Oakdale Confidential [Paperback]

Anonymous (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 14, 2008

This is the novel that everyone in Oakdale is talking about. This is the scandal they can't ignore. It's a major event in Oakdale -- a black-tie gala honoring the Marron family's fifty years of support for Oakdale's Memorial Hospital. But high spirits are cut short when patron of honor Gregory Marron Jr. is delivered in his limo dead on arrival, from an apparent heart attack. Three women in the crowd have reasons of their own to suspect murder. . . . Event organizer Katie Peretti never understood her boyfriend Mike Kasnoff's reasons for not attending the party -- until now. Wrongly implicated in a crime against the Marrons, Mike served a stiff sentence, and has nursed a simmering rage ever since. Maddie Coleman, the teenaged sister of the limo's driver, Henry, knows that her brother owed Marron thirty-thousand dollars. She also knows he couldn't pay him back, and had only one recourse for permanently erasing the debt. Carly Snyder's suspicions are more personal. The wife of police detective Jack Snyder, Carly was one of Marron's mistresses. In a heated moment she wanted her shameful past dead and buried -- a wish her husband possibly honored. Now Katie, Maddie, and Carly, each of them desperate to protect the man they love, are crossing paths in an investigation that's uncovering more poisonous secrets in Oakdale than they ever imagined. The means, motives, and suspects are shifting with each new twist -- and one of these determined women may not live to see the killer revealed.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

The author of O has been in the room with Barack Obama and wishes to remain anonymous.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Pocket (March 14, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416596380
• ISBN-13: 978-1416596387
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,901,679 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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97 of 116 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the money, April 7, 2006

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a true ATWT fan "a true ATWT fan" (FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oakdale Confidential (Hardcover)

First off, I was disappointed that the 50th Anniversary would be celebrated with a fictional book. But, I heard it would deal with the history of the show. It doesn't. At all.

It features very few ATWT characters and virtually no Hughes family members. Tom, Bob, Kim, and Casey were completely ignored.

This might be a good read for someone who likes cheesy romance novels or skating mysteries, but true ATWT fans will absolutely hate it!

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A true soap opera murder mystery, April 19, 2006

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Nancy "Nancy" (Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oakdale Confidential (Hardcover)

This book was a true soap opera style murder mystery-without the months of angst waiting on the killer to be found. It includes a lot of crazy twists with an ending that is sure to surprise you.

16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's all in fun, April 13, 2006

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Mommyreader "Courtney" (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oakdale Confidential (Hardcover)

The book may not be the best written book to hit the market, but it is a fun read that ties nicely in to what is going on on the Soap. If you are expecting the best novel of the year, this book is not for you. If you want a fun, easy read tied to your favorite soap, go for it. I like knowing that I have read the book that is shaking up my favorite town.