When Homicide Inspector Jane Candiotti is assigned to the brutal killing of beautiful San Francisco socialite Jenna Perry, she finds that the investigation demands more than just her formidable detective skills. Pulled into the vortex of this dark and disturbing murder, Jane will have to answer for the choices she has made in her life that have left her nearing forty and very much alone. Jane is still reeling from the dissolution of yet another unfulfilling love affair when she meets the victim's estranged husband. David Perry is a handsome, successful, and caring man who has an exceptionally loving relationship with his young daughter, Lily, and is just the person to fill the widening gap of disillusionment in Jane's personal life. As Jane grows more involved with David and Lily, Jenna Perry's murderer closes in, Jane is forced to battle face-to-face with Barton Hubble, a sadistic psychopath who thrives on violence. Jane races against time, relentlessly pursuing Hubble - over, under, and through the streets of San Francisco. In the end, Jane risks her life for the man she loves - and triumphs. But all is not as it seems and the nightmare is far from over.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Review
Strangers on BART, San Francisco's subway system, meet and make mayhem in this first novel by television writer/producer Clyde Phillips, who pays off on his debt to Alfred Hitchcock by updating the master and adding a few new twists. When lawyer David Perry blabs to his subway seatmate, a seedy mechanic named Barton Hubble, that he's about to be divorced by his rich wife, Hubble decides to do his new friend a favor by killing the offending wife. But then Perry refuses to acknowledge his share of the drunken bargain, and Hubble becomes a serious threat. There's a bright, attractive cop named Jane Candiotti and several exciting action scenes that take place far below and well above ground--even on the Golden Gate Bridge. --Dick Adler
From Publishers Weekly
An encounter on San Francisco's BART leads to murder in TV veteran Phillips's enthralling debut thriller. Depressed by his impending divorce from Pacific Heights heiress Jenna Maxwell Perry, 39-year-old lawyer David Perry confides in lowlife auto mechanic Barton Hubble, who takes it on himself to make Perry a rich man, even if it means killing Jenna. When Perry refuses to acknowledge the favor, Hubble stalks him and his teenage daughter, Lily. Detective Jane Candiotti, pushing 40, is put on the case. Coming off a fading romance of her own, Candiotti begins an amorous entanglement with Perry that compromises her investigation of Jenna's murder and puts her own life at risk. The debt to Hitchcock is obvious, and, like the master, Phillips makes maximum use of regional details?chief (maybe too chief) among them is the Golden Gate Bridge. Also in the Hitchcock manner, the end comes with a double surprise that provides a powerful resolution to the novel's tense action sequences and gathering suspense.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
It kept me on the Edge of my seat through every page.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Fall from Grace (Mass Market Paperback)
I have never really been a "mystery" reader but it was recommened to me by a friend, and now I am extremelly pleased I read it. The plot was amazing, and I never would've guessed the ending... If you haven't read it...get it immidiatly! Definatley well written, and intriguing from the first page. I look forward to reading any other novels from Clyde Phillips!
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Mystery With A Heart,
By A Customer
This review is from: Fall from Grace (Mass Market Paperback)
Fall From Grace has enough suspense to keep you hanging chapter after chapter -- believe me, if you're anything like me, you won't put it down until long after the sun comes up. And yet, even more compelling than the twists and turns in Phillips' plot is his heroine, Jane Candiotti, a shrewd detective with brains to spare but a heart full of longing. The combination of strength and vulnerability makes her one of the most absorbing characters you'll find in any mystery. I loved every delicious page of this clever, masterful thriller. Can't wait for the next one!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Shows how hype can influence people's opinions.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Fall from Grace: A Noir Thriller (Hardcover)
This book is barely passable as a mystery-thriller. But everything in it has been done before and better. It does show, however, what the influence of mediocre television has on the author. It also shows how even reviewers are so sated with mediocrity that they elevate the mediocre to a higher plane. I just don't get it.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
