Biochemist Clarissa Vincent's fiance Julian Simmons was killed in a terrible explosion. Or was he? Taking a new job in Portland, Oregon, Clarissa sees a man at the airport who could be Julian's double, and is suddenly propelled into a nightmarish world of espionage and intrigue. She must struggle to save her family and the man she has always loved from the ruthless people who will stop at nothing to achieve world domination.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Vulnerable and Betrayed,
This review is from: Ghost from the Past: A Romantic Thriller (Paperback)
I really loved the dark, scarred, brooding hero in this gripping book. The negative reviewers seem to miss the whole point of the hero's issues with the heroine, which makes him oscillate between him being made to believe, by the agents pulling his strings, that his former fiancee had betrayed him and tried to murder him, versus trusting to love amid the most dire situation they have suddenly found themselves in. Surrounded by double agents, and convinced she isn't telling him the whole story, he is constantly being forced to choose between love of country and duty, and the woman he has never forgotten, or never stopped loving, even after all those years, and all the things she's been accused of. In the end, the bad guys are exposed for who they really are, but it is certainly a game of cat and mouse.
As for the writing, well, it is a bit uneven in places, as any book from an author's early career might be (look at Nora Roberts/JD Robb!) but the characters are strong enough to keep the pages turning, and the plot, based on chemical weapons, is a topical one, though it was written long before 9/11. It's nowhere as bad as the absurd puerile Plum novels, which are wooden and one note, or some of the top names on the bestseller's lists-that one about the killer dolphins a couple of years ago was so bad, I can't even recall the author or title! The setting, the Pacific Northwest, is depicted so clearly I feel like I am right in the middle of the action. For an author who specializes in British historical fiction, (which I have read, and LOVED!!!) this is an excellent effort at the popular US romantic suspense genre. Enjoy!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Nonsense,
By A Customer
This review is from: Ghost from the Past: A Romantic Thriller (Paperback)
Ghost from the Past is the silliest novel I have ever read. The book is filled with poor grammar, childishly simple sentence structure, and misspellings. Furthermore, there is virtually no character development to engage the reader. The plot is almost interesting, but the ending is quite predictable and not very credible in light of the weird relationship that the two main characters share. It did make me laugh, but I don't think that was the author's intent.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Nonsense,
By A Customer
This review is from: Ghost from the Past: A Romantic Thriller (Paperback)
Ghost from the Past is the silliest novel I have ever read. The book is filled with poor grammar, childishly simple sentence structure, and misspellings. Furthermore, there is virtually no character development to engage the reader. The plot is almost interesting, but the ending is quite predictable and not very credible in light of the weird relationship that the two main characters share. It did make me laugh, but I don't think that was the author's intent.
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