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Night's Landing

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Historical Archaeologist Sarah Dunnemore returns from Scotland to her family home in Night's Landing, Tennessee, expecting to relax a bit before deciding what to do next with her career. Just as she settles in, Sarah receives a phone call that alters her life. Her twin brother, Deputy U.S. Marshal Rob Dunnemore, has just been shot by a sniper in Central Park. Rob's partner and friend, Nate Winter, was also shot at the time but his wound is minor and he is released from the hospital quickly.

Sarah leaves her family home in the care of Ethan, the handyman, and rushes to New York. There she meets another deputy U.S. Marshal, Juliet Longstreet, who used to date Rob. Juliet is Sarah's constant escort while in N.Y. Then there is Nate. Nate believes the FBI investigators have the wrong suspect, who is conveniently dead, as the sniper.

Rob convinces Sarah to return to Night's Landing. However, she finds a letter from Rob's would-be killer and Nate sprints to her side. Nate is determined to locate who the sniper really is and to protect Sarah. There are plenty of questions but few answers. Who is the sniper? Will he try again to kill Rob? Will he go after Sarah next? Was the shooting related to the Dunnemore's close friendship with U.S. President John Wesley Poe? And most importantly, could Nate open up to Sarah and take a chance on their growing attraction?

**** There are several other characters and for awhile I was overwhelmed with figuring out who everyone was and how they figured into the story. So if you do not like books that have several things going on at once and lots of characters to keep up with, pass on this one. However, if you want a suspenseful story that tests your crime solving wits, this book is for you! Here is a brisk who-dunnit story that will keep you reading until the very end! ****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

Ms. Neggers has once again proved she is at the top of her game with Night's Landing. U.S. Marshall Nate Winter's is a down to earth hero who will do what it takes to get the truth even if it means breaking the rules (my kind of man). Sarah Dunnemore is his partner's sister with close ties to the current U.S. President and his family. Nate and Sarah meet when both Nate and Sarah's brother Rob are shot by a sniper. What follows is a thrilling, suspenseful, romantic story. Ms. Neggers insightful characters, political savy and interaction between Nate and Sarah gives the reader one great read. I highly recommend this book.

Following an overkill press conference of the joint fugitive task force, US Marshals Rob Dunnemore and Nate Winter are enjoying a walk in Central Park when a sniper shoots both law enforcement officials with the former critically hurt. While Nate struggles to keep his partner alive and locate the killer, Rob's sister historical archaeologist Sarah Dunnemore is taking a slight breather after completing her Poe family project with the documentary that goes back to the roots in Scotland.

When Sarah learns that her twin is injured, she leaves her home in Night's Landing, Tennessee to be at her side in a Manhattan hospital. There she meets by the rules Nate, who is obsessed with finding the assassin who escaped the park. Though out of character, he is very attracted to his partner's sibling but, Nate believes she has insider information involving her Tennessee neighbor and sometime resident, the President of the United States that ties back to his investigation. He will not allow even the woman he loves to escape his scrutiny whether she is in Night's Landing, New York City or some remote historical site for she is the key to unraveling who paid the killer.

NIGHT'S LANDING is an exhilarating police procedural romance with political elements that raise the tension, but also distracts from the prime two subplots of searching for a killer and of course the love story. Carla Neggers provides terrific counterpoints whether it is locations or just looking at tulips when blood abruptly flows. The lead couple is a delight as hardboiled Nate seems like Sam Spade refusing to let even love from stopping him from obtaining the truth.

Harriet Klausner

Carla Neggers is a good author. I usually love her books, however, I am very tired of political, suspense novels. All of the books about the Winters family have some politics in them, but this had so much political stuff it turned me off.

Nate Winters is the brother of Antonia Winters who married Hank Callahan in a previous book. He of course was running for senator. He won.

Nate is also the brother of Carine Winters who finally married Tyler North in another novel.

This book highlights a wonderful family, the Dunnemores. Rob is a deputy Marshall, Sarah, his twin, is a historical archeologist. By the time you finish this book you'll know what that is. We also have their parents, grandparents, and the President of the United States, who thinks of Sarah as his own.

With that list of characters not to mention the list of bad guys, this book could have been 2 or 3 books.

I am just tired of politics. My daughter bought the book for me. She read it and said it was a nice read.

This novel is not about normal people. Okay, so maybe I mean regular people. I just could not get into the story, or the romance.

