Valley of the Shadow [Mass Market Paperback]

Charlotte Hughes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 30, 2004

From award-winning author Charlotte Hughes, a classic tale of romantic suspense finally available again.

Crime reporter Meg Gentry returns to her hometown where she lands a job at the local paper. But the town′s tranquillity is shattered by the suicide of Meg′s predecessor and the unearthed skeleton of an unidentified woman who, as the evidence indicates, was murdered.

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About the Author

Charlotte Hughes lives on Fripp Island in South Carolina.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 338 pages
• Publisher: Avon (November 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380784548
• ISBN-13: 978-0380784547
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #821,208 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars highly entertaining and enjoyable, September 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Valley of the Shadow (Mass Market Paperback)

Move over Susan E Phillips! Here is another female character with wit and a decidedly sharp tongue. Ms. Hughes definitely has a winning style and is sure to please all her readers. I wish authors like this were more prolific. Too many of the known authors' works seem more like computerized versions of their last 10 books, or like someone else is writing them, and poorly at that. Ms. Hughes offers a well developed plot and strong characterization that is very believeable. Her book was definitely fun to read. Can't wait for her next one.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book!, December 1, 2003

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This review is from: Valley of the Shadow (Mass Market Paperback)

Boy I wish I could think of the fast comebacks Meg did! She cracked me up, never missed a beat. The mystery was a little lacking but the comedy (Meg's mother for example) made up for it. I did have some unanswered questions though. Why did Clay marry Becky? Why did they get divorced and why did he pay her so much to get out of the marriage? How did Meg and Clay leave things between them when she left town? Oh well, guess we never get all the answers but definitely an enjoyable book.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I didn't finish it, December 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Valley of the Shadow (Mass Market Paperback)

I enjoyed the author's sense of humor, but found it grating after a while. The characters did not seem real to me. Instead, they were overdone and somewhat stereotypical. It felt like the main character was trying too hard to amuse us with her witty take on everything. I hate not to finish a book that I have purchased, but I gave up on it. The storyline definitely had potential, but I wouldn't recommend this for people who prefer more serious suspense novels.