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The Last Cheerleader [Mass Market Paperback]

Meg O'Brien (Author)
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)


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December 1, 2003
Successful L.A. literary agent Mary Beth Conahan has come a long way from her troubled past. But when Mary Beth's ex-husband and her bestselling author are killed, she finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation. And if that's not bad enough an old friend -- Lindy Van Court -- shows up with troubles of her own.

In high school, Lindy was everything Mary Beth was not: a cheerleader who dated and finally married Roger Van Court, the wealthiest boy in school. Now, however, Roger has thrown Lindy out of their pricey San Francisco home. She's living on the streets, denied access to her only child.

Mary Beth can't turn her old friend away. But almost immediately their lives are threatened. Caught up in a series of terrifying events, Mary Beth will uncover more that she bargained for -- a sinister plot and a heartbreaking secret that will change Mary Beth's life forever.


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At a pace any locomotive would envy, O'Brien's newest romantic thriller (after Crimson Rain) moves from the dead-end musings of its lovestruck narrator, literary agent Mary Beth Conahan, to writer Tony Blake, the client she's been infatuated with for three years. Barely a dozen pages into the book, Blake is found brutally murdered in a West Hollywood bedroom alongside Mary Beth's ex-husband. The weapon-a rare ivory Chinese dildo. When a duplicate dildo dispatches Mary Beth's hottest author, who's been holed up in a seedy motel working on what appears to be a threatening true crime tell-all, Mary Beth becomes the prime suspect. Her predicament worsens after her former best friend (the titular cheerleader) turns up needing a place to stay and someone to help her outwit her unsavory husband, who may be testing a harmful substance on their daughter, Jade. Before long, Mary Beth finds herself in mortal danger and in a romantic predicament, as two very viable love interests-investigating detective Dan Rucker and her ex-lover Patrick Llewellen-vie for her affection. Mary Beth's straightforward first-person narration won't snare readers like a siren's call, but the story's frenetic pacing and many convoluted twists will.
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Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Mira (December 1, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1551667231
  • ISBN-13: 978-1551667232
  • Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,204,491 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Her best yet..., February 3, 2004
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This review is from: The Last Cheerleader (Mass Market Paperback)
Mary Beth's comfortable world was shattered with the ring of a phone. Her ex husband had been found dead, next to her current boyfriend. Almost before she can assimilate that, one of her literary clients is also found dead. There is only one apparent conncetion between all three men, Mary Beth.

Those are just the first contortions her life is about to take. The lead investigater may or may not be plying her with sex to find incriminating evidence to put her away for all three killings. Then, her best friend from high school shows up on her doorstep in the middle of the night with bleeding feet and a frightening story that could be ripped from the past two years' headlines. With Lindy's re - entrance into her life comes a flood of things Mary Beth had tried to forget, including memories the daughter she had to give up in an attempt to save the child from the rapist who sired her, Lindy's husband.

**** Saving a child's life and possibly America from a potential bio terrorist as well as saving herself from jail becomes Mary Beths missions. Friendship, secrets, and betrayal tightly twine into a chilling, fast paced novel. Nonetheless, despite the darkness of the plot, there sparks of pasison and humor. The conflict of interest in sleeping with the head cop and some of the coincidences stretch crediblility, but the overall quality of the writing and the inherent tension compensate the reader. This is doubtlessly Ms. O'Brien's best book yet. **** Amanda Killgore

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Intelligent writing, December 17, 2003
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Gregory Koenig (San Bernardino, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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From the first page it's clear Meg O'Brien has a crafty, intelligent mind. The Last Cheerleader starts off as a short narrative by the lead character, Mary Beth, reflecting on a failed relationship. Anyone who's ever had a lover fall far short of expectations will have no trouble relating to Mary Beth's musings. From there, the book takes off in a delightfully frantic pace. I found Mary Beth a determined character with a quick mind and a cool, sardonic sense of humor. What I hope for in any novel is that the author not only keep me entertained throughout, but get my heart racing every once in awhile. Meg O'Brien achieved that easily with this book. She always does, which is why I'll always be a fan of her writing.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars SUPER, March 7, 2004
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Terri Doria (Highland, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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One of Meg's best. A good mystery with just the right twists and turns along the way. I agree with one of the other reviews, I see a movie based on this book. Some interesting insight into the world of publishing along with plain old fashioned greed. A sequel would also be fun. One again... I really wish Meg would write another Jesse James book!
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