Whispers in the Night (43 Light Street, Book 3) (Harlequin Intrigue Series #167) [Mass Market Paperback]

Rebecca York (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 252 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (July 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373221673
• ISBN-13: 978-0373221677
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,587,656 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

"[Rebecca York's] books. . . deliver what they promise: excitement, mystery, romance. . ."
- Michael Dirda, Washington Post

An award-winning, best-selling novelist, Ruth Glick is the author of over 100 books. Writing as Rebecca York, she has authored or co-authored over 50 romantic suspense novels. The first of her Berkley Sensation paranormal romantic suspense novels, KILLING MOON, was published in June 2003; EDGE OF THE MOON followed in August 2003 and WITCHING MOON in October 2003. KILLING MOON and EDGE OF THE MOON were launch books for the Berkley Sensation imprint.

She writes the popular 43 Light Street series for Harlequin Intrigue. Over 30 Light Street Intrigues have been published. NOWHERE MAN was called "one of the most heart-wrenching, moving works of romantic suspense in several years," by reviewer Harriet Klausner.

Ruth's many awards include two Rita finalist books. She has two Career Achievement awards from Romantic Times: for Series Romantic Suspense and Series Romantic Mystery. NOWHERE MAN was the Romantic Times Best Intrigue of 1998, and the book has been selected as one of their Reviewers' "all-time favorite 400 romances." In addition, she received the 1998 Affaire de Coeur's Critics Choice Award for Best Contemporary Novel, also for NOWHERE MAN. Ruth's book, KILLING MOON won the 2003 New Jersey Romance Writers Golden Leaf Award for best Paranormal. AMANDA'S CHILD won the 2001 Golden Leaf Award for Long Contemporary and was nominated for Best Intrigue of 2000 by Romantic Times. "Tyler" in BAYOU BLOOD BROTHERS won the 2001 Golden Leaf Award for best Novella. In 2007 THE SECRET NIGHT received the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for best Harlequin Intrigue. Ruth's cookbook, 100% PLEASURE, was picked by USA Today as one of the 12 best cookbooks of 1994; her FABULOUS LO-CARB CUISINE was a finalist for the MidAtlantic Publishers Association's Excellence in Independent Publishing Award.

Several of Ruth's Moon books (WITCHING MOON, SHADOW OF THE MOON, and NEW MOON) have been on the USA Today best-seller list.

Ruth and her husband travel frequently to research settings for novels and taste new dishes for cookbooks. Her many unique experiences are apt to end up in her books--like the time she encountered a coral snake in the Guatemalan jungle or took a flight in a hot air balloon.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Toss-up, March 21, 2006

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Susan Bischoff - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Whispers in the Night (43 Light Street, Book 3) (Harlequin Intrigue Series #167) (Mass Market Paperback)

"Six-foot-two, two-hundred-pound Jake Wallace usually stood out in most crowds. It wasn't just his size that made both men and women give him a second look. It was the easy way he moved, the ready-for-anything expression on his square-cut face and his animal energy. Until you engaged him in conversation, you didn't encounter the off-beat sense of humor that made his sports column in the Baltimore Sun so popular. If you looked deeper, you realized something had given him a deep understanding of human nature. You didn't perceive the pain. He kept that too well hidden."

That's quite an introduction of the hero, and I guess that, coupled with my enjoyment of other Rebecca York titles, set me up for disappointment.

Jake Wallace was a pretty good character, but not good enough to carry the story for the comparatively weak heroine, Laura Roswell. Laura, whom we met in previous 43 Light Street stories Life Line and Shattered Vows, is now divorced from her philandering MD husband. Laura has funneled all her energies into her law practice and has no interest in dating. While the dynamic that was set up between recently jilted Laura and widowed Jake should have been a good one, I just didn't feel anything beneath their recurring protestations of the "I just can't open myself up to that kind of hurt again" variety.

The romantic part of the plot aside, the straight suspense part of the plot wasn't bad, but also didn't grab me. Both Jake and Laura have inherited interests in a piece of property that has seemed worthless but now might be able to be developed. All the other investors called together at the gloomy mansion known as Ravenwood are of the original group and know each other. After a few unexplained events, murder ensues. Laura's arrest for the murder gives the couple incentive for finding out who really dunnit. The answers to what's going on at Ravenwood might involve any of the investors, the would-be developer, Laura's deceased philandering father, a town official partially responsible for Laura's incarceration, painful memories from Jake's past, and the ghost of Ravenwood herself who has been haunting Laura's nightmares.

Despite my comments above, which are the result of my lack of emotional response to the material, I did give the book 4 stars. This is partly because Jake is a good character, the story was solid, and the writing itself was neither clumsy nor overdone (two pet peeves of mine with Harlequins, especially, it seems, of this vintage). However, most of my favorable rating comes from a plot twist in the middle of the book that took me completely by surprise.

Take it or leave it? Hard to say. It's not a must-read. However, if you're reading any of the 43 Light Street series, you'll want to pick this one up. Previously in the series are: #143 Life Line ISBN 0-373-22143-6, and #155 Shattered Vows ISBN 0-373-22155-X. Next is #179 Only Skin Deep ISBN 0-373-22179-7.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great suspense!, August 28, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Whispers in the Night (43 Light Street, Book 3) (Harlequin Intrigue Series #167) (Mass Market Paperback)

A woman is haunted by a recurring dream, a cry from the grave
for justice. Don't take to this at night, or you will be up with
the lights on, all night. Sharp characters, demanding page-turner, one to get--to read--to share---to maybe read again!