Deadly Double [Mass Market Paperback]

Adrianne Byrd (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 24, 2005

Awakening to find herself trapped in a mental hospital with no memory of how she got there or why everyone is insisting on calling her "Michelle," Josie Ferrell desperately turns for help to doctor William Hayes, the only man who believes in her and who risks his career and his life to help her escape. Original.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: HarperTorch (May 24, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 006056539X
• ISBN-13: 978-0060565398
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,181,502 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

National Best-selling author of forty multicultural romance, Adrianne Byrd has always preferred to live within the realms of her imagination where all the men are gorgeous and the women are worth whatever trouble they manage to get into. As an army brat, she traveled throughout Europe and learned to appreciate and value different cultures. Now, she calls Georgia home.
Writing remained a hobby until 1994 when a co-worker approached her with an article on Romance Writers of America. Who knew there was an organization of women just like her? By 1996 she sold her first novel, Defenseless, to Kensington Publishing.
Her first release received rave reviews by Romantic Times and fans. Her other novels were consistently selected as the Magazine's Top Pick. In 2001 Slam Jam nominated, Say You Love Me, for best romance. Her 2003 release Comfort of a Man won Romantic Times Best Multicultural Romance. Romance in Color's Readers Choice Awards for Favorite Book, Favorite Hero, and Favorite Heroine. Shades of Romance's Best/Arabesque Romance Book. Slam Jams Emma Award for Favorite Traditional Romance. Romance in Color's Reviewer's Choice Award for Author of the Year, Book of the Year and Best BET/Arabesque Book. And lastly Comfort of a Man was a 2003 Georgia Romance Writers Maggie finalist for best Contemporary.
In 2004-She released her first romantic suspense novel, If You Dare with HarperCollins.
In 2005-Romantic Times nominated Measure of a Man for Best Multicultural Romance and she received her third nomination for Career Achievement.
Ms. Byrd has been featured in many national publications, including Today's Black Woman, Upscale, and Heart and Soul. She has also won local awards for screenwriting. For the future, she looks forward to continue creating characters that makes people smile, laugh, and fall in love.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars She just keeps getting better., December 1, 2005

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nodice (Manchester, Ga United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deadly Double (Mass Market Paperback)

Hang onto your hats. The action in this books starts on page one and doesn't let up until the shocking end. Even then you're left saying "oh, no." This is a grade A suspense story that is sure to please. Once you read it, tell your friends and neighbors to check this story out. You won't be sorry.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars (RAW Rating: 4.5) - Identity theft, September 2, 2005

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The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers (RAWSISTAZ.com and BlackBookReviews.net) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deadly Double (Mass Market Paperback)

Josephine (Josie) Ferrell grew up with the proverbial silver spoon in her mouth. Her adoptive parents saw to her every need and comfort. When her mother passed away during her childhood, her father simply doted on her even more. When he dies, her whole world is turned upside down. While grieving over the loss of her dear father, Josephine finds out she has a twin sister and meets her during the funeral. What a wonderful thing to happen during such a tragic time, right? Wrong!

Michelle Andrews was anything but the loving twin in search of her biological sister. Michelle grew up surrounded by poverty and abuse. Everyday was a struggle for her. She has been on the wrong side of the law for a long time, and now she sees her sister as the answer to her prayers. She wants her sister's life. After insinuating herself into Josie's life and home, Michelle begins to maliciously plot to switch identities with her sibling. One day Josie wakes up in a mental institution in a heavily drug-induced state, wondering why everyone keeps calling her "Michelle."

The blue-eyed Dr. William Hayes sees the bed-prone ebony beauty and is immediately transported back in time when he met Josie Ferrell while she was singing at a jazz club. He realizes instantly that the woman whose eyes he now stares into is the same one he fell in love with all those years ago, and she is definitely not Michelle Andrews. And what's more, no one believes him either. Realizing that something unpleasant has happened to Josie, William decides to risk his job and a possible jail sentence to rescue the love of his life, and just in the nick of time. As bodies begin turning up left and right, the two try to stay alive and out of prison. But, their close proximity to one another gradually rekindles the love they once shared.

In DEADLY DOUBLE, Adrianne Byrd forays again into the romantic suspense genre with a sinisterly evil take on the good twin/bad twin storyline. She does a very decent job of combining this often-used plot to ferret out a unique story concerning issues relating to mental disorders and interracial dating, while allowing a love story to brew in the background. I especially liked the way the book opened, with our heroine already being whisked away from the institution and readers later being brought up to date in flashbacks while the story continued to trudge on. I was hooked from the first page of this action-packed thriller and did not dare put it down until finished. The ending will even leave you thinking... "Oh, no she didn't."

Reviewed by Brenda M. Lisbon
of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ROMANCE & INTRIGUE-THE PERFECT COMBINATION!, January 13, 2006

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Sassafras "The Sassy Book Lover Extraordinaire" (Midwest) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Deadly Double (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a story of love lost and love rekindled, of romance and intrigue, of good vs. evil. The author got it right--the story struck the perfect balance between suspense/intrigue and sexual tension, sprinkled with just the right amount of delicious lovemaking. The suspense elements of the novel did not overshadow the romantic aspect as some romantic suspense novels are often inclined to do. He's white, she's black--but race did not play a significant role in the story--it just wasn't an issue. Some of the secondary characters, namely Ming, the Asian homicide detective, and her husband Conan were rather interesting characters, and I would have liked to have seen a more in-depth view into their lives and personalities. Nevertheless, the book was well-written and a very satisfying IR read! I highly recommend it.

SASSAFRAS