Out Of Order [Paperback]

Bonnie MacDougal (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Ballantine Books, NY (1999)
• ASIN: B000KAHTRC
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,289,218 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mystery worth ordering, June 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Out of Order (Hardcover)

By marrying rising superstar Doug Alexander, Philadelphia attorney Campbell Smith has seemingly added the final piece to the perfect life puzzle. Senator and Mrs. Ramsey host a celebration in the honor of the newlyweds because he is Doug's mentor. At the party, Cam learns that her new spouse is running for a seat in the House.

The happiness at the gala event turns sour when some unknown assailant(s) kidnaps the Ramseys' teenage son. Instead of notifying law enforcement officials, the Senator demands Campbell finds his boy. Cam, experienced in investigations, soon learns some of the darker secrets kept by Ramsey that he would not want to have surface. As Cam digs deeper, she begins to look within as murders strike close to home due to a deep secret she keeps.

OUT OF ORDER is an excellent who-done-it filled with viable red herrings and several reasonable twists. The well-crafted story line is filled with passion. However, the characters make this novel very entertaining as everyone seems to be carrying hidden baggage so that the fear of dark secrets surfacing dictates decisions. Bonnie MacDougal provides readers with a winning suspense-laden tale that grips the audience from the start to the finish.

Harriet Klausner

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly entertaining, May 5, 2001

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Gerrit Ruitinga "gerrit ruitinga" (Antwerp) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Out of Order (Mass Market Paperback)

This third book by Mrs. Macdougal is quite up to expectation; a simple entertainig thriller to be read on holiday or in a relaxed mood. It is a straight forward well plotted novel written in a sympathetic and sensitive style with enough plot and twist to keep the interest level high.

It is a nice reflection on the devastating impact public life, ambition and politics can have on the private lifes of those involved, particularly on those next to the limelight.

Her description of what happens to the little boy is quite realistic and never gets into the " that could not happen to us".

All in all, an enjoyable read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling and provocative, October 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Out of Order (Hardcover)

This is a novel in the grandest tradition of novels, with a multi-layered plot and a complex and dazzling cast of characters. It's fast-paced but not facile; indeed, it's thought-provoking and incisive and really exposes our political and legal systems for what they are. The characters are rich and real, and the ending took my breath away.

More people need to discover this author. She's heads above the rest of the crowd.