Cathi Stoler

Nick of Time: A Nick Donahue Adventure by Cathi Stoler

Nick Donahue is an American Living in London. He lives fast, loves to gamble and loves the ladies. When a Beautiful woman is in need of help, Nick is there. He gets kidnapped and dumped in Prague, calls his (Banker) brother, Alex in Zurich for help. He soon finds his brother is in need of some help as well.

A fun fast paced mystery. Nick is likable , despite his wild life style and gambling addiction. Alex is likable as well. They find themselves in dangerous situations and anger many shady people.

The plot is original,fun, has plenty of action, adventure, romance and a splash of humor. I found Nick of Time: A Nick Donahue Adventure an enjoyable read and feel those who love mystery/suspense will enjoy it as well.… (mehr)

I have to admit that the introduction portion of this book truly captured my interest. Any time a book uses 9/11 as a springboard for a story, I think I become intrigued. Could someone truly have survived 9/11 and faked his own death? I just had to keep reading to find out!

I enjoyed the way that the author wrote the chapters because when I got to the end of one chapter, she often left me hanging. I wanted to read on. And sometimes she would write something about a certain character's predicament, and it would be several chapters later before that character's issue was resolved. It was a fast-paced book, and it kept my interest all the way to the end. I just had to know how it ended!

My disappointment with the book was two-fold. I found Laurel a little too "dumb" to be in the position she was. Although she was investigating the situation, and it was clear that she was right, she made some costly mistakes that I don't think most women would have made. I actually wished that her part of the story had ended a little differently than it did. I became quite annoyed with her, and I didn't always find her believable.

My other disappointment was the abundance of profanity. This is a constant problem with contemporary fiction, and generally I don't complain unless the words are used too much. In the beginning, I was hoping that the author would only use these words once in a while, but it seemed like the amount of these words increased. It is a pet peeve of mine, so for me, it detracted from the story.

In spite of these disappointments, I would certainly be willing to read something else by this author because she is definitely an author that writes a well-crafted story.

I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my review. All opinions are 100 percent mine… (mehr)