The Cinderella Murders [Hardcover]

Diane Sawyer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 24, 2008

When Kelly Madison returns home from an extensive European business trip and discovers that her sister Meg has been missing for three weeks, she immediately rushes to the seaside resort town of Belvista, where Meg was last seen. The police, finding no evidence of foul play, have closed the case, but Kelly is adamant that something terrible has happened. As Kelly searches frantically for her sister, she hears disturbing rumors about several missing women, a serial killer, and a cover-up perpetrated by local business leaders. At Kelly's urging, brash Detective Luke Campbell, a specialist in crime-solving techniques, re-opens Meg's case. When Kelly helps him run down clues, the crazed killer proclaims Kelly his next victim. Without revealing his identity, he attacks anyone who defends her. As the violence escalates, town secrets emerge. While trying to save her sister, Kelly places herself squarely in harm's way. It's up to Luke and his trained officers to save Kelly while she endeavors to save herself and Meg before time runs out.

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About the Author

Diane Sawyer grew up in Greenport, Long Island. She graduated from SUNY at Albany, Seton Hall University, and Fordham University, where she received a Ph.D. After working as a teacher and administrator in New York State, she moved to Florida and divided her time between fiction writing and educational consulting. Gradually, she shifted to writing full-time, both novels and short stories. She is currently researching her next novel, which, like The Montauk Mystery and The Montauk Steps, takes place in the fictional town of Grayrocks, Long Island. She resides in St. Petersburg with her husband Robert. The Cinderella Murders is Diane's fourth novel for Avalon.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 264 pages
• Publisher: Avalon (October 24, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803499191
• ISBN-13: 978-0803499195
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,853,703 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre, at best., July 30, 2011

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CLW (San Jacinto, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Cinderella Murders (Hardcover)

I fought my way through this book because the plot was interesting, but it was so poorly written that I couldn't believe it had ever been published. I thought this was the kind of stuff that got filed in the round bin when it was submitted. Dialogue was stilted and unbelievable; "side plots" were a joke - something might be mentioned briefly and then have no bearing on the story, and there was a love triangle that lasted all of two pages before the two women worked it out and decided to be friends. I'm not saying I could do better because I'm not a writer, but I AM a reader, and I can tell good from bad. Reading this book made me feel slightly embarrassed for Ms. Sawyer because it was so not good.