SECRET SISTERS
By: Jayne Ann Krentz
Published: December 8, 2015
Publisher: Berkley
Fiction/Romance/Mystery
Jayne Ann Krentz has written over 50 New York Times Best-Selling novels and this is the first one that I have read. I don’t usually read the romance/suspense genre, but the synopsis intrigued me so I gave it a try.
Madeline and Daphne are best friends and spend their days together while Daphne’s mom works for Madeline’s grandma at the hotel she runs. After a brutal attack on Madeline during a party at the hotel, their lives are forever changed. They have been bound by a secret that will haunt both of them forever.
Madeline and Daphne haven’t spoken since that fateful night and now, eighteen years later, the past has come back to confront them. When Madeline returns to Washington after her grandmother’s death she comes upon the death of the hotel caretaker. Now she is wondering if these deaths are truly accidental and if they have anything to do with the attack on her many years ago. Madeline must find Daphne and along with her security expert, Jack, they need to get to the truth of what truly happened the night Madeline was attacked.
Krentz is extremely talented at building suspense throughout the story. Nothing goes smoothly for the characters and she builds in multiple surprises to keep you guessing. Each twist in the story will leave you suspecting one person over another. As Madeline and Jack investigate the loose ends, the reader will also try to see what clue they are missing. As more and more people are found dead and Madeline and Daphne confront dangerous situations, the novel begins to move quickly. Since I’m not a romance reader, I found the relationships rushed and unrealistic. But, Krentz’s readers would be sure to remind me that an entire romance has to fit in just 300 some pages.
Fans of Krentz will find her latest book thrilling as well as passionate. The culmination of solving the crime will leave you shocked and wondering how you didn’t figure it out in the beginning.
Side Notes:
Favorite Quote: “He kissed her with the soaring passion of a man who has just been set free from a cage. She understood his response because she had only recently escaped from an invisible prison herself. “
Cover: I like it, but don’t see the connection to the story except for the fact that Madeline may be running away from something. Still, maybe a shot of the hotel on Cooper Island would have been better.
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| Jayne Ann Krentz – source |
She earned a B.A. in History from the University of California at Santa Cruz and went on to obtain a Masters degree in Library Science from San Jose State University in California. Before she began writing full-time she worked as a librarian in both academic and corporate libraries.
Ms. Krentz is married and lives with her husband, Frank, in Seattle, Washington. For more on Krentz, visit her website, HERE. You can also find her on Facebook, HERE.
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