The Glass Cocoon [Paperback]

Christopher J. Jarmick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2001

Phillip Craven and Patricia Ridgeway were strangers living their lives quietly until their paths crossed one day by accident on an Internet chat room. The fell in love, they made plans to meet each other. . . And then the murders started. This romantic, mystery suspense thriller builds to a surprising, disturbing conclusion you wont soon forget.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In The Glass Cocoon by Christopher J. Jarmick and Serena F. Holder, Phillip Craven of Seattle and Patricia Ridgeway of Taos, having fallen in love in an Internet chatroom, plan to meet in person soon. Then people connected to them start getting killed, and as Phillip and Patricia realize they are being watched, their virtual lives and their real lives threaten some deadly collisions. (Flibbertigibbet [dist. Five Star], $18.95 paper 520p ISBN 0-9702078-0-8)

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Review

...a book where you come to know and care about the characters -- You'll enjoy The Glass Cocoon -- From NWinston's Epinions review

A beautifully written and constructed one-of-a-kind suspense thriller. -- From Scribes Reviews

THE GLASS COCOON is a thrilling romantic murder mystery starring two likable lead characters. -- From The Mid-West Book Review

The Glass Cocoon is astounding. ... the book succeeds as a love story and a sleek high-tech thriller. -- www.culturevulture.net Bob Wake

The Glass Cocoon is astounding. ... the book succeeds as a love story and a sleek high-tech thriller. -- Culturevulture.net review by Bob Wake editor of Cambridge Book Review

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Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Flibbertigibbet Promulgations; 1st edition (February 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970207808
• ISBN-13: 978-0970207807
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,859,086 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting romantic murder mystery, March 21, 2001

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Glass Cocoon (Paperback)

They met and fell in love inside a chat room. As unlikely a couple one would expect except for that matchmaker the Internet, which sees no artificial human boundaries when it comes to pairing people. Having one divorce under his belt, Cle Elum Washington freelance photographer Phillip Craven never sought love. Taos, New Mexico bookstore owner Patricia Ridgeway is not only married, but also her spouse seems like a nice person who cares and loves Trish. Yet Trish and Phillip are in love and plan to physically share a permanent relationship.

However, someone else apparently objects to the cyberspace love match between Trish and Phillip. Besides crank calls, that individual begins to murder people associated with Trish and Phillip. His girlfriend is decapitated. Her neighbor is mutilated. Phillip rushes to New Mexico to keep Trish safe and using his forensic photography skills tries to help the police capture a vicious murderer before other people die.

THE GLASS COCOON is a thrilling romantic murder mystery starring two likable lead characters. The story line grips the audience who gains a taste of the dark side of cyberspace without needing to understand HTML. Readers will want authors Christopher J. Jarmick and Serena F. Holder to combine their skills with more police procedural-amateur sleuth tales like this entertaining novel.

Harriet Klausner

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly written, wonderfully romantic thriller!!!, March 4, 2001

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Stella Coleman (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Glass Cocoon (Paperback)

In this over-emphasized world of cyber-hype I was hesitant to begin this novel when handed it by an acquaintance. Had I followed my first instincts I would have robbed myself of one of the greatest reading adventures of my life! These two authors have created within my own mind images of characters that danced before me like a movie...only much better! Unlike a movie, we were made privy to these characters' deepest thoughts, as well as glimpses into times in their lives that shaped them, yet had no real place within the story itself. It was incredibly written and orchestrated considering the number of plots, sub-plots and characters! I am hoping to read MORE from these two first time authors. Thanks for a wonderfully thrilling way to spend a rainy weekend!

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Thriller That Grabs the Reader and Doesn't Let Go!, January 31, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Glass Cocoon (Paperback)

A great read, The Glass Cocoon will meet your expectations and more. Jarmick and Holder have created a suspense thriller with a well-developed plot that includes a wonderful love story, intriguing Internet chat rooms, and murders that kept me guessing until solved. Excellent, too, are the many poems throughout that are a wonderful addition to a great read! Hopefully, these authors will collaborate again because I eagerly await their next thriller.