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Mercy Street (Mercy Street #1)

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New York Times bestselling author Mariah Stewart crafts compelling stories of romantic suspense, full of richly imagined characters, dazzling plot twists, and breathless action that keeps the pages turning. Now Stewart begins a thrilling new series–with a novel that proves to be her biggest and boldest yet.

On a balmy spring evening, four high school seniors–three boys and...more New York Times bestselling author Mariah Stewart crafts compelling stories of romantic suspense, full of richly imagined characters, dazzling plot twists, and breathless action that keeps the pages turning. Now Stewart begins a thrilling new series–with a novel that proves to be her biggest and boldest yet.

On a balmy spring evening, four high school seniors–three boys and a girl–enter a park in the small Pennsylvania city of Conroy. The next morning, two of the boys are found shot to death, and the girl and the third boy are gone. After three weeks with no leads and no sign of either of the two missing teenagers, the chief of police begins to wonder if they too were victims. But with no other suspects, the authorities conclude that one of these kids was the shooter.

The missing boy’s grandmother, a secretary at the local parish church, maintains his innocence. On her behalf, the parish priest, Father Kevin Burch, hires former detective Mallory Russo as a private investigator to figure out what happened in the park that night. Mallory had ended her nine-year stint with the Conroy police force some time ago after becoming a target of a smear campaign. Now a true-crime author, Mallory is surprised to receive the priest’s offer–and highly intrigued by the case. She can’t help but accept the challenge–especially when she learns that her investigation will be financed by Father Burch’s cousin the reclusive billionaire Robert Magellan, a man whose own wife and infant son disappeared without a trace a year ago, a man who understands the heartache of not knowing what happened to a loved one.

Detective Charlie Wanamaker is facing another sort of tragedy. He fled Conroy years ago with no plans to return to what he considered a dying factory town–until a family emergency brought him back. Finding the situation much worse than he’d thought, he trades his job as a big-city detective for one with the Conroy police department. Assigned to the park shooting case, Charlie quickly realizes that the initial investigation left a lot of questions unanswered. Unofficially, he teams up with Mallory to uncover the truth and find the two kids, dead or alive. What Charlie and Mallory discover will take them down a twisted path that leads to an old unsolved murder–and justice for a killer with a heart of stone.

Mercy Street is tautly paced, resonant with emotion, and relentlessly gripping. It showcases Mariah Stewart at her most brilliant, as she ratchets up the suspense to new levels of excitement.

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“Mariah Stewart is one to watch and savor for a long time.”
–The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Stewart can always be counted on to write an exciting romantic suspense thriller.”
–TheBestReviews.com

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Published May 13th 2008 by Random House Publishing Group (first published 2008)

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Jul 13, 2008 Dana rated it 4 of 5 stars

Mary Corcoran's grandson Ryan and three of his friends met in a neighbourhood park. Two of them were shot dead and Ryan and Courtney Bauer are missing. Since there was no robbery and no other suspects, Ryan and Courtenay are presumed guilty. Ryan's grandmother believes in their innocence and wants to find out what really happened. Where are the missing teens? Why were they meeting in a park after dark? Robert Magellan, whose wife and infant son disappeared one year ago, agrees to fund the invest...more

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Apr 25, 2013 Mary rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Anyone who likes contemporary mysteries

Recommended to Mary by: Library Book Sale

Shelves: read-but-unowned, 1990-2009, contemporary-mystery, hardcover, bought-at-a-library-book-sale, 90-95

On a balmy spring evening, four high school seniors - three boys and one girl - enter a park in the small city of Conroy, Pennsylvania. The next morning, two of the boys are found shot to death, and the girl and the third boy are gone. After three weeks with no leads and no sign of either of the missing teenagers, the chief of police begins to wonder if they too were victims. But with no other suspects, the authorities conclude that one of these kids was the shooter.

The missing boy's grandmothe...more On a balmy spring evening, four high school seniors - three boys and one girl - enter a park in the small city of Conroy, Pennsylvania. The next morning, two of the boys are found shot to death, and the girl and the third boy are gone. After three weeks with no leads and no sign of either of the missing teenagers, the chief of police begins to wonder if they too were victims. But with no other suspects, the authorities conclude that one of these kids was the shooter.

