Clues To Love [Paperback]

Nancy Madison (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 13, 2000

Failing to sense the danger that lurks about her, expatriate Kate Stanhope converts her deceased husband's Lake District mansion into an upscale hotel.

The first weekend the hotel's open, a Cornish guest is found dead in his room. Investigating the death, Detective Chief Inspector Nick Connor soon concludes Kate was the intended victim, not the Cornishman. But who'd want to kill Kate? While Nick struggles to find the elusive killer, he falls in love with Kate, in spite of his vow to never love again. Can Nick catch the killer before he finds Kate? And will Nick's Clues to Love lead him to Kate's heart?

Editorial Reviews

Review

Murder and romance. Add an isolated hotel in the English Lake District to blend the compelling ingredients for suspense. -- Kim Murphy, Author of PROMISE & HONOR

About the Author

A native of Virginia, Nancy Madison is a long-time resident of Texas. She is a former corporate librarian with an international accounting/consulting firm in Dallas. Her interests include reading, gardening and traveling with her husband in this country, England and Euro --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: Ebooksonthe.net (October 13, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931207186
• ISBN-13: 978-1931207188
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,820,751 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Recommended, May 10, 2001

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C. Penn "WordWeaving" (Greenville, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Clues To Love (Paperback)

When a guest of the King's Grant Hotel dies the first weekend that it's open, of course owner Kate Stanhope is thrown into a bit of a tizzy. After all, murder requires that the hotel be closed pending the investigation, meaning Kate risks loosing the hotel because she can't meet her financial obligations. Worse, it seems that the poison wasn't meant for her guest at all, but was meant for Kate herself. Fortunately, she has a loyal staff, a decent relationship with her stepchildren, and the interest of DCI Connor.

Detective Chief Inspector Nick Connor is assigned the case. Up for a promotion, solving this case would insure his goals. Although he suspects Kate in the beginning, evidence soon clears her of any wrongdoing. But Connor still has some conflicts of his own due to the intrusion of his neurotic ex-wife. But when another murder occurs, Kate begins to realize that the threat to her is very real, and even Connor may not be able to protect her.

CLUES TO LOVE has terrific potential for a lovely love story combined with suspense. Unfortunately, the novel suffers from inadequate editing. While it nicely contrasts the beautiful setting in the English countryside, with the ugliness of murder, it suffers in detail. The characters are not adequately rounded, and inconsistent details make for very uneven reading. Again, a good editor and a good polish by the author would have made this novel much stronger. Nevertheless, CLUES TO LOVE is a pleasant, light read and comes Recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clues to Love - A riveting read., July 30, 2007

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Ruth Robison - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Clues to Love (Paperback)

In Northern England a guest suddenly dies at a hotel run by Kate Stanhope, a young widow. The police suspect murder. Kate's life is thrown into chaos as a sympathetic, personable Deputy Chief Inspector pursues the investigation through a maze of greed, envy, revenge, blackmail, and unusual family relationships. Yes, there's also a bit of romance. The clues are all there. This is a thoroughly entertaining read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars for Clues to Love, October 21, 2000

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This review is from: Clues To Love (Paperback)

In Clues to Love, the reader is enveloped in the sweet savoury essence of an English country hotel and whisked into the lives of an enticing entourage of eccentric characters. Romance blossoms while a murderer stalks the inhabitants, and author Nancy Madison cleverly sprinkles a series of confessions amidst the clues to love and murder.