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Webs of Fate
by
Darlene Quinn (Goodreads Author)
In the high-fashion world of the mid-'80s, Ashleigh McDowell falls victim to a painful betrayal by Danielle Norman, a naive and vulnerable young buyer who is fighting to save her plummeting career. How high a price will both women pay in their battle over a grave secret? Each step Ashleigh takes to uncover the truth about Danielle's actions--and her whereabouts--unwittingl...more
Hardcover, 517 pages
Published
October 1st 2011
by Greenleaf Book Group
(first published January 1st 2011)
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I loved this book! Let me see if I can explain how I felt while reading it...Have you ever been with your best friends "chatting it up" for hours? And the worry of someone needing to leave, breaking up the fun would run through your thoughts throughout the gathering? You coud have sat there talking forever, not wanting it to end? That's how I felt reading Web's Of Fate....I didn't want it to end. I found myself spreading out my reading times because I didn't want to finish the book. Kind of like...more
Attention to detail is the hallmark of Bentleys Royale, the fictional high-end retailer in Darlene Quinn’s novel Webs of Fate. The same could be said of Quinn, who renders her characters and settings so well that one could visit them and know exactly what to do. In fact, once I finished the book, I found myself missing the people in it. But the book is not just details, as finely drawn as those are. Quinn interweaves plots in a way that has you almost as concerned for the fate of the store as fo...more
"Why would Mitchell send white roses when he knew...? A picture of Gran in her coffin flashed before her eyes. For a moment she doubted herself. Hadn't she mentioned...? She had. Ashleigh had specifically told him that white roses reminded her of death."
Whew! The Prequel to the Webs of Power series is fantastic! If you haven't read Quinn yet, I encourage you to start with this prequel before moving on to Webs of Power and Twisted Webs (Check out my earlier reviews). It is, of course, a great st...more
Whew! The Prequel to the Webs of Power series is fantastic! If you haven't read Quinn yet, I encourage you to start with this prequel before moving on to Webs of Power and Twisted Webs (Check out my earlier reviews). It is, of course, a great st...more
During these days of foreclosures, unemployment, and lack of surplus personal income, it is hard to remember how it was back in the 1980s when money was more plentiful and department stores were opulent creations complete with tea rooms, specialty departments and acres of merchandise enticing visitors to spend their hard-earned money.
Darlene Quinn’s latest novel, Webs of Fate, is a prequel to her other novels – Twisted Webs and Webs of Power. This latest edition in the series drops the reader sm...more
Darlene Quinn’s latest novel, Webs of Fate, is a prequel to her other novels – Twisted Webs and Webs of Power. This latest edition in the series drops the reader sm...more
This spellbinding, suspenseful novel takes place in the heart of the high-fashion, fast-paced, fiercely competitive business world in Beverly Hills during the mid-eighties. Bentleys Royale is feeling the pinch of the negative economic climate which creates a tension and desperation for increased employee performance and the meeting of impossible career demands. In this highly charged atmosphere with budget cuts and unrealistic bottom line demands, executives must perform or risk the loss of thei...more
A fashion buyer disappears under mysterious circumstances. Her department’s accounts are out of whack, indicating some reckless spending and, perhaps, felonious activity. Young Danielle is like a baby sister to Ashleigh McDowell, the lovely and headstrong personnel executive for Bentleys Royale. Doing her best to juggle her professional duty, personal relationships and determination to find the truth behind Danielle’s activities, Ashleigh herself becomes a target.
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Darlene Quinn’s Webs of Fate (Greenleaf Book Group Press) is a fast paced window into the world of department stores and high fashion laced with mystery, intrigue, suspense and romance. Quinn does a masterful job of manipulating chapters to prevent the reader from putting the book down. It’s almost impossible not to turn the page to see what is going to happen next.
The main character is Ashliegh McDowell, a beautiful, smart and courageous executive who is consumed with finding and clearing the n...more
The main character is Ashliegh McDowell, a beautiful, smart and courageous executive who is consumed with finding and clearing the n...more
This book will certainly not appeal to everybody’s taste, but I found it to be an exciting and compelling read. Not my genre of choice, but a welcome relief from my usual reads.
