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5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful New Orleans suspense!, March 8, 2006
This review is from: Black Silk (Mass Market Paperback)
When seasoned New Orleans Detective Charlotte "Charlie" LeBlanc is called to the scene of the City's latest homicide, she isn't disturbed by the murder scene until she notices the one silk stocking left next to the victim's posed body. Charlie's sister was murdered six years prior, her body left in the very same manner, posed after death with a single black silk stocking placed next to her lifeless body. Charlie found her sister's body and has dedicated her life to finding the person responsible and seeing that justice is served. As the list of suspects grows to include most of the immediate family of the latest victim's fiancé, Charlie finds herself drawn to Cole Stratton, the estranged son of the fiancé.
Cole Stratton immediately admired the beautiful, determined detective, despite her tenacity in questioning him and his siblings. Knowing that Charlie's life was touched by the same brutal violence as his father's fiancée helps him understand her devoted resolve in pursuing this killer. Cole is terribly attracted to Charlie, and is equally determined to pursue a relationship with her, but first he must convince her that he is not the killer.
BLACK SILK is a wonderfully written book with rich descriptions of the sights, sounds and flavors of New Orleans. Charlie and Cole are intelligent characters and are intensely passionate in their desire for one another. Secondary characters play an integral role in this book and a budding relationship between Charlie's remaining sister and her partner is refreshing. Just as you would expect from Metsy Hingle, BLACK SILK is filled with wonderful romance, exciting suspense and heartfelt emotion.
COURTESY LAURIE/ROMANCE JUNKIES
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent Romantic Suspense, March 3, 2006
This review is from: Black Silk (Mass Market Paperback)
Charlotte LeBlanc is a detective in the New Orleans Police Dept. She had planned to be a lawyer, but six years ago her sister was murdered. Charlie can't let the case go, she has been secretly studying the reports on the murder for the whole time she has had access to them. Now the fiance of one of the movers and shakers in town, has been murdered, and the crime scene is exactly like the one in the small town where her sister died. Determined to find the murderer she neglects to inform her lieutenant that she suspects the two murders are linked.
Cole Stratten is the oldest son of J P Stratton. It is J P's fiance who has been murdered. Since Cole is estranged from his father he doesn't much care that he was marrying a gold digger. However his siblings are not so happy about the wedding and Cole has always tried to protect the twins from their cold uncareing father. He doesn't know who killed her but he will protect his brothers. He sends his sister out of town because she had attacked the fiance with a glass of champagne at the wedding rehersal. J P has been married 3 times and can't seem to leave the young women alone.
J P is a scoundrel. He began his fortune by swindleing the fortune out of Cole's mother. His care for nothing attitude makes you feel even more pity for his children. EXcept for Aaron Stratton who is his father's shadow. He does all the dirty work and intends to take over from his father whenever the old man dies. It seems he will do anything to keep him happy.
When Cole meets Charlie the attraction is instant. But Charlie has all of the Stratton's for suspects. She is not ready to sign off on any one of them. She will do what it takes to find her sister's killer. The drama is good, the plot is excellent, I loved the romance, so for me it was a very good read. I liked the way the story came to light and the way the victim's past and schemes were revealed.
Another winner from Metsy Hingle.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The ultimate story of a very disfunctional family, March 3, 2006
This review is from: Black Silk (Mass Market Paperback)
FROM THE BACK OF THE BOOK-DESCRIPTION
The victim was young, lovely and seduced by the wrong man...
Mere hours before her wedding, the fiancee of real estate mogul JP Stratton is found strangled in her penthouse. New Orleans homicide detective Charlotte "Charlie" Le Blanc views the crime scene, finding a black silk stocking draped casually beside the body-a chilling calling card from the killer.
The dramatic clue leads Charlie to a world of privilege and wealth, and before long she singles out a suspect whose identity crEates a furor in the city: Cole Stratton, JP's estranged son. But what she doesn't know is that Cole has been set up, and while she sets out to prove his guilt a real killer is on the loose-a man who now has Charlie in his sights, a man with yet another black silk stocking.
There is far more to this novel than the description, but I feel if I expand too much on the plot, I may give too much away. It has murder, deception, betrayal, wealth, sex, and a lot of sinister behaviors. All it's missing is the non-stop action, but not needed in this police procedural novel.
This book is categorized as a romance, but is more of a comtemporary mystery. There is a hint of romance, but not until near the end and more of what you might find in a romantic suspense novel.
Needless to say, it was a fairly good read. There are plenty of suspects, and Metsy Hingles style of writing keeps you guessing who-dun-it for the majority of the book. It definitely held my attention and the only complaint I had was the authors repetition of the facts a few times. Other than that, it was well written. She has a unique style of capturing the characters thoughts as you are reading.
So, is it worth buying?
Yes. I believe so. This was my first novel by this author and without having any reviews to know if it was worth the money, I took the chance and bought it on a whim. I was not disappointed in my decision in the least.
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