As a obsessive reader I did read it all. I couldn't help it. If I start a book I have to finish it. But I wish I hadn't started this one.

With this many familiar characters you would think the book would flow easily and entertainingly. But it did not for me.

Love books in a series and no one does it better than Carla Neggers. There are 7 books in this series, this is #3.

Historical archeologist Sarah Dunnmore has just returned from Europe with hopes for a break - but she is summoned to his twin brother's bedside after Rob and his US Marshal partner Nate Winter are gunned down in Central Park. Nate forms an instant attraction to Sarah and agrees to follow her back to Tennessee to watch over her for Rob, as it appears that the attack had more to do with Rob and his family's long-standing relationship with current US President Wes Poe than the case they currently put to rest.

While back at the modest homestead of the Dunnmore clan, Nate runs into Ethan the mysterious caretaker, who has his own reasons for being near the Dunnmores, and a noisy reporter trying to gain access to the President through Sarah. Meanwhile, their mother and father are in Holland on a business trip, where she runs into Nicholas Janssen a former flame (seems mom was quite a party girl in her day - she romanced Wes as well) in search of a presidential pardon for his IRS misdeeds. Nicholas has more to hide than unfilled taxes, and needs a pardon to return to the US.

Readers beware - this is the middle book in a series of six (so far), and leaves loose ends to be continued in future volumes. Despite this, the story can partially stand on its own merits, though there is far too much going on and too many characters to keep track of. But the open ending is a shameless practice of milking the reader that far too many authors engage in.

I want to start by telling you what order to read these books in. The Winter family saga begins in a short story told in the book "On the Edge", followed by "Cold Ridge." The next is "Night's Landing", then "The Rapids" and finally "Dark Sky." If you read the books out of order, you are less likely to want to go back to read what the author keeps reiterating throughout the series.

As far as Night's Landing goes, it was a fairly enjoyable read. More so for the continuing story of the Winter family, than any heavy romance or hold you to the edge of your seat suspense. The characters were likable and the story line moved along quickly.

I was a little reluctant wanting to read any of these books having read the reviews, but wasn't disappointed entirely. "Night's Landing" is a quick read and fairly easy to follow if you are familiar with the other stories. There are a lot of characters, many returning from previous novels, that can be confusing for some, but not difficult to figure out as the book reads on.

Is it worth the money?

As part of the series, yes. Alone, no.

Historical Archaeologist Sarah Dunnemore returns from Scotland to her family home in Night's Landing, Tennessee, expecting to relax a bit before deciding what to do next with her career. Just as she settles in, Sarah receives a phone call that alters her life. Her twin brother, Deputy U.S. Marshal Rob Dunnemore, has just been shot by a sniper in Central Park. Rob's partner and friend, Nate Winter, was also shot at the time but his wound is minor and he is released from the hospital quickly.

Sarah leaves her family home in the care of Ethan, the handyman, and rushes to New York. There she meets another deputy U.S. Marshal, Juliet Longstreet, who used to date Rob. Juliet is Sarah's constant escort while in N.Y. Then there is Nate. Nate believes the FBI investigators have the wrong suspect, who is conveniently dead, as the sniper.

Rob convinces Sarah to return to Night's Landing. However, she finds a letter from Rob's would-be killer and Nate sprints to her side. Nate is determined to locate who the sniper really is and to protect Sarah. There are plenty of questions but few answers. Who is the sniper? Will he try again to kill Rob? Will he go after Sarah next? Was the shooting related to the Dunnemore's close friendship with U.S. President John Wesley Poe? And most importantly, could Nate open up to Sarah and take a chance on their growing attraction?

**** There are several other characters and for awhile I was overwhelmed with figuring out who everyone was and how they figured into the story. So if you do not like books that have several things going on at once and lots of characters to keep up with, pass on this one. However, if you want a suspenseful story that tests your crime solving wits, this book is for you! Here is a brisk who-dunnit story that will keep you reading until the very end! ****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

It may not be fair that review this book as I was only able to skim through it. I just so happen to discover I had this one in my collection. However, having already read The Rapids, and Dark Sky first, it was hard to go back through all that was already revealed the the two books that come after this one.

I hated The Rapids, however Dark Sky, and Nights Landing were enjoyable enough. I really love Juliet's character. Her story with Booker is told in Dark Sky, but you get a taste of her in this book. I would recomment this book, but I would recommend they be read in order. I understand that there are two more that come even before this one.