The missing boy's grandmother, a secretary at the local parish, maintains her grandson's innocence. On her behalf, the parish priest, Father Kevin Burch, hires former detective Mallory Russo as a private investigator to find out what happened in the park that night. Mallory had ended her nine-year stint with the Conroy police force some time ago after becoming the target of a smear campaign. Now a true-crime author, Mallory is surprised to receive the priest's offer - and highly intrigued by the case. She can't help but accept Father Kevin's request - especially when she learns that her investigation will be financed by Father Burch's cousin the reclusive billionaire Robert Magellan, a man whose own wife and infant son disappeared without a trace a year ago, a man who clearly understands the heartache of not knowing what happened to a loved one.

Detective Charlie Wanamaker is facing another sort of tragedy. He fled Conroy years ago with no intention of returning to what he considered a dying factory town - until a family emergency brought him back. Finding the situation much worse than he'd originally thought, Charlie trades his job as a big-city detective for one with the Conroy police department. Assigned to the park shooting case, Charlie quickly realizes that the initial investigation left many questions unanswered. Unofficially, he teams up with Mallory to uncover the truth and find the two teenagers, dead or alive. What Charlie and Mallory discover will take them down a twisted path that leads to an unsolved murder - and justice for a killer with a heart of stone.

I definitely enjoyed reading this book. I could follow the twists and turns of this mystery much better than the previous mystery that I had read. This book did have some romantic elements woven into the story, but they were very tastefully handled and not overdone in any way. I give Mercy Street by Mariah Stewart an A! and will certainly be on the lookout for more books by this author to read.(less)

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Aug 16, 2012 Darcy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, audio-book, mystery

I thought the mystery in this one was just ok, what more interested me was the characters and the relationships they were developing. I liked Mallory, thought she got a raw deal with the police. I respected that her Chief let her go, even though he didn’t want to, knowing it would be better/safer for her. I liked that even though she wasn’t working for him, he gave her a glowing recommendation, one which seems to be bringing about a shift in her life. I loved seeing how the case slowly got it’s...more

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Aug 06, 2012 Kristen rated it 3 of 5 stars

This was a good murder/suspense/thriller story. It's the first installment in what will be a series and it is well written, not only to set up the series to come, but as its own stand-alone good story.

Mallory Russo was a cop on the fast track to lead detective in Conroy Pennsylvania until she refused to lie for her partner when he did something stupid enough to get him busted down to patrol. Mallory found the "blue wall" closed against her and left the force. Now she's been asked by local priest...more

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Sep 28, 2010 Jane Stewart rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery-with-a-little-romance

Good, solid mystery. Enjoyable.

STORY BRIEF:
Four teens were in a park at night. Two were shot and two disappeared. The police believe the two who disappeared killed the other two. The police have stopped working on the case. Father Burch (the parish priest who runs the school) believes the teens are innocent and hires private investigator Mallory to search for the teens and find out what happened. The local police hate Mallory because she wouldn’t lie for a fellow cop who got demoted. She was lea...more

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Mar 30, 2013 Marleen rated it 2 of 5 stars

I’m trying to figure out what exactly I liked about this book, and honestly there wasn’t all that much there. It started out promisingly enough but the more the story progressed the more I was waiting for something exciting or surprising to happen and that never did.
Although they were likeable, most of the characters lacked depth. The character of Robert Magellan, philanthropist and the multi-billionaire, was definitely not realistically portrayed. After having spent a year looking for his missi...more

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Dec 28, 2009 Susan Kat added it

I bought the three books of this series because I had to choose several books from a small selection of books for a book club and I didn't see any authors/books I recognized hearing good things about, except this author, Mariah Stewart.

However, I am just starting it and NEED to know something before I continue. Do we ever find out what happened to Robert's missing wife and son in any of the three books? I am hoping for a happy ending of course, which is why I need the spoiler. If it is a unhappy...more

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Aug 10, 2009 CJ - Secret Charm rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Kelley Armstrong "Exit" fans, Linda Lael Miller's "Look" and "Mojo" series

Shelves: fiction-for-women, women-detectives, mystery, romantic-mystery

This isn't a mover/shaker book where you walk away from this with a different world view. What it is, is a very interesting, well thought out, well put together mystery-romance that is easy to read and keeps you wanting more.

Mallory Russo is a very intriguing character and through the book, you don't learn to much about her past but you do learn more about her immediate past and why she is no longer a cop. It gives you a decent picture of the here-and-now with room to explore the backstory.

Char...more This isn't a mover/shaker book where you walk away from this with a different world view. What it is, is a very interesting, well thought out, well put together mystery-romance that is easy to read and keeps you wanting more.

Mallory Russo is a very intriguing character and through the book, you don't learn to much about her past but you do learn more about her immediate past and why she is no longer a cop. It gives you a decent picture of the here-and-now with room to explore the backstory.

