Betrayals [Mass Market Paperback]

Carla Neggers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2009

Rebecca Blackburn caught a glimpse of the famed Jupiter Stones as a small child. Unaware of their significance, she forgot about them—until she discovered the priceless, long-missing gems were the key to a deadly chain of events spanning thirty years and three continents…sparing no one.

When a seemingly innocent photograph reignites one man's simmering desire for vengeance, Rebecca turns to Jared Sloan, the love she lost to tragedy and scandal. His own life has changed forever because of the secrets buried deep by their two families.

Their relentless quest for the truth will dredge up bitter memories and shocking revelations of misplaced loyalty, dangerous pride and naked ambition…and they will stop at nothing to expose a cold-blooded killer.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Harrell ( Minstrel's Fire ) adeptly locates well-drawn characters against glamorous backdrops to create a believable, gripping story that will keep armchair sleuths guessing about her Boston Brahmins' motivations until the final chapter. In 1959, 30 years before the main action of the novel, 10 priceless gems were stolen, setting in play a string of events--cold-blooded murders, betrayals and acts of vengeance--that propels the protagonists from the Cote d'Azur to Boston, Indochina and back. Rebecca Blackburn's bravery accidentally gives her clues that could ultimately reveal the impetus behind the series of deaths and the reason she lost Jared Sloan to another woman. But Rebecca needs the help of her wealthy uncle, and Jared, to uncover confidences they have long concealed to protect the innocent. Each scene brings fresh insights while raising more questions. Harrell forces her characters to confront issues of humanity, integrity and the multifaceted aspects of love without slowing the ever-quickening pace or loosing the many plot threads. Here is intelligent writing that remains highly entertaining.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Carla Neggers has been writing fiction since she first climbed a tree with pad and pen at age eleven. Now her books, with their powerful blend of chilling suspense and daring romance, regularly appear on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists. An avid hiker and kayaker, Carla lives with her family in Vermont, not far from Quechee Gorge. For more information on her latest books and to contact Carla, please visit: www.carlaneggers.com.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Mira; Reprint edition (March 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0778326233
• ISBN-13: 978-0778326236
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #227,182 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Carla Neggers is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 60 novels, including SAINT'S GATE, the first in her new Sharpe & Donovan series, and SECRETS OF THE LOST SUMMER. Her work has been translated into two dozen languages. Carla is a founding member of the New England Chapter of Romance Writers of America and has served as president of Novelists, Inc. and vice president of International Thriller Writers.

Born and raised in western Massachusetts, Carla started writing at age eleven, when she'd climb a tree with pad and pen and perch on her favorite branch to spin stores. When she isn't writing, she enjoys kayaking, hiking, cross-country skiing and traveling. Carla and her husband, Joe Jewell, live on a hilltop in Vermont, not far from picturesque Quechee Gorge.

For more information and to contact Carla, visit her Web site: www.CarlaNeggers.com. You can also find her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/carlaneggers or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/carlaneggers.

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Customer Reviews

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not like her more recent books, May 17, 2009

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This review is from: Betrayals (Kindle Edition)

I really enjoy Carla Neggers's books and was really up for a new one. Right from the start, this doesn't contain her recent cast of characters or related law enforcement characters. I purchased this on the Kindle so it wasn't until I finished the book and read the end papers that I got it - "First published by Berkley Books 1990 under the pseudonym Anne Harrell". Mystery solved! If you take it as "current day" is about 1990, you may stop wondering why the characters don't have cell phones.

I'm not a reviewer that is going to rehash the book jacket.

It was a good book - just not what I was expecting and a little too "coincidental" for my taste.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More of an eoic type novel than I would expect from Carla Neggers, May 21, 2009

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Neal C. Reynolds (Indianapolis, Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Betrayals (Mass Market Paperback)

I didn't realize while reading this that it's a reprint of a 1990 novel written under a psuedonym. Therefore, I was surprised by the larger and more complicated plot than I have asociated with the author. The novel follows two families ever a period of 30 years and involving three continents. Ten prikceless gems are the key to a series of events creating enmity between the two families and spurring tragic events. However, much more than simple greed motivates the various characters. This is a page turner, but coincidence plays to heavy a part and the eventual ending is too neat an unravelling of the multiple knots in the story's thread. This is however a satisfying Summer read and reveals Neggers' skill at handling a multi-layered story.