The Daughter [Mass Market Paperback]

Jasmine Cresswell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2006

Maggie Slade''s been on the run for seven yea rs now. Seven years of living without a life or future becau se she''s a woman with a past. When she meets Sean McLeod, Ma ggie has to decide whether to run or to learn to trust again - and prove her innocence. '

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In 1982, teenage Maggie Slade was convicted of murdering her mother. After nine years in prison for a crime she didn't commit, she escaped and spent six years on the run searching for the real killer. Now she has the bad luck to encounter the policeman who found the murder weapon?a gun with her fingerprints. Sean McLeod is also running, from a failed marriage and a rapidly disintegrating career in law enforcement. Will he turn her in? Or will he help her pin down the guilty person? Cresswell (Desires & Deceptions) is arguably the star of Mira's large stable of writers; her woman-in-jeopardy plots are tightly woven with no loose ends. A powerful romance, combined with seat-of-the-pants tension and a surprising last-minute twist, make this fast-paced story another winner.
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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Mira (May 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0778323714
• ISBN-13: 978-0778323716
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 3.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,503,011 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Top notch romantic suspense, December 2, 1999

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Bonnie Gilbert - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Daughter (Paperback)

When Maggie Slade was fifteen years old her mother was murdered and she was wrongly convicted of the murder. After seven years in jail, Maggie escapes. Life on the run isn't a fun life, moving from one town to another. Never making friends, never falling in love. Until she meets Sean McLeod, one of the detectives who helped put her away.

At first burned out cop Sean McLeod doesn't realize who he's just met. He thinks Maggie is a waitress who is trying to worm her way into his brother's life. He's suspicious and starts asking questions, eventually causing Maggie to run again. Finally he realizes who she is and he is determined to find her.

After almost seven years on the run Maggie finds herself in Ohio where the man she believes killed her mother is living. Determined to finally stop running and prove her innocence, Maggie goes to see the archbishop's sermon only to run right into Sean McLeod.

Sean believes Maggie's innocence and the two fall in love. Only two things can happen, he can turn her in or let her flee again. Sean decides to help Maggie prove her innocence.

Jasmine Cresswell, the author of other great romantic suspense novels such as The Disappearance and Secret Sins, proves herself time and time again.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible, December 19, 1999

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Tonya M. Boyes - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Daughter (Paperback)

This book grabbed from the first page. I really felt Maggie's anguish throughout this whole book. The characters were so well written, I almost forgot I was reading. I was half way into the book before it dawned on me how much of it I had read. The whole story is so believable. Kudos for Jasmine on this excellent and suspenseful story.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific!, August 16, 2000

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"ladydian" (Gloucester, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Daughter (Paperback)

This was my first read by Jasmine Cresswell. The story was wonderful and the characters were great. I felt so bad for Maggie and all that she had endured at such a young age. If I rate a book with 5 stars, it's because I can't put the book down. The story was excellent and suspenseful from beginning to end. That's my kind of book!