Charlie Wanamaker, I wanted to know more about him but as it is more of Mal's story... - anyway, his family life is nuts and he is now the sole responsible one of an alcoholic mother and an autistic sister. He is trying to get his family's life together while trying to do something about his. He's a new hire at the Conroy Sheriff's dept and actually Mal's replacement.

Through some strange twist of events, whether they could be true or not is severely Not The Point, they work together and begin to make headway into the case and into each others lives. They work well together and it is not unrealistic when they begin to become romantically inclined toward one another.

The one thing about this book that can be a little irritating is the change of POV from the four characters. Susanna, Robert, Mal and Charlie. Though Mal and Charlie are the forerunning characters here, the book is still very much about billionaire Robert Magellen whose wife and son disappeared two years ago never to be found again. Susanna is his best friend and assistant and who is madly in love with him.

The two of them, Robert and Susanna, have an interesting subplot that readers can see building up to a great book sometime in the future.

Anyway, I wish there had been more of Mal and Charlie and the next book features all four of these characters again but the next one is about a different character - a new recruit to the Mercy Foundation (which we get to see created in this one).

Good read, good start to an interesting series that deals with danger, opening ones heart and shedding light on the past all with a healthy dose of mystery. (less)

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Nov 06, 2010 Toni Osborne rated it 3 of 5 stars

Book 1 in the Mercy Street Foundation series

This romantic suspense novel is a refreshing interlude, a relief for those who have been reading more adrenaline based mysteries, Mariah Stewart style is lower keyed . This mystery is basic and not complicated to follow, it focuses mainly on homicides and missing person investigations and provides interesting moments that will grab you immediately, unfortunately it is somewhat predictable.

The novel juggles three threads at the same time and intertwin...more Book 1 in the Mercy Street Foundation series

This romantic suspense novel is a refreshing interlude, a relief for those who have been reading more adrenaline based mysteries, Mariah Stewart style is lower keyed . This mystery is basic and not complicated to follow, it focuses mainly on homicides and missing person investigations and provides interesting moments that will grab you immediately, unfortunately it is somewhat predictable.

The novel juggles three threads at the same time and intertwines smoothly:

1) The center of the mystery is Robert Magellan's missing family and the fact that he is haunted by the memory and relives the terrible day when Beth his wife and their baby son simply disappeared, never to be found.

2) On another tangent, investigators are left baffled when a simple outing to a local park turns tragic, two children are missing and two have had their young lives cut short. After weeks into the investigation, the only theory they have is, one of the missing kids is the possible shooter. The child's grandmother unable to accept what is happening turns to Father Kevin Burch. With the help and sympathy of philanthropist Robert Magellan they hire P.I. Mallory Russo to look into the matter.

3) It turns out the Conroy police force is already busy, they have a sniper on the hunt. The events present an seemingly insurmountable challenge to a small police force.

P.I. Mallory Russo has a stroke of luck when she meets Charlie Wanamaker, a man with a dysfunctional family, who happens to be in transition from one police force to the Conroy force. They quickly bound and with their passion for justice they race to solve the mysteries. The chemistry they develop between themselves eventually reaches beyond their professionalism...

The characters are quite likeable and easy to root for, a blooming romance between Mallory and Charlie is surely to be followed up in the next instalment, at least I expect it to be with the conclusion to what happened to Robert Magellan's family. The story was captivating but in time will not be one of my most memorable novels.(less)

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Jul 16, 2009 Liberty rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: strong female leads and great plots

Recommended to Liberty by: Novel Ladies July Group Read

Shelves: mercy-street

I really enjoyed this book. It was the first of Mariah Stewart's and will not be my last.
Mercy Street is a great lead in book to the Mercy Street Foundation Series. While the mystery is pretty well wrapped up, there is just enough left dangling that you will want to run out and snatch up the next book in the series!
Mallory, the female lead, is a strong character. I immediately liked her. Charlie, the male lead, is completely lovable. There is chemistry between the two of them, but the focus of t...more

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Jul 12, 2009 Kristi rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: check-out-from-library-loveland, mystery

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Nov 11, 2009 Gina rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: mystery/romantic suspense lovers

Shelves: group-reads, own, mystery, romantic-suspense

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. There is more than one plot in this book, but the story only focuses on one.

First piece: Robert Magellan, self-made millionaire. His wife and son disappeared over two years ago, vanished without a trace. PI after PI were hired, never finding a thing.

