From Publishers Weekly
Pseudonymous Diamond's (
The Good Sister, etc.) updated version of Daphne du Maurier's classic
Rebecca offers a savvy heroine (divorced business reporter Jane Warren), a widowed media mogul (globe-trotting power broker William Andrews) and a famous socialite first wife brutally murdered eight years before in her posh Adirondack lodge. Like the original, this romantic thriller begins with the whirlwind courtship of a down-to-earth younger woman by a wealthy older man, as Andrews whisks Jane off to Paris while she tries to interview him for a profile she's writing. Diamond enlivens the familiar story line with modern touches: instead of a loafing cousin, she introduces Jane's hapless playwright ex; instead of an English country estate, she features a New Jersey horse farm, a Manhattan penthouse apartment and, of course, the Adirondack lodge. She also adds two children from Andrews's previous marriage. Such twists on the 1938 original add to the reader's delight: how will the modern heroine handle the old-fashioned mystery? How will the old-fashioned hero handle the modern heroine? And who is the villainous Mrs. Danvers, and what will she do next? Even when presenting details about sex, business and a catered wedding that would make du Maurier blush, Diamond never forgets that the story's appeal lies in the heroine's frequently failed attempts to understand the hold the first wife keeps over a husband who otherwise looks too good to be true. Without pretense and with energy to spare, Diamond builds excitement through a series of inevitable yet still somehow surprising scenes, making her fresh take on an old classic not great literature but very good entertainment.
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Review
THE GOOD SISTER
"[A] satisfying and highly unsettling suspense thriller...Diamond keeps readers guessing until the very end, and her thrilling story is backed up by taut writing and snappy dialogue."-Publishers Weekly
"Diamond keeps readers guessing until the very end, and her thrilling story is backed up by taut writing and snappy dialogue."-Publishers Weekly
"Diana Diamond's gripping thriller takes sibling rivalry to a whole new level."-Marie Claire
THE BABYSITTER
"A multifaceted, remarkably suspenseful thriller."-Booklist
"Vivid...thoughtful exposition and careful plotting."-Publishers Weekly
THE TROPHY WIFE
"A gripping page-turner."-People Magazine, A Beach Book of the Week
"[A] flawless gem...sharp, brilliant, and strong, the novel is sure to be a girl's best friend-and maybe even a boy's...[Diamond's] convincing action scenes are real enough to leave readers breathless...a clever and genuinely surprising ending tops off a superb thriller."-Booklist
(starred review)
"Diamond alternates laughs with chills in this tale of marriage, kidnapping, and high finance in the Susan Isaacs/Olivia Goldsmith school of social satire...a strong climax and satisfying epilogue conclude a smart, suspense-packed novel."-Publishers Weekly
"A must-read for anyone who has ever wished revenge on a duplicitous lover...fast-paced...climaxes with a shocking denoument."-Women's Own
"Tinged with revenge and intrigue, this thriller twists and turns to an unexpected end."-
cf0Library Journal
"It moves, it's imaginative, and it's satisfying. Diana Diamond has spun a tale that grips the reader and doesn't let go."-Mary Jane Clark, author of Nobody Knows
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