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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
When I fall... in love with this book!!!, June 4, 2007
This book, derived from the concept of a Barenaked Ladies song looks at what happens when people see things that aren't meant to be seen. Almost all the characters in the book have a secret. It is up to our heroes to fit the pieces of the puzzle together in time to save the day.
This book is sure to keep you interested and turning the pages. The author has done a great job of capturing the flavor of the city of Philadelphia as well as some observations that can only be made by a local. The city itself seems to be a character in the book and less of a setting for the action.
The topic area of a new miracle drug released to the public is timely. It seems like new warnings, recalls and class-action suits are flying all over the contemporary marketplace. The book's description of the approval process imposed by the FDA as well of the inner workings of a pharmaceutical company, business vs. research, seems right on.
Finally, I enjoyed the character development for our heroine, Sarah. I don't want to spoil the story for anyone, but Sarah has a significant conflict in the story, one that many people share; we trust too much. Hers is a transition from innocence to experience.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Let this book fall into your hands, August 19, 2007
Barb McClatchy has delivered a taut story about a window washer, Mel who meets the girl he has 'fallen for' (Sarah) - turns out she's engaged to a guy on the fast track to pharmaceutical history - his company is claming there is a medication that cures cancer - But things aren't what they seem... While on the job, Mel witnesses a murder of a young woman, and goes about trying to find details, only to be told details are being hushed up - Mel, a man of integrity, and his friend Liam, try to unravel this mystery. Along the way Sarah, gets to see it's not the job that makes the man nor his integrity, and is definitely her journey toward that too.
Character developement is spot on, and you care about what happens during the course of this book.
A very interesting read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
When I fall for a good read..., March 7, 2008
...I'm usually easily entertained.
And Barb McClatchy's "When I Fall" is a very entertaining piece of literature;
Our protagonist, Mel, certainly at life's odds with the job of a window washer, has seen some rather delicate situations during his career. But when his dangling job puts him in the position as the eye witness of a murder way above the streets of Philadelphia, his easy going demeanor kicks into high gear and he is desperate to find the killer.
But wait - no body, no murder, right?
The local police departments as well as the FBI shake their heads when Mel tries to get their attention. Without any proof or even a victim, Mel has no choice but to team up with his Irish pal Liam and one homicide Detective whose hands are bound due to some messy politics. Their frantic search through the darkest corners of a drug infested Philadelphia neighborhood begins and quickly Mel comes across some mysterious findings which involve his past flame, Sarah, and her fiancé, Dean, who is a rising star within the pharmaceutical industry, a womanizer, and seems to be linked to some pretty shady business.
Once the murderer realizes that Mel is on his tracks and once Mel figures out that Sarah might be in the company of the killer, Mel's up against the clock with no time to spare.
"When I Fall" is a fast paced thriller with what I call a `sexy undertone'. I very much enjoyed how McClatchy weaved corporate America issues and blue collar life (and death) together and spun it into a believable plot of high industrial politics, cover-ups, and murder.
Some editing and type-setting issues turn this five star novel into a four star, but overall I very much recommend this book and consider it a fun and thrilling page turner.
Rebecca Lerwill - author of Relocating Mia
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