Second piece: and the one that's focused on: a double homicide and two missing teenagers. Police are looking for the missing teens, the age-old addage: teens on the run are guilty teens. But, to the families and friends who know Courtney and Ryan,...more There is more than one plot in this book, but the story only focuses on one.

First piece: Robert Magellan, self-made millionaire. His wife and son disappeared over two years ago, vanished without a trace. PI after PI were hired, never finding a thing.

Second piece: and the one that's focused on: a double homicide and two missing teenagers. Police are looking for the missing teens, the age-old addage: teens on the run are guilty teens. But, to the families and friends who know Courtney and Ryan, they know the kids aren't guilty. Mrs. Corcoran, Ryan's grandmother, with the help of Kevin, priest and cousin to Robert, convince Robert they need to hire a PI, someone Robert never dealt with before (because he doesn't trust any of his former PI's.) Going to the chief of police, Joe Drabyak, Joe recommends they approach Mallory Russo, ex-detective and one hell of a good one. Mallory had no plans on becoming a PI, but after hearing about the case, her instincts and curiosity start humming.

Charlie Wanamaker has returned to Conroy after finding out how bad things have gotten for his mother and sister from one of their neighbors. Joe has asked that Charlie lend Mallory a hand with the case, off the record of course. Charlie is intrigued with Mallory, despite the rumor mill floating about at the station. Charlie is 'Mallory's replacement' on the force.

Third: A shooter is creating havoc in Conroy. Seems he is shooting at people, but never actually hitting anyone. Every spare detective is on that case, and the double homicide and missing teens, after two weeks, is pushed aside.

-The more Mallory works the case, the more we also learn about her. Brought up by family who didn't really want her but it was the right thing to do because she's a blood relative, Mallory felt she never fit in, was always alone, and learned to watch out for herself. No one else would. When the chief was retiring and Joe was promoted, the slot for Lead Detective was open. The retiring chief put Mallory's name in to fill that slot, but others in the department who had seniority, including her partner, weren't happy with it. When her partner screwed up and Mallory refused to lie for him, the rumors began once her partner was busted back to patrolman. Knowing that she no longer had even her colleagues to watch her back, she resigned.

But now that she's caught 'the bug', investigating the case of the missing teens, she did something she never thought she'd do: applied for a PI license. Investigating, figuring out the puzzle, is what she missed, and is glad to be 'back in the saddle.'

With Charlie, she sifts through ideas, statements and facts, and the more she looks, the more she's convinced that she's right; that Courtney and Ryan are on the run and are hiding. When she figures out why, she knows time is short; she must find the teens before the person who killed their friends does.

**The mystery plot was smooth, the pace just right, the action and climax had me holding my breath. The characters are great, the ones you love and the ones that disgust you. The character development is really good; information is spread out so that you're not overwhelmed. With the smaller plot of the shooting spree, I felt like I could have used just a little more, even though it wasn't part of the actual plot. I'd have loved to hear what Mallory's ex-partner, Cal Whitman, and Detective Toricelli, had to say for themselves.

The more I learned about Mallory, the more I liked her. A strong woman, she stands her ground, even after being shunned by colleagues. No matter the situation, she doesn't back down, doesn't tuck tail and run. She trusts her instincts, and is as fierce as a pitbull, never letting go once her teeth have sunk in.

I really liked Charlie. A stand-up guy, he came back to help his family once he learned how bad things had really gotten after the deaths of his father and younger brother. He trusts his instincts, goes with his gut, and puts things together using facts, sifting through rumors and lies and finding the truth.

In my heart of hearts, Mallory and Charlie are a perfect match.(less)

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Jul 27, 2008 Kathleen Hagen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2008-mysteries-suspense, 2008-audio-books

Mercy Street, by Mariah Stewart, Narrated by Joyce Bean, produced by Brilliance Audio and downloaded from audible.com.

The publisher’s note, unusually thorough and accurate, will be put here to explain the book. It seems to begin a new series for Mariah Stewart, the author of the four “Truth” books: “Cold Truth, Hard Truth,” etc. We’re introduced to a female ex-cop and the man replacing her on the force who team up to solve a crime.

Publisher’s note:
On a balmy spring evening, four high-school seni...more Mercy Street, by Mariah Stewart, Narrated by Joyce Bean, produced by Brilliance Audio and downloaded from audible.com.

The publisher’s note, unusually thorough and accurate, will be put here to explain the book. It seems to begin a new series for Mariah Stewart, the author of the four “Truth” books: “Cold Truth, Hard Truth,” etc. We’re introduced to a female ex-cop and the man replacing her on the force who team up to solve a crime.

