The Jewels of Terror [Large Print] [Paperback]

Janet Louise Roberts (Author)

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In this Gothic mystery-romance set in 1890's in an Italian villa, the heroine marries a mysterious count. Churchman's narration is adequate except when it involves American accents; in these spots deficiency detracts from the pleasure of the story. Her narration is good with Italian accents; also she does well at varying her voice to differentiate between men and women of different ages. The story holds the listener's attention, and the format and sound quality are very good. S.B.M. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 278 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Pr; Lrg edition (July 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750500123
• ISBN-13: 978-0750500128
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,983,098 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars less like terror, more like suspeeeeeennnnsse, September 24, 2005

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This review is from: Jewels of Terror (Hardcover)

Veronica Murray's father has died under suspicious circumstances and warns his daughter to leave New York and marry the Italian duke, Pietro, in order to stay safe.

Veronica marries Pietro and inherits her father's jewelry empire, of which Pietro is in charge of the Italian branch. There are attempts on Veroncia's life --- who could it be? Veronica's relatives? Pietro's relatives? Pietro himself?

This was a short book, but the suspense was long. Far from terror, I felt rather bored and barely finished the story to discover who the murderer was.