White Mountain [Mass Market Paperback]

Dinah Mccall (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2002

Why do the fingerprints of a recent murder victim in New York City belong to a man who has been dead for over thirty years? To find out, FBI agent Jack Dolan heads to the victim's last known address: a boardinghouse in Braden, Montana.

Most of the guests at Abbott House are couples seeking help from the fertility clinic run by a team of dedicated doctors. So Jack's arrival is a pleasant surprise for own Isabella Abbott, who finds herself wrestling with feelings she's never had before. Jack, too, shares the powerful connection, and is all too aware of the danger of letting personal desires get in the way of an investigation.

He suspects someone ruthless is lurking in the shadows -- someone with orders to kill. But what secrets are worth dying for in this peaceful place that offers miracles to desperate couples? And is Isabella part of the savage mystery that surrounds White Mountain?

But the more Jack learns, the more he understands why the secrets of White Mountain must be kept hidden. At all costs.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

When Frank Walton, a Russian scientist who supposedly died in a plane crash 30 years earlier, is found murdered in an alley in Brighton Beach, N.Y., FBI agent Jack Dolan is instructed to poke around Braden, Mont., Walton's former residence, for clues to the man's past. Upon his arrival, Jack learns that Walton is survived by his "niece," the beautiful Isabella Abbott. Isabella runs an inn which houses couples seeking help at the famous White Mountain fertility clinic, run by her other "uncles," who are really just friends of her late father who helped raise her. As Jack begins to peel away the layers of secrecy that surround Walton's death, the fertility clinic and Isabella's uncles, his affection for Isabella, as well as his fear for her safety, intensifies. The pace picks up when the ex-KGB agent who killed Walton devises a plan to abduct Isabella and set himself up for life. The intimate encounters between Isabella and Jack are a welcome counterpoint to the action, and McCall (Storm Warning) skillfully keeps the reader guessing about the outcome of their relationship and the secrets of White Mountain until the novel's end. The weak point of the story is Isabella, who is little more than a modern day damsel-in-distress, but fast-paced action and a well-rounded hero more than compensate.
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About the Author

Dinah McCall finally realized that the daydreams she'd been having all her life were a gift, a talent she could no longer ignore. "It hit me that I was destined to be a storyteller." Dinah made the decision to write tales of substance. These stories have captured the hearts of many readers and have earned bestseller placements. Dinah lives in her native Oklahoma, where she also writes as Sharon Sala.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Mira (April 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1551668947
• ISBN-13: 978-1551668949
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,298,500 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A page turner..., July 25, 2003

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This review is from: White Mountain (Mass Market Paperback)

Isabella Abott never questioned the love and trust she felt for her father and six elderly 'uncles' who were fixtures in her life while she was growing up. When her father dies suddenly she is devestated. Being dealt another blow on top of that, she learns that one of her 'uncles' was murdered while he was on vacation in Brighton Beach, where the population is made of of mostly Russian immigrants. When 'writer' Jack Dolan shows up to do research for a book, Isabella is swept away by the feelings she has for the stranger. When her life starts unraveling more than she thought possible, Isabella turns to Jack, instead of one of the uncles.

FBI Agent Jack Dolan came to White Mountain to find answers to why a Russian scientist faked his death more than twenty years ago only to end up on White Mountain as a seemingly respectable doctor. The more questions that Jack gets answered, the more he seems to have as the mystery gets bigger and bigger.

I read the review where it was only given one star and I honestly had no idea what the mystery was early on in the book. The feelings between Jack and Isabella were not superficial as the writer stated, but unexpected and powerful. This is one of the better McCall books that I've read.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars 2.5 stars. Good, but not worth full price, October 13, 2004

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Angela Wilson "I love books & DVDs!" (Midwest) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: White Mountain (Mass Market Paperback)

Well, after reading good reviews for this book, I bought it hoping for the best. And was disappointed to find a story with a weak female character, sexual tension and attraction that is non-existent between characters who supposedly fall in love, and a ludacrious ending that had me sitting back in my chair going, "What?!?" WHITE MOUNTAIN starts off strong, but the lack of character in Isabella and the secrets revealed at the end are a joke. Don't get me wrong, the idea/concept is great, but the final product left something to be desired.
McCall's STORM WARNING is a beach book worth the effort. Get it instead.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ms. McCall delivers another page turner!, May 5, 2002

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M. Bradley "Mimmi" (Bluegrass State) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: White Mountain (Mass Market Paperback)

Isabella Abbott has spent her entire life on White Mountain, running Abbott House, and
taking care of her father, and his closest friends, who are honorary uncles. It comes as a complete shock when within the span of a few days her whole worlds changes. Her father passes away, and Frank, one of her honorary uncles, is found murdered in New York.

FBI agent Jack Dolan receives a call to check out what a seems at first to be a small glitch-how was a man who died thirty years ago found murdered in New York city? Setting off to White Mountain to investigate what he's sure is just a defection, Jack find himself floored when he sees a portrait on the wall in Abbott House that seems to be speaking to him. After being told the Isabella in the portrait has long been dead, Jack is shocked once again when he runs into the very image of the portrait on a night forage in the kitchen. He thinks he's a seeing ghost!!

Isabella quickly sets Jack straight, and finds herself drawn to this man who claims to be a writer. It's not long before Jack discovers there is much more to this case than he'd first thought, and that somehow Isabella is a key. What were her remaining four uncles up to here on White Mountain? And just how does Isabella, whom he's quickly falling for, play into the case?

Ms. McCall once again delivers a top notch suspense story, with elements of the paranormal that will in turn shock you, and have you lingering in deep thought over the possibilities. I wish this book would have had a hundred more pages, to we'd have gotten to know the characters a little more in depth, but the story is vibrant and alive, and pulls you right in. Whether writing as Dinah McCall or Sharon Sala, her romantic suspense books continue to thrill and entertain!