Martha Powers

This well-plotted thriller is set in the quiet town of Delbrook, Wisconsin. When Maggie's father-in-law is suddenly murdered and a Chicago lawyer shows up looking for his missing nephew, Maggie is forced to confront the possibility that one of her close friends is a kidnapper and murderer.
I thought I had an idea of who the killer was early on, but even though the suspect pool is pretty small, I was absolutely wrong, which actually makes me quite happy. I love when books surprise me. Maggie is a very genuine character with believable reactions to events and an admirable streak of courage in the face of dark events. The romance between her and Grant Holbrook, the Chicago lawyer, was given a chance to develop in an authentic manner; they didn't just fall into bed because they happened to be the two main characters in a romantic suspense novel. In fact, no sex at all in this one, which led me to re-categorize it as mystery/thriller after I had read it.
I'm going to have my husband read it next, so I'll let you know if it stands up to a hardcore mystery-reader's standards of excellence. I thought it was great, though.… (mehr)

this book is a thriller...well for me. In the begining i was so shocked when jenny disaperared and the n found dead. Even thought everyone thought it had been richard {jennys dad kates husband} that killed and raped his own daughter. but at the end it was discovered that it was mike {richards best friend and jennys docter}. I kind of knew that it wasnt him it was like i had a strong feeling that it was mike. When it was reveled that richard was bisexual i was like "oh my god" like really i wasnt expecting that.
At the end whenmike tried to kill kate i really thought that kate was going to die because he was beating her and tied her up but she then she escaped and then when she stabbed mike i was like "yes kill him". This book was like 3D to me because everything that happened in the book i could see it in my head and kate stabbed mike i felt that. But really i would recommend everyone t5o read this book… (mehr)