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Lädt ... Suspicious Originvon Patricia MacDonald
   Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.  Carlathelibrarian | Feb 5, 2019 |   Britt Anderson’s sister is killed in a suspicious house fire and, even though she hasn’t talked to her sister in twelve years, she goes to Vermont for the funeral and to meet her eleven year old niece. She ends up injecting herself into the middle of the investigation and having more of an impact on its outcome than she imagines or wants. Over the course of the book, another house burns, a neighbor adopts a baby, a hitchhiker gets hit by a car, and Britt learns about the mother she never knew (see what I mean about lots of plots?) I liked this book and read it in a single day. (I didn’t have much else to do that day.) However I did not like Britt – she was vengeful, nosy (in a really-off-putting way), blind to the discomfort of others, unbelievably gullible, and way too arrogant. To me she had absolutely no redeeming qualities that would have made me like her. I also didn’t like her brother in law, Alec, who was also way too arrogant for my tastes. Zoe, the spunky little girl, kept me reading till the end. (  ) mlnelson01 | Jul 24, 2010 |  ) Leiloune | Jul 28, 2009 | Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Patricia MacDonald has captivated readers worldwide with her page-turning suspense novels that are filled with surprising twists and turns and psychologically perceptive characterizations. Now MacDonald delivers her most masterful work to date -- a chilling thriller about a woman who, while investigating her sister's death in a house fire of suspicious origin, uncovers the work of a twisted killer who has taken refuge in an idyllic Vermont town. When Boston cable television news producer Britt Andersen learns of the death of her beautiful sister, Greta, she heads straight for her sister's hometown. Estranged from Greta since their father died, Britt meets for the first time her attractive brother-in-law, Alec Lynch, the owner of a successful snowmobile dealership, and her eleven-year-old niece, Zoe, who narrowly escaped the fire with her life. Surprised by the emotional bond that springs up between her and Zoe, Britt decides to spend time with her sister's family to help her niece recover from the tragedy. But soon Britt clashes with her brother-in-law and picks up clues about her sister's unhappy marriage and Alec's likely infidelity. When the fire marshal discovers the house fire was set deliberately, Britt pushes the police to question Alec more closely. An outsider in a small town whose ways she doesn't understand, Britt finds it difficult to sort the truth from the gossip and the innuendos. Why does Dr. Olivia Farrar, with whom Greta worked, hold a grudge against Alec? Is pretty Lauren Rossi merely Alec's devoted employee or "the other woman"? And what do the Carmichaels, Alec's former neighbors, really know about the events that led to the deadly conflagration? When Britt learns a closely guarded family secret she begins to question everything she believed about her sister's life and death...and unwittingly places herself on a collision course with a killer. With a vibrant cast of memorable characters, unerring insight into the dark side of human nature and exciting twists of plot, Suspicious Origin holds readers engrossed as it races to its stunning, emotionally charged conclusion. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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 Google Books — Lädt ...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt: (3.72)
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Britt and her sister Greta are estanged. Britt gets a phone call from her brother-in-law that Greta was killed in a house fire and she heads off to Vermont to see if she can help with her niece. Once she gets there, she finds out that the fire was intentionally set and that both Greta and Zoe had been drugged. Britt, being a television producer, begins to dig to find out what really happened. I swung from the television reporter, to the neice, to the husband, to the neighbour, the unwed mother and back and forth with my suspicions. The ending was another twist to the story. This book will keep you riveted. (