Publisher’s note:
On a balmy spring evening, four high-school seniors - three boys and a girl - enter a park in the small Pennsylvania city of Conroy. The next morning,
two of the boys are found shot to death, and the girl and the third boy are gone.After three weeks with no leads and no sign of either of the two missing
teenagers, the chief of police begins to wonder if they too were victims. But with no other suspects, the authorities conclude that one of these kids was
the shooter.The missing boy's grandmother, a secretary at the local parish church, maintains his innocence. On her behalf, the parish priest, Father Kevin
Burch, hires former detective Mallory Russo as a private investigator to figure out what happened in the park that night.Mallory had ended her nine-year
stint with the Conroy police force some time ago after becoming a target of a smear campaign. Now a true-crime author, Mallory is surprised to receive
the priest's offer - and highly intrigued by the case.Detective Charlie Wanamaker is facing another sort of tragedy. He fled Conroy years ago with no plans
to return to what he considered a dying factory town - until a family emergency brought him back. Finding the situation much worse than he'd thought, he
trades his job as a big-city detective for one with the Conroy police department.Assigned to the park shooting case, Charlie quickly realizes that the
initial investigation left a lot of questions unanswered. Unofficially, he teams up with Mallory to uncover the truth and find the two kids, dead or alive.
What Charlie and Mallory discover will take them down a twisted path that leads to an old unsolved murder - and justice for a killer with a heart of stone.

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May 30, 2008 Maria M. Elmvang rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 4-stars, 2008, arc, owned, suspense

Every day people go missing - sometimes voluntarily, sometimes not. If you’re lucky, they’re found and you don’t have to spend the rest of your life wondering if they’re still out there somewhere, if they need your help and what you can do to get them back.

Robert Magellan wasn’t lucky. 15 months ago his wife and son disappeared on their way home from a baby-shower. Nobody has seen or heard from them since. To anybody this would be a tragedy, but for Robert it’s enough to drive him half insane. H...more Every day people go missing - sometimes voluntarily, sometimes not. If you’re lucky, they’re found and you don’t have to spend the rest of your life wondering if they’re still out there somewhere, if they need your help and what you can do to get them back.

Robert Magellan wasn’t lucky. 15 months ago his wife and son disappeared on their way home from a baby-shower. Nobody has seen or heard from them since. To anybody this would be a tragedy, but for Robert it’s enough to drive him half insane. He hires every PI in the area, and is sorely ripped off by every one of them.

Because of this, he’s understandably not too enthusiastic when his cousin, Father Kevin, asks him to pay for a PI to investigate the murder of two teenagers and disappearance of two others. It’s obvious that the events are related, but did the two who disappeared kill the two others? Or are they on the run from an unknown murderer? Robert argues that all PIs are thieves and nothing will come from it, but agrees to pay the check anyway, if Kevin can find one who’s above-board.

Ex-detective Mallory is nothing like the other PIs. She’s quick, intelligent and – most importantly – honest. Dedicated to solving the case, she makes certain to turn all stones and look for answers beyond the obvious.

Mercy Street is less violent than many suspense novels and instead focuses on the intellectual aspect of solving crime. This makes for a much more interesting book, as one is allowed the chance to solve the clues before Mallory does (I only managed that once, but believe me, I felt proud!). Plot-wise Mercy Street paves the way for a long sequence of books, and I hope Mariah Stewart will continue the series, because even though the book is nicely rounded off, I wanted to know more about the characters, and learn how their internal dynamics developed.

Mariah Stewart writes a captivating book that’s hard to put down, but she would have benefited by having her pacing checked by an editor, as especially the romantic sub-plot seemed rather rushed and therefore less believable than it deserved. Still, that minor nit-pick aside I found it a very entertaining and recommendable crime novel.(less)

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Jul 09, 2009 Barbara ★ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance-suspense, read-2009, first-in-series, zzcover-pink

Ex-cop Mallory Russo starts searching for two missing teens with new cop, Charlie Wanamaker. As they get close to finding the teens, the action heats up. An insane killer, a sniper, a homeless guy, an absentee father, a few crooked cops and even a priest are all somehow involved in the mystery surrounding the teens disappearance.

