Dark Paradise (1994)

by Tami Hoag

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MaryJudeAnton | Apr 12, 2013 |

A re-issue originally written in 1994, this story has lost remarkably little of its original appeal. Take one plucky heroine, an inheritance, a stubborn cowboy determined not to fall in love, a few quirky characters, and evil and powerful man and his hangers-on, mix well with a murder, a mysterious and threatening hermit, a few plot twists for interest and a gorgeous Montana backdrop. What more could one ask? (

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SunnySD | Apr 26, 2010 |

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KoldusLibrary | May 21, 2007 |

I wasn't sure if this was a poorly written suspense novel with absolutely no suspense, or a sleazy romance masquerading as a murder mystery. In either case, this book has no intrigue whatsoever. I almost forgot that the main character's friend was killed. It is hardly ever mentioned. However, even with this fault it was entertaining as a romance novel. (

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Un démon au paradis

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1994

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Marilee Jennings

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New Eden, Montana

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Les rues de ma ville ne sont plus ce qu'elles étaient
Elles sont nimbées de colère, d'amertume
et de douleur
Changement insidieux
Et sinistre
Autant que les rouages de l'ambition au baptême

Shawn Colvin, Jonh Leventhal
Cry like a Angel

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Elle entendait les chiens au loin, qui aboyaient sans discontinuer.

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Mari Beth leaves her job as a court reporter and her latest failed love affair, jumps in the car, and goes, unannounced, to New Eden, MT, to join her best pal for a few weeks of R&R. When she arrives, she finds the house trashed, her friend dead, and the natives less than friendly. Something about her friend's death is not right, and Mari keeps probing for information. She gets bopped, bashed, and generally mistreated by everyone in New Eden, and this makes her more suspicious. In discovering what really happened to her friend, she also uncovers the deepest secrets of a most unsavory bunch of immoral and unlawful interlopers from Hollywood.

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New Eden, Montana, is a piece of heaven on earth where one woman died in her own private hell. Now it’s up to ex-court reporter Marilee Jennings to decipher the puzzle of her best friend’s death. But someone has a stake in silencing her suspicion. Someone with secrets worth killing for—and the power to turn this beautiful haven into a . . .

And as Mari digs deeper beneath New Eden’s picture-perfect exterior, finding the truth is suddenly no longer a matter of justice.

It’s her only hope of staying alive.

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As ex-court reporter Marilee Jennings tries to discover the reason behind her best friend's death in New Eden, Montana, she finds herself fighting not only for the truth but also for her life.

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