Book Description

puts suspense into high gear, taking readers on a seductively twisting thrill ride into the heart of danger and desire -- to a place where nothing is as it seems.

She found the perfect lover. . . . Jamie Kellogg's life is at a crossroads. Stuck in a dead-end job, the divorced twenty-nine-year-old has been ruled by the voices of her judgmental mother and her perfectionist sister long enough. Now she's hearing only the sexy whispers of the thrillingly handsome stranger in her bed, the man she met in a Florida bar. His name is Brad Fisher, and he's telling her everything she's been dying to hear: She's gorgeous. She's smart. She's adventurous. Quitting her job and joining Brad on a spontaneous road trip, Jamie's ready for the ride of her life. But this trip has one destination: a run-down Ohio house on Mad River Road, where vengeance will come home at last -- and where someone will pay for the secrets and lies of the past. . . .

From Publishers Weekly

In the nail-biting 18th suspense novel from Fielding (Puppet), a trio of women trapped in a web of lies, danger and self-revelation must confront their deepest fears. Lily and Emma, each a young mother with an adorable young son, are carving out new lives in a depressing Dayton, Ohio, neighborhood that caters to single mothers, while Jamie, in Florida, is a 29-year-old single dealing with the recent death of her mother and an affair with a married man who's been hospitalized. Both Lily, an aspiring writer, and Emma, a compulsive liar and shoplifter, struggle to recover from tragedies that led both to assume new names. When a sexy but dangerous man Jamie meets in a bar persuades her to quit her job and escape her perfectionist sister, the pretty but insecure blonde winds up on a wild road trip to Ohio that will inextricably link her fate with that of Lily and Emma. Packed with breathless twists and turns, Fielding's latest set of women in jeopardy excite and delight. (Jan.)

From Booklist

With Whispers and Lies (2002), veteran best-selling author Fielding delivered a novel with Hitchcock-level suspense, and she has been trying, somewhat desperately, to match that level of excellence ever since. Better than her previous effort, Lost (2003), but not as good as Whispers Fielding's new novel tracks the movements of a man recently released after spending a year in jail on domestic-abuse charges. Ralph, who blames his jail time on a nosy neighbor, breaks into her apartment and forces her to give up his ex-wife's new address. Meanwhile, flighty Jamie Kellogg, constantly berated by her mother and her sister for her lack of a career and a steady boyfriend, meets a handsome stranger in a bar who talks her into quitting her job and traveling across the country to Mad River Road. Fielding uses a number of inventive techniques to keep readers involved in her story, including clueing us in to the identity of Jamie's new boyfriend from the get-go and showing her downward spiral from infatuation to disillusionment to sheer terror. She also throws in a delicious plot twist. Unfortunately, uninspired dialogue and a one-dimensional villain detract from her pointed commentary on relationships and her imaginative plotting. Still, Fielding's fans will want to check out her latest offering.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Joanne Wilkinson

From AudioFile

Judith West's voice resonates with tension and fear for a trio of women trapped in dangerous relationships and a web of lies. Lily and Emma are young mothers escaping abusive husbands, and Jamie is an insecure young woman, berated by her mother and sister, who impetuously embarks on a wild cross-country adventure with a handsome, dangerous stranger. Effective plot twists will keep the listener engaged. West uses regional accents, as well as pacing and volume, to effectively differentiate the many female characters. Her child voices are perfect and charming. West is a fine narrator who is controlled in scenes depicting violence and thoughtful when the women become introspective. S.C.A.

Book Dimension

length: (cm)17.3 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)10.5