The Widow by Carla Neggers

The most recent title of this prolific author, it caught my attention on a recent “busman’s holiday” excursion to a local bookstore. I guess I’m like a chocoholic in a candy shop. Working in a library and the occasional foray into a bookstore or two, helps to fuel my addiction to an art form that transforms me.

Though not an avid reader of romance paperbacks, I do find a good author from time to time. If you would enjoy reading a story that incorporates some romance and yet keeps you turning the page in pursuit of the answer to a mystery then this genre’s for you.

The Widow is about a newly married homicide detective whose husband is killed on their honeymoon. Mystery abounds off the coast of Maine as the intrigue leads the reader through a maze of family secrets, suspect photographs, crumbling ruins and former assignations.

Other titles you may enjoy are Stonebrook Cottage about a newly appointed defense attorney who returns to her childhood home in search of tranquility only to find it disrupted by the suspicious death of an old friend OR Breakwater, the story of Quinn, a former member of the United States Justice Department tries to solve the murder of a former associate.

Negger’s stories are about strong, accomplished women who risk everything to solve a crime and do so successfully.

If nothing else, they inspire all of us to reach the top of our profession using all the abilities we are gifted with.

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Perfect and Someone to Watch Over Me

Ah for a day in the sun, listening to the gentle lapping of the ocean, the shifting sands, the playful interaction of children and A GOOD BOOK.

I like to read paperbacks in the summer, especially at the beach. They are easy to hold and quick reads for the most part. I also enjoy a good suspense novel. Judith McNaught fits the bill in all categories.

A recent read of McNaught's was Perfect. In this story an escaped convict finds refuge in the arms of a woman he has kidnapped while on the run. As the story unfolds, we discover there is much more to the convict than meets the eye. The story takes the reader to the mountains of Colorado, a prison in Texas and a small town.

I'm currently reading Someone to Watch Over Me by the same author and it's also a good read. The story opens with a horrific car crash. The driver awakens in the hospital with broken bones, bruises, and a desperate need to locate her husband. We're taken to an old stone cabin in the mountains and a grand apartment in New York City. What these two very different locations have in common remains to be read.

Other books by this author include but are by no means limited to the following:
Night Whispers, Until You, and Remember When.

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