Some family history is too dangerous to be revealed. Sarah Baker's search for the truth about her adoption uncovered a tangled web of deadly secrets... A phone call from a blackmailer turned Sarah's life upside down. The man claimed to know the circumstances of her illegal adoption thirty years ago. He also revealed some shocking facts about her real parents. Rather than have the blackmailer go public with the information and risk her husband's career, she agreed to a one-time payoff. Their situation was far from resolved, and doubts about her heritage put a strain on their once ideal marriage. Sarah still didn't have verification of the truth. She needed more details. Were there any brothers or sisters, or other family members nearby? Had the same blackmailer approached them too? Hiring a Private Investigator seemed the only option, but it meant opening a Pandora's box. Sarah needed confirmation and closure, and was willing to take the risk. Ex FBI investigator turned P. I. Joe Coopersmith was up to the task, but working on a thirty-year-old mystery wouldn't be easy. Joe didn't realize it might also turn deadly...
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Ernesto Patino grew up in El Paso where he graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso. He received a Bachelor of Music Degree and taught school for a couple of years before joining the FBI as a Special Agent. His career spanned 23 years, most of which were spent in South Florida. He now lives in Arizona and divides his time between writing and working as a private investigator. The characters in his novels are loosely based on people he met during the course of his life as an FBI agent and private investigator. He also writes a monthly column for the on-line magazine, Big Blend.
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A rollercoaster ride of a read,
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"Sarah? Sarah Baker?" said a man with a raspy voice. "I know this may sound a little strange, considering you don't know me. But I happen to be in possession of some interesting information concerning your parents - your natural parents, that is - and I thought we might..."
This phone call became the beginning of many changes to come in Sara Baker's life. Of course the blackmailer wanted money. And due to the information this man threatened to make public, Sarah's husband Mark agreed to pay. But the information did more than threaten their comfortable lives. It sparked Sarah's desire to know more about her parents who had given her up many years ago. That's when she turned to 20 year FBI veteran turned private investigator Joe Coopersmith. Through Joe's research, he discovers that Sarah's mother died in a fire in 1965. He also finds Sarah to have 2 brothers and a sister. As he interviews them, he learns they too have been contacted by the blackmailer and they wanted him stopped. The information held by this man would drastically alter their lives and totally destroy Sarah's brother Hal's future as a Conservative radio talk host. But they want something else as well. They want Sarah to give up her search for information on their father. Sarah's determination is strong and becomes even stronger when she learns her father is still living. She has questions about the past and he's the only one living to provide the answers. No matter what her family says, nothing will make her give up in her quest of finding her father. Not even murder. Patino takes you on a rollercoaster ride as you travel with Joe Coopersmith from Miami to Key West and then to Mobile ending on the Miccosukee Indian Reservation where the final answers are to be found. Web of Secrets is fast pace from beginning to end and a very enjoyable read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A great mystery novel set in south Florida,
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Joe Coopersmith a private investigator, was hired by Sarah to find information about her illegal adoption.
Every family has it's secret, the PI told Sarah. Did Sarah have the courage to continue the search despite her husband's objections? I was hooked on the very first page of Web Of Secrets. It's an intriguing novel from start to finish. Ernesto Patino used many vivid images that makes the whole book come alive. It's a must read for anyone searching for their birth parents.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great new PI mystery book,
This review is from: Web of Secrets (Paperback)
Web of secrets has everything a good mystery should have. It has the interesting and competent PI, secrets from the past, and multiple mysteries that need resolution. It caught my interest immediately with the initial set up of a story from the past.
The character of P.I. Joe Coopersmith, the fifty-something, former FBI investigator is likeable and in the story he has a way with people that gets results. There is fast paced action and several twists in the story that kept me wondering where it would go next. The one mystery to me is the reaction to the blackmailer. Of course I don't want any spoilers in my review, but I think the reaction to this blackmailer will read differently in different areas of the country. In the story's location of Florida and in other Southern states, this blackmailer's information would create a different reaction than it would receive in the Midwest or in most areas of this country in 2010.
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