The plot of Robert Magellan and his missing wife and infant son set up the background mystery to tie the series books together. I'm intrigued enough as to what happened...more

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Feb 06, 2013 Katie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebooks, crime-thriller, mystery

I find it incredibly likely that what happened to Mallory happens in the real world police force (rumor mongering, sexist comments and harassment). Not because I have a low opinion of the police, but because some people never grow out of the high school mentality and a lot of them are drawn to positions of authority and power. It's very much still a "man's job", which makes it difficult for women to break through that glass ceiling.

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Jul 15, 2012 Lisa Rathbun rated it 2 of 5 stars

To me this is a decent summer beach read - interesting enough to be enjoyable, but eventually pretty forgettable. It actually reminded me of those weekly crime TV shows that have likable main characters and a compelling situation that sounds intriguing but ultimately unwinds with too little complexity or complications. Like I feel when I watch those shows, I was interested to an extent but also realized that it was pretty bland.

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Jun 16, 2012 Aimee rated it 3 of 5 stars

This was my first book by Maria Stewart. I thought it had a fairly slow start and nothing to really "hook" me onto the book until I was a good 50 or so pages in. The plot felt a bit generic and, aside from the primary plot, incredibly obvious and predictable. The only thing that had me hooked at all was how the primary plot was going to wrap up. I did give it 3 stars, because it was a nice read and I may pick up the next book to see where it goes.

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Jul 13, 2010 Rebecca rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: audiobook

If it wasn't for the fact that I was going to be stuck in a car for 4 days traveling, I never would have finished this book. It was kinda slow, a little too much discriptions of everything. The author made her 2 main adult characters talk like they were un-intelligent teenagers. They swore at weird times and went over the same info too many times.

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May 08, 2012 J. Robert Ewbank rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: a-good-read, mystery-thriller, novel

This book by Mariah Stewart was a puzzler for me. I liked it but found myself having to put it down and do something else for awhile. It did not totally grab me. The characters were good and well defined and I liked them. The plot seemed to be good but a bit jerky in spots. All in all I did like it.
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'" and "Wesley's Wars"

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Jul 19, 2009 Helena rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Quick read ~ 1st in a series. So far there are two other books in this series. I finished this book in a day,
I am starting the next book in the series> Cry Mercy. The books are very light and easy to read. They
are pretty predictable but good if you don't have time to delve into a deeper book. Kind of like
a Danielle Steel book.

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Apr 02, 2009 Willow rated it 3 of 5 stars

Ok story was predictable. I was a little concerned at how easily the PI connects the dots when the police couldn't. I know, the police were suppose to be inept but this was just too blatant. I could see the sniper's identity twenty miles away. Even the love angle was just too easy.

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Jan 19, 2009 Kay rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery

This is a quick, easy, fun mystery book to read. I enjoy a good book like this where I feel like I'm reading for strictly enjoyment. Problem is when the sequels come out I've forgotten the characters! But I always enjoy Mariah Stewart.

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May 06, 2009 Debbie rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Kate Martel

Recommended to Debbie by: no one

This was a little different than the usual mysteries and they give you a portion of the sequel to it which really has me roped into looking for the next book. My first time reading Mariah Stewart but looking forward to more.

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May 31, 2010 Paulette rated it 4 of 5 stars

Good - would have liked the trilogy if they would have carried over more about the characters from one book to the other. There were some good secondary characters that were hardly mentioned in subsequent books.

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Feb 22, 2013 Renee rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is the first book I have read by Mariah Stewart and is in the series Mercy Street. It kept my interest and I liked the characters. I just started the second one and I am anxious to read it to see how this series unfolds.

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Feb 16, 2012 Kimmie rated it 2 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed Mariah Stewart's Truth series so I was excited to start this new series. It was a bit of a let down. I didn't connect with any of the characters and found myself struggling to finish it.

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Jul 29, 2009 Colleen rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book has a story within a story. I really enjoyed reading it. The characters are great, the romance is believable and the bad guys are really bad. When I can find some time I wil defiently read the rest in this series.

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Jul 15, 2011 Marianne rated it 3 of 5 stars

The first in a series that's quite similar in "tone" to the Truth series of hers that I've just finished listening to -- I will definitely be back. Stewart has likable characters in great settings.

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Jan 25, 2011 Nicole rated it 5 of 5 stars

This series is so good! I accidently read the third book first (friend borrowed it to me) but was able to follow with no problem and went back to read the other two when I was done.

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Mariah Stewart is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of twenty-six novels and three novellas and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal. She is a RITA finalist in romantic suspense and the recipient of the Award of Excellence for contemporary romance, a RIO Award for excellence in women's fiction, and a Reviewers Choice Award from Romantic Times Magazine. A three-time winner...more

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