Tangle of Lies (Berkley Sensation) [Paperback]

Patricia Potter (Author)

Book Description

Series: Berkley Sensation | Publication Date: June 7, 2005

Liz Connor's life is turned upside down when her mother is arrested for a murder committed thirty years ago. No one can believe it--except the FBI--and now her mother isn't talking. To uncover the truth, Liz must rely on the help of an ex-cop who ignites her fiery desire--and who has a secret that could shatter Liz's life.

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You are holding a work of art when you pick up a book by Patricia Potter. (Rendezvous) REVIEW; She knows how to entertain readers. (Romance Reviews Today) A master storyteller. (Mary Jo Putney)

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Berkley; Regular Print/Single Titl edition (June 7, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425203948
• ISBN-13: 978-0425203941
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,636,722 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic suspense thriller, June 7, 2005

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tangle of Lies (Berkley Sensation) (Paperback)

In Santa Fe, high school Principal Steve Connor comes home knowing something is not right with his wife. Steve's daughter Liz agrees with her father something is off kilter. Liz calls family friend DA Robert Adams who tells her to come alone to his office. There Liz meets FBI agents who inform her that her mother has been arrested for the murder of two armored car guards during a hold up thirty-four years ago; her real name is Sarah Jane Maynard. The Feds want her three associates. Liz believes they captured the wrong person, but her father does not seem s shocked.

In nearby Sangre de Cristo Mountains, former Boston cop Garrett Caleb Adams learns of the arrest of one of those who killed his father thirty four years ago so he arrives at FBI Headquarters in Albuquerque. He offers his services to Liz saying he is writing a book on the armored car robbery. Incidents occur to Sarah's family and cohorts die, but she insists she is guilty and does not want to see anyone again. Liz asks Cal to help them. They fall in love, but he knows that once she learns the truth, their relationship will end.

This fast-paced investigative story line hooks the audience once readers get over the shock that kindhearted motherly Sarah Jane and her cohorts killed two armored car guards including Cal's dad. The cast makes the tale believable as the strong lead couple struggle to learn the whole truth while a solid support in Boston, Chicago, Kansas City as well as New Mexico enhance the tale. Though many will believe that the "survivors" get off too softly, fans will agree that Patricia Potter provides a fantastic suspense thriller.

Harriet Klausner

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another great Potter mystery, January 30, 2006

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Tracy Vest (Northern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tangle of Lies (Berkley Sensation) (Paperback)

Liz Connor's world is turned upside down when she receives a call from her father that her mother has vanished. Soon, they discover that her mother has lived a lie, and is wanted in connection with an armored car robbery 34 years earlier. When her mother decides to not fight extradition and plead guilty, Liz is enraged and wants answers.

Caleb Adams also has an interest in the arrest of Betty Connor. She used to be Sarah Jane Maynard, a peace protester who got mixed up with the wrong crowd and is linked to the death of his father - one of the armored guards. He relocated to New Mexico after his wife and son were murdered in a car bomb when he was a Boston police detective, but has never given up on finding the four people wanted in connection with his father's murder.

When he offers to help Liz uncover the mystery, he does not count on falling for her. And once they get deeper into the relationship, he knows that the longer he keeps his past from her, the more it will destroy whatever relationship they might have.

Lurking in the background is Tony Woodall, the unknown ringleader of the group who has been searching for their ill-gotten gains all these years, and finally has the chance to get it back, even if he has to kill again. He scares Sarah Jane (Betty) into silence by targeting her family.

Author Potter offers another nail biting suspense that will keep you at the edge of your seat. The only drawback I found was the number of characters and the aliases they used - could be difficult at times to tell who they were.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Romantic Suspense the way it should be, June 19, 2006

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Pamela Ackerson "author" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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Tangle of Lies
by Patricia Potter

Reviewer: Pamela Ackerson (author of Home of the Braves Trilogy)

Romantic Suspense the way it should be

Patricia Potter has taken a genre and made it her own. Ms. Potter is known for her exquisite historical romances and now she has taken the romance suspense and added her own special recipe. Tangle of Lies grips you from the very first page and doesn't let you go until the very end. Liz Connor, the main character, has you by her side emotionally supporting her as you turn each page, from the moment she hears that her mother has been accused of a murder that happened 30 years ago, to the struggle with a relationship that is bound to fail because of the tangle of lies that have surrounded her. Clear your schedule, you don't want to be interrupted once you start reading this book!