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Summary: Another hit by Cresswell...
Review: Charlotte Gray had found happiness with her husband of seven months, Dan. On Christmas night after spending the day with her family, Charlotte and Dan return to their home where they have found so much happiness. When Dan tells Charlotte he forgot to take the garbage out, Charlotte wakes up the next morning to find that Dan never returned. Insisting to the police that Dan is a victim of foul play, Charlotte is totally unprepared for the news that she has spent the last year in the company of one of the most wanted terrorists in the U.S.Now, eighteen months later, Charlotte hasn't come to terms with the fact that she was married to such a monster. Moving from Iowa to Flordia, Charlotte has made a clean break from everyone she loves. When the FBI return to her life and tell her they need her help, Charlotte agrees, for there is nothing more that she wants than to see Dan in jail for the rest of his life. Dan never expected to fall in love with Charlotte. When he took up the identity of Daniel O'Toole to help his country, he never expected to have Charlie sucked in the middle of it. Going against everything he wanted, Dan left Charlie in the middle of the night. Now, almost two years later, he's back to protect her. Although the book starts out slow, it quickly picks up and hooks the reader. It had a lot more factual information than any other of Cresswell's books, but I still enjoyed it very much.
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Summary: A Dull Ringer
Review: Don't get me wrong.I'm a big Jasmine Cresswell fan. Most of her books are excellent. But Dead Ringer is left wanting. Most of the story is predictable and there's really no real surprises. Towards the end is really good. So that reason I'm giving it three stars. But if you want an exciting Cresswell books to read Veils of Deceit.
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Summary: Cresswell triumphs again
Review: I had never read anything by this author before, but I am now trying to find them all. This was absorbing and even though it might be considered predictable, the story was so entertaining that this did not bother me. I plan to read everything she has written.
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Summary: Finding a new author I love is like finding gold!
Review: I had never read anything by this author before, but I am now trying to find them all. This was absorbing and even though it might be considered predictable, the story was so entertaining that this did not bother me. I plan to read everything she has written.
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Summary: Very Good Read..definitely a keeper
Review: I really am enjoying reading Jasmine Cresswell's books. They are fast paced and really interesting. The characters are well developed... the storyline just picks up speed as you turn the pages. I think this author has a lot of talent and I am glad I found her. I found more books by her and am planning on reading them all. If you like romantic suspense, you will like this author. Give her a try.. more than likely you will enjoy her books. I have.
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Summary: Cresswell triumphs again
Review: I'm a long time J. Cresswell fan. No one does romantic suspense as well. Dead Ringer kept me up reading long after I should have been asleep. The characters are well developed and fascinating, the plot raced along. Cresswell taps into today's news and builds a plausable story that gripped me from page one! Readers are in for a treat with this book. I bought several copies to give to friends.
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Summary: exciting romantic suspense
Review: On Christmas Day 2001 in Des Moines, Riordan "Dan" Michael Gray and his wife of seven months Charlotte come home from visiting family. Dan takes out the garbage, but fails to return. Charlotte calls the police who begin a search that fails. Dan owns the successful Panini coffee shops. When payroll is due to the employers, Charlotte's father calls Dan's lawyers to learn he gave the business to her as a divorce settlement. Later the FBI informs her that her missing husband is terrorist Daniel O'Toole of the IRA. A couple of years later in Tampa Bay, FBI agent John Hanseck visits Charlotte to inform her that Dan is in the country and probably in the Tampa area. The Feds want to use her as bait to catch him, but she wants her past buried so declines participating. However, refusal fails to keep her from being kidnapped. One of her abductors, whom she finds attractive and somewhat familiar looking, keeps her safe. This is an exciting romantic suspense that hooks the reader once Dan vanishes. The story line is fast-paced as the audience waits to see what will happen when Dan and Charlotte meet up and learn why he left. There is the question of who will end up with the girl as a potential romance between the heroine and the Fed as well as the abductor protecting her adds to the intrigue. Though the climax seems too pat, fans will appreciate this terse thriller. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Dead Ringer
Review: Romance and suspense all in one. I couldn't put it down.
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Summary: A complex thriller!
Review: The morning after Christmas 2001, Charlotte Leone finds her husband is missing. Panicked, she calls the police and begs them to find her Dan, convinced that he has been injured in a car wreck. In all her imaginings of the worst, she never would have suspected that in truth he had left her, but days later, Charlotte discovers that he signed the business he started over to her as part of a divorce settlement. Not only that, but Dan was not at all who she thought, but according to the FBI, a terrorist for the IRA's more radical side. Bitter and hurting, Charlotte begins life anew in another state, and nearly two years pass. Then, she is contacted again by the authorities, seeking her help in nabbing "Dan". She is unable to help, however that does not stop her kidnapping shortly thereafter. The Frenchman who takes her into "protective custody" spins a good tale, but Charlotte is still suspicious. Matters escalate, and she finds herself on the lam from the law, not sure who the enemy really is, or who her captor is or is not. All she is sure of is that she finds him too attractive. ***** In this complex thriller, Ms. Cresswell is elevated to the level of Sandra Brown's best work. The plot is one that is all too timely, and chilling. Though savy readers will doubtlessly figure out one or two of the surprises before their revelation, that does not lessen the spine tingling adventure or the mental challenge presented. The hero is an enigma, and Charlotte a truly gutsy, clever lady with resilence that can only be admired. You will be left breathless and cheering. *****
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Summary: 1/2 Stars
Review: This book had more romance than the past couple of JC's that I have read. It was fairly predictable, and I found myself skimming quite a few sections. Charlotte is left on X-mas eve by her husband. Turns out he was a terrorist, (according to the FBI). She is devastated, moves to a warm climate and alienates herself from life. She is trying to get over all the memories. FBI starts questioning her again, she gets kidnapped, (yes by her ex) Falls in love all over again. Very predictable. I would read this, only if I did not have something else I was interested in at the time. It was good, but not great!!!
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