Death Benefits

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Summary: Death Benefits
Review: A compelling mystery, intelligently written, with plenty of twists and surprises along the way. A real must read!

Rating:
Summary: Death Benefits
Review: A compelling mystery, intelligently written, with plenty of twists and surprises along the way. A real must read!

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Summary: Timeless Tales review
Review: By TT reviewer Amy L. Turpin [full review on our website]

There is something sinister going on, and Michelle (Mici) Smith intends to get to the bottom of it! When approached by the granddaughter of a long time client, the successful lawyer turns to forensic pathologist, Rob Craig; a person she believes can confirm or deny the woman's belief that her grandmother's death was not from a heart attack. Mici has no idea how right this woman is! Not only did Elinor Grace not die from a heart attack, it looks like she may have been murdered.

Together, Mici and Rob begin to piece together bits and pieces of what looks like a money making scam straight from hell. The action heats up after Mici's apartment is broken in to, and she realizes that the prowler is not interested in anything in her home but her. He wants her dead, and he wants to be the one to carry out her sentence. Following one disturbing lead after another, the tenacious twosome act on a lead given by a mysterious caller and wind up at a perverse sex club called 'The Dungeon' and make two startling discoveries in the aftermath: one-their killer is more determined to make Mici suffer than they first realized, and two-somewhere along the way, they have fallen in love.

With a maniac on their tail and more than one murder to solve, Rob must use his medical and forensic knowledge to stop the brutal murders and keep Mici safe from a sadistic man with homicidal intentions. Rob knows he is he running out of time, but worse, he knows who the killers is! When he goes to Mici to impart his startling discovery, he finds her note explaining that she has gone to check out a hunch. Problem is, she's headed straight into the path of a killer! The only real question is: Will Rob be in time to save the woman he loves?

This tale of intrigue is catching from the first chapter, and continues to build in substance through the very end. Some of the scenes from 'The Dungeon' sent chills down my spine and I can honestly say the details were an astonishingly graphic and painful read, in a horrific kind of way. Over all, this book is a very worthy effort by the author, and I look forward to reading more of her work in the future.

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Summary: A wonderful romantic suspense novel
Review: Courtesy of Love Romances

Mici Smith is the attorney, and friend, handling the sudden death of Elinor Grace and the Grace family estate. Elinor's remaining family suspects there was foul play involved in her death, as she was a very healthy woman, expected to live several more years yet. At their request, Mici arranges an exhumation order so an autopsy can be performed on the body.

Dr. Rob Craig is the independent doctor hired by Mici to perform the autopsy. He is one of the best and what he uncovers is rather shocking. It turns out Elinor was murdered... by an overdose of nicotine; but when he and Mici take the autopsy results to the police, no one believes that Elinor was murdered. So they set out on their own to uncover the secrets behind this mystery.

Their first stop is Elinor's insurance provider, Life Benefits, where they start asking questions regarding Elinor's state of affairs and her insurance plan. The medical director, Dr. Eric Martin, there appears nervous when they arrive, making them suspect something. When his dead body turns up a few days later, right around the time a mysterious package, sent by Dr. Martin just before his death, is stolen from Rob's home, they know they are on the right track.

However, there are many unusual circumstances surrounding their investigation, throwing them for a loop. An intruder in Mici's home is the first, threatening her life, and that of Rob, if they continue looking into this issue. Also, some anonymous phone tips lead them in a totally different direction, making them suspect there may be more than one killer on the loose. Conflicting evidence, more suspicious deaths, and continued threats to Mici and Rob's safety, causes them to realize they better solve the case fast...before they both end up dead.

Move over Mary Higgins Clark, a new mystery/suspense author is on the rise! There are more twists and turns here then one would think possible for a single story. It takes one from the ritziest, most innocent of neighborhoods, to the dark, decadent underworld of the city, on a roller-coaster ride of spine-tingling suspense. Danger and depravity are the norm for Mici and Rob's suspects, drawing the two of them into its frightening web of deceit. Yet the two of them manage to get through it all with their innocence intact, while becoming closer to each other, adding a touch of romance to the tale.
Ms. Michaels keeps the reader enthralled from the first page and one will be on the edge of the seat as the pages keep turning, all the way to the shocking and truly gothic style ending, which would do even Edgar Allen Poe proud. This book is most definitely one for the keeper shelf and has this reviewer now ready to go out and find other books by Ms. Michaels.

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Summary: Death Benefits
Review: Elinor Grace dies unexpectedly. This is a woman that although elderly, had many more years of life expectancy. Why did she suddenly die for no apparent reason? Was she murdered or did she die of natural causes? The police are convinced that there was nothing to the death and that Elinor just died of old age from natural causes. Karen Grace, Elinor's granddaughter, doesn't think so. Karen has received an anonymous call that said Elinor was murdered. She requests the family lawyer to have the body exhumed and an autopsy performed as one was not performed upon Elinor prior to her burial.

Dr. Rob Craig, an independent Forensic Pathologist, has been hired to perform the autopsy on Elinor Grace. A copy of all of her medical records has been sent to him and he agrees something is definitely not right here. Ms. Grace should have lived much longer. He performs the autopsy as requested and the results confirm that Elinor did not die of natural causes. She was poisoned with nicotine; in the form of her rose poison. But there is no proof that she did not ingest it voluntarily.

