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In Their Footsteps (Tavistock Family #1)
by
Tess Gerritsen (Goodreads Author)
Old secrets die hard....
The quiet scandal surrounding her parents' deaths twenty years ago has always haunted Beryl Tavistock. Now she's decided that the only way to exorcise the ghosts of the past is to search for the truth. Beryl starts asking dangerous questions, and the answers are proving that old secrets die hard.
Caught in what's become a deadly game of cat-and-mous...more
The quiet scandal surrounding her parents' deaths twenty years ago has always haunted Beryl Tavistock. Now she's decided that the only way to exorcise the ghosts of the past is to search for the truth. Beryl starts asking dangerous questions, and the answers are proving that old secrets die hard.
Caught in what's become a deadly game of cat-and-mous...more
Paperback, 329 pages
Published
2004
by Mira Books
(first published January 1st 1994)
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In Their Footsteps is the first book in the Tavistock Family series by Tess Gerritsen. When Beryl Tavistock and her brother Jordan discover that the circumstances of their parents’ death in Paris twenty years previous was not a heroic death in the line of duty, as they had always believed, they decide investigate. They travel from Chetwynd, London, the home of their Uncle Hugh, former MI6, to Paris, where the shootings took place. Once there and asking questions, they find themselves the target...more
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:-( Sadly, I was going to give this book 2 stars, which would have been the lowest rating I have ever given to a book by Tess Gerritsen, who is one of my favorite authors. Upon reflection, some quotes stood out to me (listed directly below), and I liked the little twists in the story, and I can happily give In Their Footsteps 3 stars :-)
Favorite Quotes:
"The Eiffel Tower was melting...." -Chapter 2
"Having quite a nice evening, too, until some woman started following me around."
Richard's chin snap...more
Favorite Quotes:
"The Eiffel Tower was melting...." -Chapter 2
"Having quite a nice evening, too, until some woman started following me around."
Richard's chin snap...more
This book was so awful it should really only get one star, but it made me laugh so I'm giving it two. Tess Gerritsen's books are so ridiculous -- her plots have more holes than a sieve, the inevitable "twist" is signposted with the literary equivalent of flashing neon signs, and her heroines are invariably Mary-Sues. How many descriptions of Beryl's raven tresses and heaving bosom did we need? (She would trust him with her life... but not her heart!) It helped that the characters all came from d...more
Beryl Tavistock is a 28-year old raven-haired beauty with brains and wits to boot. She and her brother Jordan were orphaned 20 years previously when their mother and father were both killed in the line of duty, working as spies for England. However, at a present-day party for spies and other high-positioned people who ran in the same circles, Beryl and Jordan learn the truth about their parents' deaths when one party guest becomes a bit too inebriated divulges the family secret: the official rul...more
i like gerritsens writing she isnt my favorite author but she is very talented. however this book sadly was not her best. on the positive side the plot line is fairly deecent and the plot twist at the end of the book os holy crap level good. but the in between is only so so. beryls resemblence to her mother is like a good ten percent of the book(while on the subject what kind of name is that?!) the romance between beryl and richard is laughable. "oh i can trust him with my life but what about my...more
I'd hate to mark this as a mystery thriller even the inside cover states that it's a "romantic suspense."
There was really nothing to this book. It was one of Gerritsen's stand alones and alone it stands. No thriller; barely anything worthwhile to mention about.
Everything was just ok. It could have been turned into one of those lifetime movies that you watch when there is ABSOLUTELY nothing else on and you have it on in the background while you're cleaning your house or doing laundry or making a...more
There was really nothing to this book. It was one of Gerritsen's stand alones and alone it stands. No thriller; barely anything worthwhile to mention about.
Everything was just ok. It could have been turned into one of those lifetime movies that you watch when there is ABSOLUTELY nothing else on and you have it on in the background while you're cleaning your house or doing laundry or making a...more
Seviyorum bu kadının kitaplarınıı :D Rizzoli,İsles serisi kadar güzel olmasa da bu kitabın konusu da güzeldi ve akıcıydı..
