Not Guilty [Import] [Unbound]

Patricia MacDonald (Author)

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• Publisher: Pocket Books (April 2002)
• ISBN-10: 0743423577
• ISBN-13: 978-0743423571
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute MUST READ!, March 26, 2002

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Nick G - See all my reviews

This review is from: Not Guilty (Hardcover)

Keely Bennett has a wonderful husband, and a loving nine year-old son when her life shatters.
Her husband Richard has been suffering from migraine headaches and as a result of the excruciating pain he decides to take his own life, leaving his young son victim to finding the body. This devastating blow pushes Keely to the limits of what her mental, and emotional state can handle, but with the help of Richard's best friend Mark Weaver she can get over this horrible tragedy and put back the pieces of her life.

What started as a friendship with Mark turned to love, and several years later the two are married with a beautiful baby girl, but what on the surface seems perfect is not...

Keely's son Dylan, now a teenager, has become distant, and his dislike for his step-father and baby sister has become more apparent, forcing Keely to reach out to help her son before it's too late, but another shocking tragedy will plunge her back into the depths of darkness she so fought so hard to escape.

While out one night, Keely returns home to find Mark dead, a victim of drowning, and her infant daughter soaking wet, the police rule this as an accident, obviously the baby fell into the pool and Mark jumped in to save her, even though he couldn't swim, but the pool gate is always locked, how did it get unlocked? The further the police look they come up with their prime suspect...Keely's son, Dylan. Refusing to believe her son is a murderer, Keely begins questioning everything she thought she knew about her second husband Mark, the answers she will find will be beyond anything she could have imagined, and worse still are the connections to the death of her first husband.

Keely realizes she must find her answers quickly, for tracking her every move is a killer who will stop at nothing to keep the secrets of the dead buried.

`Not Guilty' is an up-all-night, adrenaline fueled, thriller that can't be set aside until all the secrets are revealed. Twist after twist you will be held spellbound trying to figure out where the book is going, and just when you think you have it figured out another twist comes in and throws you off track.

Patricia MacDonald has crafted a masterpiece of suspense, very similar to the early works of Joy Fielding, she grabs her reader early on and hurtles them through one of the most enjoyable thrillers I have read in years.

I can't recommend this book highly enough, anyone looking for a suspenseful thriller should run out and buy this for it is that good, it deserves to be bestseller!

An absolute MUST read!

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome suspense thriller that kept my attention...., April 25, 2004

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"franciedoll" (Eggertsville, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Not Guilty (Mass Market Paperback)

I have read some of Patricia MacDonald's books previously and have always found them to be well written, with unexpected twists and turns. Ms. MacDonald writes in the same genre as Mary Higgins Clark - the everyday world surrounding an attractive and sympathetic heroine becomes a place of horror. This tale, which involves both a woman's relationship with her troubled son and her loss of two husbands who were also childhood friends under suspicious circumstances(one to suicide, one to an "accidental" drowning) is loaded with well drawn characters and that "turn of the screw" type of suspense that makes you keep reading. Yes, some will say it's predictable - but that's the beauty of it - you start one of Ms. MacDonald's books and you do know exactly what you're going to get. And, in today's crazy world, that's a wonderful thing. I highly recommend "Not Guilty" to those of us who love women in jeopardy novels and Lifetime Movie Network movies and aren't ashamed to admit it. I loved this book and now want to read all of this author's books!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good...But Not Great, January 23, 2004

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TJ's Mommy (El Dorado Hills, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Not Guilty (Hardcover)

I think that this book is worth reading, but it's not an edge of your seat page turner like some other thrillers. The plot is interesting (if not a wee bit far fetched) and will keep your attention. It just doesn't get thrilling and scary and make you anxious like some other books I've read.

It is the story of Keely Bennett. Her first husband committed suicide and her son found him. While dealing with this tragedy, Mark Weaver swoops in as an old friend of Richard's who has to come to help Keely with the legal aspects of his death. He falls in love, they get married and have a baby together. Too good to be true? Yes! Mark is found dead...presumable an accident in their pool. Until a woman scorned, the District Attorney, tries to pin it all on Keely's son. The story from there is about Keely trying to protect her son...and what they find out about Mark's death. It unravels at a quick pace and doesn't leave you wondering for too long.

It's a good book...but not too "thrilling."