It took me awhile to get to the point where I couldn’t put it down, but once there I quickly got caught up in the highs and lows of the main characters’ lives. Intricately written with detailed character backgrounds and an exquisite setting, the multi-layered plot had quite a few unexpected twists and surprises. New chara...more
It took me awhile to get to the point where I couldn’t put it down, but once there I quickly got caught up in the highs and lows of the main characters’ lives. Intricately written with detailed character backgrounds and an exquisite setting, the multi-layered plot had quite a few unexpected twists and surprises. New chara...more
Darlene Quinn's new novel Webs of Fate is a page turner from prologue to epilogue. The well developed charaters are introduced to the reader a little at a time with all their different personality traits, relationships to each other and of course the secrets of each will keep the novel close at hand until you reach the end. Webs of Fate is a Prequel to Darlene Quinn's award winning Webs of Power and Twisted Webs. The novel delves into the 1980's retail fashion market where a web of greed, murder...more
The story about a fashion buyer disappearing under a cloud of suspicion seemed like a good read. Alas, 516 pages felt like 800 pages because the story dragged on and on, making very slow progress. All the FYI on fashion inventory, budgets, merchandising, etc. was exhausting. As were the stories for non-essential character's occupations and backstories. A good editor could have weaned this down to around 300 pages and had a really good book about murder/intrigue in retail business. The non-starte...more
Interesting characters, subtle twists and a mystery worth chasing. All in all, worth the read.
When a high-fashion buyer for a top-tier store disappears, loyalties shift and relationships blur in this gripping tale of Beverly Hills High-Society. Set in the mid-80s, Darlene Quinn's grasp of the time and locale are amazing, as is her power of description when it comes to the interpersonal relationships of the characters. You have to turn the page, go on to the next chapter, not knowing who to trust...more
When a high-fashion buyer for a top-tier store disappears, loyalties shift and relationships blur in this gripping tale of Beverly Hills High-Society. Set in the mid-80s, Darlene Quinn's grasp of the time and locale are amazing, as is her power of description when it comes to the interpersonal relationships of the characters. You have to turn the page, go on to the next chapter, not knowing who to trust...more
This is an author you want to follow. To me it was more like watching a film. The attention to detail amazed me. Reading it was like living it. The vast character cast are very likeable, and vivid to the core. A mystery you need to find an answer to. As a writer I learnt a lot from this extraordinary writer. Being one of those books where the choice of words fit perfectly into the theme.
I thought this book was to long and drawn out. I tried to get into, but I found the 3 page chapters slightly annoying. I love to read and for me its usually pure entertainment, but not this book. I thought it took to long to get to the conclusion. The idea for the mystery was good, but I found that when I picked up the book each time I got some of the characters confused.
Darlene Quinn has spun us all a fine tale of greed, revenge, lies and even love and pulls un into this world so we too become caught in the webs of fate. Set in Beverly Hills in the 1980's this book takes us back to the wonderful era of great department stores. This one will keep you guessing and turning pages to read what happens next. A good Read!
Emotionally captivating novel about betrayal and loyalty, anger and love, compassion and greed. Complex characters strive to live their lives among the difficulties faced in the upper echelons of the 1980s retail industry and are thrown off balance by the unfolding of unexpected events. Classy, eloquent, dynamic and passionate.
The main female character was seeking true love like her grandparents had. The characters were well rounded and I could believe that they could be real people. I found the story to be a pageturner. I enjoyed the story from cover-to-cover. I will seek out this author again in the future.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Quinn's fast-paced writing and chapter-ending cliffhangers kept me in for the ride. Coming from a 1980s department store (now closed) management background, I felt at home waltzing through the back offices with Ashleigh and Conrad, who I loved in Webs of Power. Quinn's characters are multi-dimensional and she pays such close detail to the little things around them. The reader cannot do anything other than see and feel the tale unfold. I had a hard time putting it...more
Darlene Quinn knows how to get you hooked into a story. I have a rule, if a book can make me laugh and cry, it's a winner. Webs of Fate did just that! And the ENDING....OMG. I can't say too much about this book without giving away spoilers. If you love suspense and thrillers, this book is for you.
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Darlene Quinn is an international award winning author and speaker from Long Beach, California.
Webs of Fate, winner of the Readers Favorite Award for General Fiction, is the prequel to her Award Winning Web Series. Webs of Power, the first stand-alone novel in the series is the winner of the 2009 National Indie Excellence Award for General Fiction. Twisted Webs, is the 2011 International Boo...more
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