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Gerritsen weaves a tale of Transcontinental espionage when a 20-year-old murder/suicide among spies case is reinvestigated by the victims' children. The Tavistock brother and sister find themselves the target of a hit as they try to prove their parents were murdered and neither was a cheat or dirty spy. This being one of Gerritsen's early works, it contains fewer descriptive crime scenes and more romance than her more recent books, when an ex-CIA-hunk is in charge of protecting Beryl Tavistock....more
O Tess Gerritsen usłyszałam przypadkiem kilka lat temu, gdy w malutkiej księgarni w tunelu Dworca Centralnego w Warszawie postanowiłam kupić jakąś książkę na podróż powrotną do domu. Pierwszy raz w życiu wtedy poprosiłam o pomoc w wyborze sprzedawcę i zdecydowałam się zaryzykować. Do dziś jestem niesamowicie wdzięczna tamtej pani, bo Gerritsen stała się jedną z moich ulubionych autorek (a już na pewno ulubioną, jeśli chodzi o thrillery medyczne).
Nic więc dziwnego, że ujrzawszy w bibliotece książ...more
Nic więc dziwnego, że ujrzawszy w bibliotece książ...more
Tess'in acemilik döneminden bir kitap sanırım. Çünkü konu güzel olsa da ayrı ayrı bölümlere atlarken bu kitapta bayağı kopukluk olmuş ve karakterler çok fazlaydı. Kim kimdir diye bayağı kafam karıştı anca kitabın sonuna doğru anladım. İkinci kitapta zorlanmam artık. Bir de bu kadın (yazdığı kitapları çok sevmeme ve en büyük hayranlarından biri olmama rağmen) romantic suspence tarzı kitaplar yazmasın lütfen. Aşkı pek beceremiyor yaaaw hiç inandırıcı gelmiyor :P Onun dışında konuya gelecek olursak...more
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Beryl Tavistock and her brother Jordan are haunted by the deaths of their parents 20 years ago. When old friends of her parents let slip certain scandelous inuendoes at a Bastille Day party, where much alcohol was flowing, Beryl decided once and for all to get some answers.
Her and Jordan flew to Paris, where the deaths took place, to speak to the French police, and the person in charge of the investigation 20 years ago, Claude Daumier. They also read about the code name 'Delphi', plus classified...more
Her and Jordan flew to Paris, where the deaths took place, to speak to the French police, and the person in charge of the investigation 20 years ago, Claude Daumier. They also read about the code name 'Delphi', plus classified...more
I bought this book having enjoyed The Surgeon and The Apprentice. I was deeply disappointed with this novel, it felt amateurish and as though the uthiur had taken a step backwards in her writing ability. When I checked the copyright date and saw it was 1994 and published by Harlequin I began to understand why it felt so strange. This was clearly marketed in the bookshop as a new novel and it does no long term good to the author to have old works repackaged and presented as new.
Aug 08, 2011
Amy Grossman
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Tess Gerritsen should resume writing regular spy/mystery novels again (this one was released in the mid-1990s). I love her Rizzoli & Isles series, but her older mystery novels like this one (I'm not too much of a fan of her gory medical ones) are really intriguing! This one was jam-packed with adventure, whodunnit, and danger, mixed in with a splash of romance. I felt as if I was running along with the characters Beryl Tavistock & Richard Wolf while reading this book. Definitelt a four-s...more
Beryl Tavistock has been haunted by the scandal surrounding the death of her parents, in Paris, twenty years earlier. A chance remark at a party leads her and her brother into a world of international espionage.
The story is well-paced with a number of twists and turns – but it tends to be a bit too sentimental (soft) in places.
Not a classic but a satisfying read for anyone that enjoys spy thrillers.
The story is well-paced with a number of twists and turns – but it tends to be a bit too sentimental (soft) in places.
Not a classic but a satisfying read for anyone that enjoys spy thrillers.
