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Except for the problem that you have to accept the premise that a man recognizes that two seemingly unrelated persons are actually half sisters this is an engaging book. It is the first stand alone novel by this author and gives new meaning to the phrase dysfunctional family.
I really love both of Ms. Burke's mystery series (Samantha Kincaid and Ellie Hatcher) so I had high expectations for this new stand-alone. I must confess I'm a bit disappointed. The book took quite a bit of time to 'really start' and I'm still not sure if I liked the protagonist very well. The sub-story about the missing teen felt sort of 'mushed into' the main plot with no real purpose.
Admittedly the last 1/3-1/4 of the book really picked up and the main mystery had a satisfying resolution. ...more
Admittedly the last 1/3-1/4 of the book really picked up and the main mystery had a satisfying resolution. ...more
Aug 18, 2011
Anna
marked it as to-read
Aug 17, 2016
Ra
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