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Summary: As good as a thousand dollar bill
Review: Liza MacDonough is a counselor for International Air helping downsized employees to get back on their feet. Most of her clients feel that there is something fishy going around in the company since they were doing the job of two or more people. Liza's other concern is that her husband has disappeared for over a year and he is always on her mind. She starts her investigation and is shocked what she discovers.The author overwhelms the reader with too much information. We always have to know what Liza is thinking and why she is thinking it. She also puts a lot of suspects on the plate so that one goes, "he did it", "no he did it", "no she did it". Every time she gets close to the truth, somebody dies, gets mugged, or their houses broken into. She wants to make Liza a strong character but after a while I just found her pathetic and I just finished the book. I was slightly surprised with the ending but that was it. There were two main things that really bothered me with the novel. The first is that there is a big, loose thread involving the guilty person's son and I would have liked to see that resolved. The second thing was that there is a scene where Liza finds a doll filled with fifty thousand dollars in thousand dollar bills. The largest denomination of dollar bill available in the United States is the hundred-dollar bill. The thousand and five hundred dollar bill have been discontinued for almost twenty years. One can say that this story could take place during the sixties or seventies, but with all the musical references added to the book plus the use of the Internet it is highly unlikely. This novel was poorly written and the fact checking was just nil. Ms. Anders might be a popular author but not with this novel.
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Summary: Terrifying Suspense!
Review: This book is absolutely wonderful, I couldn't turn the pages fast enough! Liza MacDonough is a counselor at International Air in Seattle, helping downsized employees relocate. Liza soons begins to notice a lot of the employees saying the same thing, why are they being laid off when other employees are being forced to work over time to keep with the demand of their work? She soon begins to suspect something fishy going on inside the company and can't help but wonder if it has something to do with her husband's strange disappearance a year ago. Soon Liza relizes that she is onto a scandal inside the huge company and unfortunately the villain also knows that she's beginning to figure things out. Her high rise condo is broken into, but it appears that someone used keys to get in, things in her office are moved, and then her friends and co workers begin to die of "accidental" deaths. Ms. Anders has created a mystery that is almost impossible to guess before the book is over and the killer is revealed. Everyone around Liza looks guilty and you don't know whom to trust, just like you are part of the story yourself. Liza is a wonderful, three dimensional character, whom you can't help but like. I enjoyed some of the details of the story, like Liza answering the phone before it woke up her sleeping cat or only having half of her deceased mother's dishes in her china cabinet because her sister has the other half. It made her seem very human and reminded me of my own life. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a very fast paced, believable story. Prepare ahead of time to read it in one sitting though, you won't be able to put it down!
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Summary: Dead Boring
Review: This book reads like a bad script for an old made-for-tv movie. I can visualize Connie Selleca wondering around in a daze, with Dave behind her yelling "Brown Eyes." By a few pages, I had begun to become irritated with the heroine. At the middle, I was hoping that the murderer would kill off "Brown Eyes" and the rest of the predictable, flat cast of characters. Unfortunately, I'm the type who has to see a book or movie through to the end. So, I felt compelled to complete this drival. In this day and age, you expect writers to create female characters that are smart and edgy. If these are some of your expectations for a novel, don't pick this title off the shelves.
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Summary: Dead Boring
Review: This book reads like a bad script for an old made-for-tv movie. I can visualize Connie Selleca wondering around in a daze, with Dave behind her yelling "Brown Eyes." By a few pages, I had begun to become irritated with the heroine. At the middle, I was hoping that the murderer would kill off "Brown Eyes" and the rest of the predictable, flat cast of characters. Unfortunately, I'm the type who has to see a book or movie through to the end. So, I felt compelled to complete this drival. In this day and age, you expect writers to create female characters that are smart and edgy. If these are some of your expectations for a novel, don't pick this title off the shelves.
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Summary: Don't expect Crichton-like
Review: Though the cover artwork may be appealing, don't expect a sharply researched Crichton-like tale of intrigue here (ala 'Aiframe'). Though Anders does a fair job generating suspense and developing her characters, the reader is only superficially exposed to the high tech world of computers and aerospace technology that are signicant components of the story. Technical detail is avoided as Anders prefers to leverage her familiarity with the Seattle venue through various detailed and sometimes romantic descriptions of the Emerald City setting.
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Summary: A Thrill Ride
Review: Wow, what a book. Twists and turns that left me breathless. I've always been a fan of psychological suspense novels and love Anders' previous works, but this one is surely her finest effort thus far. Along with an intricate plot -- which left me helpless to pin the tail on the villain until the final pages -- I was fascinated by her depiction of the dark underbelly of manufacturing: the world of industrial espionage. I found myself cheering for Liza MacDonough, the main character, who, while fighting to gain control of her own life, finally pieces together the puzzle. The ending gave me chills, but I'll refrain from explaining why to save the surprise. It's too delicious to spoil. I highly recommend this book. Read and enjoy!
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