Aug 06, 2011
Sue Harris
added it
This is the first of her books that I have read and I will definitely read some more as I quite enjoyed it. It was one of her earlier books and, reading other reviews her later ones are even better.
This one was about a woman & her brother going to Paris to find out what really happened to their parents, who worked for MI6, and died when they were Children.
Nice easy read.
This one was about a woman & her brother going to Paris to find out what really happened to their parents, who worked for MI6, and died when they were Children.
Nice easy read.
I was a bit concerned when I read the reviews for this book as they seemed overwhelmingly negative. While I agree that this particular book is not up to Rizzoli & Isles standards,it's still a good read. The humor was quite refreshing and definitely different from Gerritsen's other books. While I will not say it even comes close to being my favorite, the book was enjoyable and not a waste of time as I feared it might be.
Dec 22, 2011
Gina
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3 of 5 stars
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I love Tess Gerrisen's books and especially love her Rizzoli and Isles series. I decided I wanted to read some of her earlier works and stumbles across this on Amazon and read it on my Kindle. I liked the stories, but they just aren't as good as her more recent books.
Tess Gerritsen is one of my favorite authors. I couldn't believe she wrote this book ~ its awful!!! This book contained none of the suspense or intrigue that I have come to expect from her. I really don't even know why I finished it. She is capable of so much better!
Silly romance masquerading as a thriller. Posh totty Beryl (really?) and her brother investigate the deaths of their parents 20 years ago with the help of ex-spy-who-yearns-to-settle-down-with-the right-woman Richard. Much is made of Beryl's raven tresses, but at no point does she appear to have a job or do anything except ride a stroppy horse, but that's OK because of course she'll live happily ever after with our hero... This is obviously one of Gerritsen's early books before she started writi...more
This was my first audiobook...it was rather interesting to listen to a story rather than read one. It certainly made my long commute over the past week more enjoyable. It was a pretty good book, but no where near as amazing as Ms Gerritsen's more recent work.
Found the writing and storyline quite weak and nowhere near as good as her later books. I couldn't work out if it was a crime story or a romance but enjoyed the suspense more as the romance seemed to be an after thought.
I am a big Tess Gerritsen fan but I was not that impressed with this book. It may be because it was an earlier book and I listened on audio. I did not like the accents of the readers and found it to be annoying.
The book did not have the action and intensity of her later books.
The book did not have the action and intensity of her later books.
Don't have much to say about this one, it is a Romance book and I picked up the audio version at the library and did not realize that. Gave it a listen anyway and I didn't like it at all. But kudos to me, I finished it.....
This one didn't do anything for me, really. The main character, Beryl, could not be more annoying, forever sweeping her raven hair up (there's a lot of sweeping being done in this book, but it's never floors...), looking breathtakingly beautiful in any situation, and apparently looking and being pretty much exactly like her murdered mother. Seriously, if I cared enough, I would murder her just for being so obnoxious. And then this constant attraction to Richard, trusting him with her life, but n...more
Read in less than a week. Not a very long book but a good story line. Lots of characters & people to suspect! Some suspense but not enough to make me read on when I was tired!
It was your average run-of-the-mill mystery with a romantic twist thrown into it. I prefer her Rizzoli and Isles series as it is more gritty and dark.
This one was a fast read, but just kind of 'meh' in my opinion. I usually love Gerritsen's stuff, but this one was just lacking in substance.
Although one of her older books and not one that involves any characters I knew, I loved it, simply written with suspense the whole way through. Loved Jordan...I want a brother like that!!!!
This is my favourite Tess Gerritsen out of the 4 I have read very recently. It kept me guessing, it had a good pace and not too much repetitive romance.
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Internationally bestselling author Tess Gerritsen took an unusual route to a writing career. A graduate of Stanford University, Tess went on to medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, where she was awarded her M.D.
While on maternity leave from her work as a physician, she began to write fiction. In 1987, her first novel was published. Call After Midnight, a romantic thriller...more
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While on maternity leave from her work as a physician, she began to write fiction. In 1987, her first novel was published. Call After Midnight, a romantic thriller...more
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