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  <title><![CDATA[Rapid Descent]]></title>
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  <default_description>The kayak trip was supposed to be a honeymoon. But when Nell and Joe Stevens are caught in a flash flood, Nell is swept under, trapped and loses consciousness. When she awakes, safe on shore, she finds a note from Joe, explaining that he has gone for help. He never returns. 

The search that follows raises more questions than it answers. About the family he never mentioned, who arrive in Nell's sleepy hometown. The enormous inheritance. And worse, the question whispered by the locals: is Nell responsible? 

Always hoping for Joe's return, Nell tries to put the rumors behind her. But as years slip past, Nell craves answers. She takes to the river again in search of the truth and finds that jealousy, desperation and deception can pull you under faster than churning water - and you may never resurface.
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  <original_publication_month type="integer">2</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2009</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Rapid Descent</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Gwen Hunter]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I cannot say enough about this book. I enjoyed it from the very first page. The storyline I found to be very interesting. I have always had a fascination with white water; I think it comes from canoeing in rapids when I was younger.  The book is full of vivid descriptions and strong characters, my f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43398317">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[While I liked this book, I wish there would have been more on the &quot;mystery&quot; part instead of so much being on &quot;riding the rapids&quot; aspect.  All in all, a light read.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[At times there was way too much narration. One could get bogged down by kayaking terms. The mystery had a twist. Whodunnit was not obvious overall a good story line.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was one of the better Mira titles!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Probably would have enjoyed this more if I were into whitewater rafting.  However, even so, the plot was a little weak and overshadowed by all the kayaking detail.  There are also some loose ends that are unsatisfactorily tied up.]]></body>
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