Paloma (Paperback)

by Linda A. Lavid (Author)
Key Phrases: New York, Paloma Dove, Max Laurent (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review
Emotional and completely enthralling, Paloma is a rollercoaster ride of intrigue and deception. A great read. -- Roundtable Reviews

Max Laurent is reminiscent of Micheal Connelly's loner detective, Harry Bosch...Really rather clever narrative. -- Tregolwyn Book Reviews

RECOMMENDED READ Fast-paced romantic suspense novel about a woman with three identities who is being pursued by an assassin. -- Online Review of Books and Current Affairs

Romance and suspense that keeps you on a roller coaster ride filled with blood-rushing excitement. -- Coffee Time Romance

Product Description
Paloma, a woman with three identities, is running hard and fast. Someone wants her dead. But which identity is the killer after? Max Laurent, retired FBI agent, throws himself into the mix. Paloma must outwit the assassin. Max must outwit Paloma. Before coming to terms with past misunderstandings and a child long ago abandoned,they must, together or apart, find and eliminate the killer.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 284 pages
• Publisher: Aventine Press (August 31, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593303130
• ISBN-13: 978-1593303136
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,730,789 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars One is enough, July 17, 2008

By	Robert S. Swiatek (Buffalo, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Having three identities posing problems. On the other hand there are plenty of opportunities to travel - probably more than one would want. Once I started reading this book, it was difficult to stop reading. I highly recommend it, with a word of warning: don't open the book for the first time at 11 pm. It could disrupt your sleeping patterns.

5.0 out of 5 stars Tense, witty, gripping, January 3, 2006

By	Elenita M. Ferrell - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A taut, can't-put-it-down story, with characters tightly drawn in a tale of larceny and lust--Enjoyable from start to finish!

4.0 out of 5 stars Do the dead rise?, December 31, 2005

By	The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers (RAWSISTAZ.com and BlackBookReviews.net) - See all my reviews

When her daughter was just three years old, Nancy Smith drowned in Lake Michigan. Or did she? Agnes Lopez, aka Nancy Smith, had testified against a police officer, and for her safety, was placed in a witness protection program. When word reached Agnes/Nancy, that the officer had been paroled, she felt she must fake her own death in order to protect her daughter and her husband. She eventually resurfaced as Paloma Dove. Much to her dismay, she discovered that even "dead" and with a new name, she was not safe.

PALOMA by Linda A. Lavid is the story of Agnes/Nancy/Paloma as she seeks to find safety and also to catch a glimpse of her daughter who is now graduating from high school. Against her will, she connects with Max the FBI agent who helped her escape into the witness protection program. She has bad memories of him and would rather not reopen old wounds but he is persistent and determined to help her yet again. Max also still has feelings for her, no matter what she's calling herself today.

PALOMA is a fast-paced novel, filled with odd twists and turns that boggle the mind. Who is really trying to kill Paloma? Is it indeed the rogue cop who is now running a bakery in Buffalo, New York? Or is it someone more hidden and far more sinister? Maybe even her best friend Daisy? Paloma is stalked and several attempts are made on her life but she is indeed, a resourceful person and manages to outsmart the bad guys. Will she ever be able to live a normal life again? It is a fascinating story that grabs you from the first page. Paloma and her FBI helper are well-developed characters and are both rather irritating kinds of people. There is that urge to yell at them or even smack them around a bit to teach them some manners. In many ways, their rotten personalities make them more human, like somebody you've known in your own life. In all, PALOMA was an interesting book to read and even the characters you met for only a few moments were fleshed out enough so they became real.

Reviewed by Alice Holman
of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers