Attorney Jesse Brooks thought she had it all - until The Night She Came Home to find her husband fatally stabbed. He dies in her arms, leaving her a widow and a target. She leaves town, changes her name, and tries to move on - until Kyle Whitman walks into her life. Tall, dark, and handsome, he spells trouble when he tries to retain her as his attorney. He's been accused of murder - and it's the murder of Jesse's husband! Torn between doing what's right, and pressure from the police to keep an eye on Kyle, Jesse struggles with her attraction to this handsome stranger as she comes closer to the unspeakable truth of what her husband had truly been up to. As the body count rises, she begins to realize she had never known her husband, nor does she know the people she works with - and she may be wrong about Kyle as well.
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This review is from: The Night She Came Home (Paperback)
The course of Jesse Saunders' life changed in a single night: the night she came home to find her husband, Dave, lying in a pool of blood, the victim of a fatal stabbing. A year later, Dave's final words to her still haunt Jesse -- his blue-tinged lips pleading for her forgiveness, his cryptic comments followed by a warning that she's not alone in the house. Jesse has since moved on with her life, reverting to her maiden name of Brooks to dodge the notoriety of her husband's murder, but she's still living in a kind of limbo, constantly aware that Dave's killer has yet to be caught.As a successful defense attorney, Jesse has dealt regularly with people guilty of such crimes and has even managed to set some of them free, sending them on their merry way in a salute to the justice system and all of its inherent ironies. Having transferred from a New York law firm to one in New Jersey, she has built up a solid reputation for professional excellence, in fact. Jesse never dreamed the man suspected of killing her husband would seek her representation, but Dr. Kyle Whitman has done exactly that, albeit unknowingly. Although it would be unethical to represent Kyle in a court of law, and could even result in a mistrial, Detective Paul Rawlings has urged Jesse to play along with Dr. Whitman's wishes and agree to consult on his case. The evidence against Kyle is purely circumstantial, and the police are in need of evidentiary proof that will hold up beneath the court's careful scrutiny. Jesse reluctantly offers her services to the handsome doctor, hoping that she is doing the right thing by doing so, and begins to dig deeper into a case that's painfully personal. Is Dr. Kyle Whitman guilty or innocent: a victim of sabotage or the perpetrator of a cunning crime? Jesse has only her instincts to guide her, and the escalating fatality rate to warn her that evidence can lie, and love can bloom in even the darkest garden. Taut, tense and terrifically suspenseful, The Night She Came Home is Lori Derby Bingley's debut novel, and what a fabulous first impression she has made! Fooling readers about a killer's identity - and the motivations behind such a crime - can be an incredibly difficult task to master, but the ample twists and turns of Ms. Bingley's plot baffled and befuddled this reviewer as few novels of recent memory have done. Jesse and Kyle's relationship has a dubious beginning, it's true, as secrets and suspicions taint what they tentatively share and color their perceptions. There's also a faint whiff of implausibility to their quickly developing relationship: precisely where, when and how they fall in love is a mystery best left unsolved. I recommend you focus instead on Ms. Bingley's clean, precise prose and the plot's mounting tensions, both sensual and anticipatory. Time is tick-ticking away, and with every new obstacle placed in Kyle and Jesse's path, a new challenge must be analyzed, thought through and overcome. Disappearing evidence, physical threats, and encounters in dark alleyways are sharp counterpoints to the embedded love story. Eventually, readers will learn that the past and present are tied together with a neatly intertwining bow, but not before Ms. Bingley leads readers on a merry chase. The Night She Came Home will have you reading into the wee hours of the morning, so plan your day accordingly, and indulge yourself with a fictional foray into the "danger zone" -- where love, greed and murder collide with calamitous results. Reviewed by C.L. Jeffries
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You won't be able to put it down!,
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This review is from: The Night She Came Home (Paperback)
This was the best book I've read in a long time! It held my interest right through to the end, and the author had me completely fooled as to who the guilty party was. I highly recommend this book, and look forward to more titles by this author in the future!
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I couldn't put it down,
By Cheryl (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Night She Came Home (Paperback)
Bravo Lori Derby Bingley, I must say I just couldn't let this book out of my grasp. I found it extremely thrilling as it clenched at my imagination strings with every chapter. I became each character, feeling their feelings. I was able to vividly imagine their world and surroundings completely, and soon found I was living this fantasy with every detail. For days, even after finishing this novel, I found myself going back to re-read sections. It kept me guessing! simply put, I can't wait for the next one.... Good luck & God speed!
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