Michelle (Mici) Smith is the Grace family's lawyer who drew up the paperwork to have the body exhumed and autopsied. When Mici receives the Forensic report, she is determined that regardless of whether or not the police reopen the case, Elinor's murderer will be found. She tricks Dr. Craig into helping her. As they uncover clues, they both begin to receive death threats and attempts are made on Mici's life. The race is on to solve Elinor's murder, prevent any more murders from happening and at the same time, keep themselves from being another murder statistic.

Monette Michaels has yet again produced another fantastic book. Once again she manages to capture the imagination and produce vivid characters. Death Benefits draws you completely into the book, making you feel as if you are there watching the drama unfold. The book provides you with murder, suspense, thrills, danger, excitement and at the same time includes just enough romance to add to the unfolding story. This is definitely a book for your personal library.

Rating:
Summary: Death Benefits
Review: Elinor Grace dies unexpectedly. This is a woman that although elderly, had many more years of life expectancy. Why did she suddenly die for no apparent reason? Was she murdered or did she die of natural causes? The police are convinced that there was nothing to the death and that Elinor just died of old age from natural causes. Karen Grace, Elinor's granddaughter, doesn't think so. Karen has received an anonymous call that said Elinor was murdered. She requests the family lawyer to have the body exhumed and an autopsy performed as one was not performed upon Elinor prior to her burial.

Dr. Rob Craig, an independent Forensic Pathologist, has been hired to perform the autopsy on Elinor Grace. A copy of all of her medical records has been sent to him and he agrees something is definitely not right here. Ms. Grace should have lived much longer. He performs the autopsy as requested and the results confirm that Elinor did not die of natural causes. She was poisoned with nicotine; in the form of her rose poison. But there is no proof that she did not ingest it voluntarily.

Michelle (Mici) Smith is the Grace family's lawyer who drew up the paperwork to have the body exhumed and autopsied. When Mici receives the Forensic report, she is determined that regardless of whether or not the police reopen the case, Elinor's murderer will be found. She tricks Dr. Craig into helping her. As they uncover clues, they both begin to receive death threats and attempts are made on Mici's life. The race is on to solve Elinor's murder, prevent any more murders from happening and at the same time, keep themselves from being another murder statistic.

Monette Michaels has yet again produced another fantastic book. Once again she manages to capture the imagination and produce vivid characters. Death Benefits draws you completely into the book, making you feel as if you are there watching the drama unfold. The book provides you with murder, suspense, thrills, danger, excitement and at the same time includes just enough romance to add to the unfolding story. This is definitely a book for your personal library.

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Summary: masterfully written
Review: Elinor Grace is dead, and her granddaughter Karen along with the family lawyer, Mitchell, feel that it was murder, so they hire an independent Forensic Pathologist to do a autopsy. Dr. Rob Craig concludes that Elinor was indeed murdered, but the police don't buy it so that leaves Dr. Craig and Mici Smith to investigate on their own. Their investigation leads to a insurance company called Life Benefits, seems that a lot of their clients have died lately. Dr. Eric Martin, who works for Life Benefits, talks to Rob and Mici, and he turns up dead also. Phone calls start coming in to the police and to Rob to check out a Master X.

I read this book in one night. It was so compelling, suspenseful, and masterfully written. Dr. Rob Craig and Mici Smith are great characters with a lot of depth. Master X is vile, perverse, and a sadist of the worst kind; he has no -conscious of any kind.

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Summary: masterfully written
Review: Elinor Grace is dead, and her granddaughter Karen along with the family lawyer, Mitchell, feel that it was murder, so they hire an independent Forensic Pathologist to do a autopsy. Dr. Rob Craig concludes that Elinor was indeed murdered, but the police don't buy it so that leaves Dr. Craig and Mici Smith to investigate on their own. Their investigation leads to a insurance company called Life Benefits, seems that a lot of their clients have died lately. Dr. Eric Martin, who works for Life Benefits, talks to Rob and Mici, and he turns up dead also. Phone calls start coming in to the police and to Rob to check out a Master X.

I read this book in one night. It was so compelling, suspenseful, and masterfully written. Dr. Rob Craig and Mici Smith are great characters with a lot of depth. Master X is vile, perverse, and a sadist of the worst kind; he has no -conscious of any kind.

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Summary: DEATH BENEFITS
Review: Once again, Monette Michaels writes with clarity and power in her suspense thriller, DEATH BENEFITS. This fast-paced story sweeps the reader into a shadowy world of science, sex, intrigue and murder, and races to a stunning conclusion where the difference between life and death is measured in a handful of heartbeats.

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Summary: One Intense Read!
Review: Prepare to read this one quickly, as Monette Michaels dazzles you with her well-written prose and imagery. I was left with visions that kept me awake well into the night. As the hunky pathologist and adorable lawyer pair up to solve the unexplained death of a very-healthy elderly woman, they get more than they bargained for as they visit "the Dungeon."

Well-paced and an extraordinary read!