The Cabin

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Summary: Suspense
Review: Annotation: Carla Neggers claims that she writes because she always has ideas and stories percolating in her head.

Author Bio: Carla Neggers has written quite a few books, she says once she starts writing she can continue writing for 18 hours at a stretch, but she has to take breaks to unkink. Carla's last four books have interrelated characters, although each book stands alone-the stories themselves aren't connected. Carla's first three original romances were written under the pseudonym Amalia James. Amalia is Carla's middle name( after her dutch grandmother). Right now she is working on a book called "Nights Landing." She finished her first book at 24, she was so broke she had to rent a typewriter. The book sold and since then her popular, award-winning romance fiction has appeared on the New York Times, USA today, Waldenbooks, and Amazon best seller lists. She lives in vermont with her husband and two children. She is known for her unique blend of humor, romance and suspense. She also lives to ski, kayak, hike, and garden.

Evaluation: The book I'm reading, "The Cabin," is a very suspensful book. I enjoy the way the author introduces the characters in the story. Its one of those books you want to keep reading and never put down. The story jumps from one character in the story and then all of a sudden there is another character talking.So you have to read carefully to know what is going on,but if you get the gist of it, it's a pretty good book and I would recommend it to other people out there, who like reading books that are kind of mystery and suspensful. This book is good because, even though it is fiction it is something that could really happen in real life.

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Summary: ouch
Review: As usual, Ms. Neggers has created refreshing, original characters along with a story that is believable and fast-paced. I really couldn't put it down this weekend!!
It was just what I needed after a stressful week--can't wait for the next one.

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Summary: An absorbing, intriguing read, emotionally satisfying
Review: Carla Neggers continues to expand and strengthen the scope of her work. This strong story of a Texas couple under stress crackles with real emotion and first rate suspense.
Susanna Galway,a highly successful financial advisor, has fled to Boston to straighten out her life. Her sudden financial success, the maturing of her twin daughters who are spending a year in Boston with their great-grandmother, and the intrusion of her Texas Ranger husband Jack's work have led her to the safety of her grandmother's home and its familiar surroundings.
A murder suspect from one of his cases has been stalking her and suddenly unsure of her life she must find a way through this emotional minefield. Things heat up when Alice, a discredited local cop, who blew the murder investigation shows up in Boston as well. Jack quickly follows as does the suspect and the tension mounts.
It is all resolved at the Adirondack cabin Susanna has bought in her grandmother's hometown. The family problems and the suspense plot are expertly woven together and fold back on one another in a fashion worthy of Ross MacDonald. The characters are real and fully drawn. The supporting cast is superb.(Note especially the tavern scenes) The emotional issues are real and realistically settled. The suspense is palpable and satisfyingly resolved. Laced with humor and excitement this book marks a further advance in the author's work. A great great read!

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Summary: A RIVETING, SEXY, WONDERFUL STORY
Review: RIVETING, SPELLBINDING STORY
Ms. Neggers has done it again. She has written a suspenseful, romantic story, with wonderful characters you can't help but like. Susanna and Jack are strong, independent and loving. Jack is a Texas Ranger and Susanna a brilliant financial planner. They are deeply in love, but are having marital problems. Susanna is living in Boston with her daughters and grandmother, while Jack remains in Texas. When Alice Parker, a woman Jack helped put in jail is released, his gut instinct tells him she will try and get revenge through his family. Jack goes to Boston to work things out with Susanna and protect his family. Susanna has purchased a cabin in the Adirondacks. She, the girls and her grandmother are going there to get away for a few days unaware that they are being followed and in danger. Jack follows them knowing they are in dire straits. Once you start reading The Cabin, you won't be able to put it down. The suspense is riveting, the romance superb and the humor exceptional. You'll have a hard time picking out your favorite character. They're all delicious. If you want to do something nice for yourself read The Cabin. Its the perfect way to start the New Year.

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Summary: A pretty good book
Review: So far this book I'm reading is pretty good, becuase it's very suspensful and nothing predictable happens when you think it will. I would recommend this book to other people who like suspensful fiction books.

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Summary: Slow
Review: Texas Ranger Jack Galway wants his beloved wife Susanna back, but their separation continues as she lives in Boston making "gazillions" though he has no idea why she left him over a year ago. Their fraternal twin daughters Maggie and Ellen seem adjusted flying back and forth between their parents, but he wants the Galways to become one happy family again.

Seeking solace Maggie buys a cabin in the New York Adirondack Mountains near where her ancestors once lived. She, her daughters, and her grandmother travel to the cabin for a family getaway. However, former law enforcement official Alice Parker sees the four females as the weapons of vengeance against Jack who she blames for her troubles. Alice destroyed a murder crime scene with clumsy police work. To exonerate herself she set up a bogus witness. Jack unraveled her sloppy work, which led to her spending time in prison, her goal to become a Ranger lost forever, and the killer getting free. Alice is coming to Upstate New York.

The suspense of THE CABIN never slows down for a moment as Alice begins her quest. The support cast to include the twins (any fan of Jane Austen as the siblings are has to be a warm character), granny, and several friends add depth to the plot. The split between the lead couple seems contrived and unnecessary adding little except to keep Jack and Susanna apart so that Alice can facilitate her revenge much easier. Fans of action-packed romantic suspense will delight in Carla Neggers' terse thriller.

Harriet Klausner

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Summary: "Texas Ranger, Texas Ranger!" A Bit Overused!
Review: This book would have been much better if there hadn't have been so much overuse of the phrase 'Texas Ranger,' all the way through it.

The story was that when Jack Galway and his wife hit a rough spot in their marriage, he supported her decision for she and their two teenaged daughters to go to Boston for a break. But now a couple of weeks has turned into several months and Jack would like his family back soon.

Ex-convict Alice Parker left a mess back in Texas, and she'll never forgive Jack for killing her dream of becoming, guess what?
A "Texas Ranger," herself. Now guided by greed and vengeance, she's got her sights set on his family.

Packing up the girls and her grandmother, Susanna heads to a cabin in the Adriondacks, trying to escape her fears, and her secrets. And she is trying to escape Jack too. Little does she realize that they are being followed; by a murderer.

This book was dry and boring.It was nothing as good as some of these other authors I know who can really write with substance.

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Summary: WONDERFUL, EXCITING READ
Review: This was a nice read - it wasn't a romantic book really, and didn't have too much suspense either. But, it developed the main characters well enough and had a decent plot. My interest in the book was lowered by the "Texas Ranger" phrase being used on pratically every other line. Carla Neggers hammered that phrase into the mind again and again and again and again - it was really irksome and kept the dialogue from flowing. I wish I had counted how many times "Texas Ranger" was used in the book, because it must number in the thousands - it was just overkill.