Tonight You're Mine: A Novel Of Psychological Suspense [Mass Market Paperback]

Carlene Thompson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 15, 1998

She knew he was back. But was it for love...or revenge?

Fifteen years ago, Nicole and Paul were deeply in love-she was a college student and he was a brilliant pianist. They were passionately happy, until one violent, terrifying night changed their lives forever. Now she's a different person, with a different life, but her past continues to haunt her. And though Paul was reported dead in a car crash, Nicole can't shake the feeling that the man she loved is still out there somewhere alive. Following the sudden death of her father, a series of mysterious murders shake her world, threatening her safety, as well as her sanity. And somehow, these horrific killings are tied to Nicole-now she must find out why-and uncover the shadowy figure who stalks her before he makes his deadly claim...

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

It's been 10 years since two men raped Nicole at knifepoint after her tryst with pianist Paul. After the two were acquitted, they were murdered execution style and Paul, the prime suspect, went on the lam only to supposedly be killed in a crash a year later. Now Nicole is a college professor with a daughter and is separated from her cheating husband. Her father just committed suicide and, at his funeral, she believes she sees Paul. Shortly after the sighting, bad things begin to happen to her and to those who might do her harm. Is Paul back to stalk her or protect her? Thompson's newest (after The Way You Look Tonight) features strong characterizations of Nicole, her daughter and her mother, and the red herrings she throws in work nicely. Where Thompson fails is in developing a believable villain and, overall, in piecing together the puzzle. If the reader can suspend disbelief, this romantic thriller will have some appeal.
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About the Author

Carlene Thompson is the author of four more psychological thrillers: Black for Remembrance, All Fall Down, The Way You Look Tonight and In the Event of My Death. Until recently she taught English in a small college in Ohio. She now lives in West Virginia where her hobby is caring for homeless dogs and cats, including tow lovable canine crossbreeds called April and Alex.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (December 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312968078
• ISBN-13: 978-0312968076
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,180,366 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MYSTERY, ROMANCE, AND SUSPENSE...ALL ROLLED INTO ONE, February 17, 2001

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This review is from: Tonight You're Mine: A Novel Of Psychological Suspense (Mass Market Paperback)

The author is simply one of the best writers of this genre. She is better than Mary Higgins Clark who is the maven for this type of book. Ms. Thompson keeps the reader guessing, with so many twists and turns in the plot as to keep the reader in suspense until the very end. It is an absorbing and compelling page turner.

Fifteen years ago, a vivacious, nineteen year old college student, Nicole Sloan, was having a scintillating love affair with handsome, sophisticated, world reknowned pianist, Paul Dominic. Little did she realize that her world would crumble, when she was tossed into a maelstrom of violence that would change her life, as well as Paul's, forever.

Now thirty four years old, Niclole is mother to a precocious eight year girl and married to a philandering college professor, Roger Chandler, who is leaving her for a twenty year old college student. Adding to her personal pain is the fact that her beloved father inexplicably commits suicide. As her personal life begins to fall apart around her, she is also beset by a series of murders which appear to be happening to people whom she knows. Somehow, these events are tied into the violent and tragic events of her past.

Moreover, Paul Dominic, the man whom she loved and believed to have died in a car crash shortly after her life was ripped apart by violence fifteen years earlier, may not be dead after all. Or is he? Confused by the mayhem which seems to be happening around her, and baffled by her sighting of a man who reminds her of Paul and who appears to be watching over her, Nicole sets about trying to unravel a seeming tapestry of intrigue. It is only in understanding her past, however, that her present will make itself clear.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tonight You're Mine, February 6, 2000

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This review is from: Tonight You're Mine: A Novel Of Psychological Suspense (Mass Market Paperback)

Just finished this book...I've read four of Carlene Thompson's novels...she is absolutely the best mystery writer ever. This book, like all of her books, keeps you guessing until the very end. I haven't been right yet...can't figure them out. I thought this book was very suspenseful, a real page-turner and so hopelessly un-figurable! Carlene Thompson is the best and I only wish she had more books out there for me to read.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unexpectedly Great!, March 20, 1999

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This review is from: Tonight You're Mine: A Novel Of Psychological Suspense (Mass Market Paperback)

This was the first time I read anything by this author. I loved it from the minute I started it - right to the very end! Read the book in 2 nights! The book was truly suspensful to the very end - I had no idea "who done it". It was very, very good and I look forward to many more books by this particular author.