Act of Violence

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Summary: Act of violence
Review: Act of Violence seems to go on and on and on but not much ever happens. Granted, the first 25 pages captures the readers attention, eagerly awaiting developments in a potentially exciting plot. Then the story takes an abrupt turn into another story line which never connects very well with the first 25 pages. The end of the book is unsatisfying because we really don't know what happens to the characters we've been following. Does Oliver fall for Midge? Do Sarah and Oliver re-cememt their marriage? Does Kevin go to prison? Does Oliver leave his law practice to repair doll houses? And on and on. A disappointing read.

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Summary: very slow and somewhat disjointed
Review: Act of Violence seems to go on and on and on but not much ever happens. Granted, the first 25 pages captures the readers attention, eagerly awaiting developments in a potentially exciting plot. Then the story takes an abrupt turn into another story line which never connects very well with the first 25 pages. The end of the book is unsatisfying because we really don't know what happens to the characters we've been following. Does Oliver fall for Midge? Do Sarah and Oliver re-cememt their marriage? Does Kevin go to prison? Does Oliver leave his law practice to repair doll houses? And on and on. A disappointing read.

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Summary: Act of violence
Review: I am going to write about Margatet Yorke, and I cant find her homepage. I wonder if somebody know something about her life? Please write to me and tell me more about her.

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Summary: A chillingly terrific novel
Review: The worst crime in the small village of Middleburgh and its surrounding towns is an occasional disorderly conduct by someone who imbibed a bit too much. However, everything radically changes when Daniel Stewart is murdered trying to end a schoolboy brawl. The villagers are all shocked, none more so than solicitor Oliver Foxton. The victim's son plans to avenge his father's untimely death.

However, none of the eyewitnesses is willing to rat on who are the actual killers. Instead, a tacit agreement of silence has been reached in spite of rising pressure from parents and the local police to reveal what they know. The students are divided between their loyalty to their peers and the horror they have seen committed in front of their eyes.

ACT OF VIOLENCE is a typical Margaret Yorke psychological chiller that will elate her myriad of fans. The story line is especially interesting as all the characters wrestle with the dreaded, but seemingly inevitable sit! uation that has descended on the quaint village. Like her previous works (A QUESTION OF BELIEF and ALMOST THE TRUTH), Ms. Yorke's latest tale reveals the conflict between good and evil that resides inside every person. This is a great novel by a master of psychological suspense.

Harriet Klausner

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Summary: The best Yorke yet offers multiple plotlines and narrators.
Review: This may be Margaret Yorke's best yet! She's getting a bit more daring in her narrative style: including more than one point of view; juggling several stories at once; etc. Unlike many of her novels, this one is not sympathetic to ex-offenders, but it features many of the Yorke hallmarks, including lonely young children, single mothers, and middle-aged women suddenly forced to earn a living. The story is fascinating and the characters great.