriller. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: What a Book!
Review: June 1978, thirteen-year-old Harlow Anastasia Grail and her six-year-old friend are kidnapped and held for ransom. Harlow manages to escape but not before the kidnapper cuts off her right pinkie in retaliation for her parents calling in the FBI. Fast forward to January 2001, Harlow has assumed a new identity and career as Anna North, a suspense writer. Anna is a reserved person who stills suffers nightmares. She doesn't trust or make friends easily, but she is content with her new life. Content that is until the letters begin. Someone, who knows Anna well, has sent messages to all her friends revealing her true identity. Anna begins to fear for her safety and that of her "little sister", a troubled teenager that Anna sponsors. Not knowing whom to trust, Anna turns to two men. Dr. Benjamin Walker, a psychologist who specializes in the effect of childhood trauma on adult personality and behavior wants to use Anna and her past for a book he is working on. Quentin Malone, a detective who works homicide, who doesn't seem to believe Anna is in any serious trouble. Anna finds herself attracted to both men, yet unable to trust either. What a book! Erica Spindler has woven a fascinating story with so many twists and turns in the plot; I can't even begin to review all of them without giving away vital information that would spoil the book for you. Ms. Spindler has outdone herself this time. If I had any complaints, I felt like the heroine was a little wimpy at times. But, I was so engrossed in the story, it was just a minor annoyance. If you like romantic suspense, this book is for you!
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Summary: Great book
Review: Keeps you wondering what is going to happen!
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Summary: Gripping and supsenseful - Cold to the bone!
Review: Kidnapped and tortured as a famous couples's only child, she escaped and became determined to never let the monster find her. Assuming another name, she becomes an aspiring suspense novelist. Her life was going well, until somehow, her true identity becomes known. Now her publisher wants to use her name as a publicity campaign. A madman is sending her threatening letters and even momento's of the women he is killing. All of them look vaguely like her. If that weren't enough, she is also being pursued by a policeman and a shrink. Who do you think she will end up with? Uh, Uh.... You have to read the book. I loved this book because it kept me guessing right up to the very end. With all the twist and turns, you will truly love the ride. Be prepared to want to read 24/7 because you will not want to put it down until you find out what is going to happen. Well done,Erica!
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Summary: Not the horror book it was purported to be, but...
Review: Not the horror book it was purported to be, but solid nonetheless. It was an engrossing read, told in the present, about a young woman writer living in New Orleans who has changed her name and is hiding from a man who kidnapped and cut off her finger 23 years ago. She escaped and now lives in fear of this man, assuming a somewhat normal existence(under the circumstances) until her past comes back to "finish the job". I found the story to be very professionally written. Although I completely agree with the other reviewers on the ad nauseum usage of phrases "tipping her chin" and "muttering an oath", I think most of the blame here needs to be put upon the editor. I definitely would not classify this book as horror, as the cover might lead one to believe; it is more like a light thriller couched in a love story. Erica Spindler is very adept. She obviously can write an attention-keeping book. I'd love to see true horror from her, but this coming from a romance background, this was an excellent step in that direction.
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Summary: AWSOME BOOK
Review: SHOCKING PINK WAS THE FIRST BOOK I READ BY ERICA SPINDLER, IT WAS GOOD..BUT BONE COLD WAS THE BEST..IT MADE ME ORDER TWO OTHER BOOKS BY THIS AUTHOR..BONE COLD HAD ME FROM THE FIRST PAGE, ALL THE WAY TO THE END...I ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT A DOUBT LOVED THIS BOOK....
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Summary: Ho-Hum Who Done It
Review: The trouble with this book is that the murderer is so easy to figure out. I find it hard to believe that anyone was surprised. Not only that, but it was incredibly simple to know the reason why this person was a murderer. The clues were like neon signs! I held out hope until the end that I was wrong, but no, there it was, exactly as I had surmised. Erica Spindler tried to throw in a lot of red herrings, but they fell flat. Frankly, I thought the book was a little amateurish, even though I know Ms. Spindler has written several other books. Maybe I'll try one of her other ones, and see if it is worth the read.
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Summary: Excellent Book!
Review: This book was a great read. I'd recommend it to everyone :) But the best, I found, by far, were Dalton and Bill. They finish each others' sentences, they're funny and just all-around great. Read this, you will not regret it.
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