Memories of Midnight (Mass Market Paperback)

by Sidney Sheldon (Author) "SHE woke up screaming every night and it was always the same dream..." (more)
Key Phrases: Constantin Demiris, Tony Rizzoli, Napoleon Chotas (more...)

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From Publishers Weekly
In this "crudely carved" sequel to The Other Side of Midnight , Greek tycoon Constantin Demiris orders the deaths of anyone who can prove he engineered a somewhat unsuccessful plot to execute his mistress Catherine--now amnesiac--and her lover. "Subtlety is not Sheldon's strong suit, but rarely has it been so utterly absent from his character development and plotting," said PW .
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Review
Patience, it seems, is a virtue - for now, 17 years after he apparently killed off Catherine Douglas in The Other Side of Midnight, Sheldon resurrects the sweet young thing for another run at happiness; but can she survive the traps laid by arch-villain Constantin Demeris, including a hit-man with her name on his knife? The predictable answer comes in the final spin of a loop-the-loop narrative that begins in July 1948 with Catherine waking up screaming in the small Greek Carmelite convent that's sheltered her for months. No longer able to bear her amnesia, she decides to seek psychiatric help - a move that prompts the Mother Superior to put in a quick call to billionaire Constantin Demeris, who in the guise of benefactor sets Catherine up in a swank apartment and job in London. Soon, Catherine remembers most of the plot of The Other Side of Midnight, how her unfaithful husband Larry and his mistress Noelle - former mistress to insanely jealous Demeris - tried to kill her. . .but she doesn't know that Demeris saved her from the burning boat and put her in the convent, then railroaded Larry and Noelle into being tried and executed for her alleged murder, and now plans to consummate his vengeance against Larry by having her killed after soiling her womanhood. Before Demeris can have his way with Catherine, however, he must dispose of a few annoyances - like his brilliant lawyer, who knows one secret too many; his abused wife and her tycoon brother, who try to frame him for the wife's suicide; and the wiseguy drug dealer who tries to blackmail him into smuggling heroine and priceless antiquities. They all twirl through the pages in many giddy subplots before Sheldon finally buckles down to flat-out suspense as Catherine - and the reader - must guess the identity of the assassin whom Demeris has sent to London to erase her, once and for all. The tangle of plots-within-plots trips up narrative drive, a rarity for Sheldon; but what a tangle it is: woven by twists and triple-crosses and reverse-stitch plotting, the enjoyable high-kitsch story, for those willing to overlook freeze-dried characters and Simple Simon prose, snares like a noose. (Kirkus Reviews) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (October 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446354678
• ISBN-13: 978-0446354677
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #124,433 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sidney Sheldon does it again!, November 2, 2004

By	Kona (Emerald City) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This novel continues the exciting story begun in Sheldon's "The Other Side of Midnight." In that novel, mega-rich Constantin Demiris manipulated the Greek court to have his mistress, Noelle, and her lover, Larry, executed for the murder of Larry's wife, Catherine. No body was ever found, and in fact, Catherine was alive and well, under the watchful eyes of Demiris.

"Memories of Midnight" begins as amnesiac Catherine starts remembering things...like the fact that her husband was killed for her supposed "murder." This could prove dangerous to Demiris, who sends her to London to work for him. Meanwhile, back in Greece, all the people who know that Catherine is still alive are systematically killed, and, just as Catherine find happiness, someone is sent to kill her.

This is that rare sequel that is actually better than the wonderful original novel. The plot twists will keep you turning the pages, and the ending is so unexpected and so shocking, you will be left breathless, and very glad you read "Memories of Midnight."

Kona

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Memories of Midnight Review, August 18, 2000

By	Maria K. Chan (United States) - See all my reviews

An excellent sequel to "The Other Side of Midnight." If you've read that book before, yep, there's more to excitement to come. If you haven't read the book before, I suggest you read it before you read this book. In short, this is another great book from Sidney Sheldon.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still Hooked!, December 28, 2001

By	Miss DTP "upper_echelon" (San Antonio, TX USA) - See all my reviews

**Closure Indeed**
This novel brings closure to story of Catherine Douglas.
pick it up!