Mosaic
by Gayle Lynds
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Praised by writers from Clive Cussler to Sue Grafton, Gayle Lynds has emerged as a leading star of suspense fiction. Her bestselling debut novel "Masquerade" was hailed as "gloriously paranoid, immensely satisfying" "(The Los Angeles Times)." Now Lynds brings the international thriller to an electrifying new level with this bullet-fast tale. While giving a gala performance at London's Royal Albert Hall, blind concert-pianist Julia Austrian's sight returns as mysteriously as it disappeared show more ten years earlier when she was struck by a rare psychological disorder. But her euphoria shatters when she witnesses her mother's murder -- a trauma that hurls her back into her dark and lonely world. Blind, yet the only person who can identify the killer, Julia abandons her celebrated life, regains her sight through hypnosis, and joins maverick CIA analyst Sam Keeline to piece together a series of seemingly random acts that form a vast and terrifying puzzle that threatens America's political system. show lessTags
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Julia Austrian suddenly lost her sight after her first big concert as a concert pianist. Coming from a somewhat privelidged world where they always have had money her mother and she travel worldwide and she plays and enjoys her life. This all changes when her mother is murdered, seemingly for her jewels, in London, just as Julia gains her sight back. The trauma causes her sight to go away again but the event cascades into a mess of politics, while her uncle competes for the title of President of the United States of America and his dealings are none too above-board.
A roller-coaster ride of a book, I found it entertaining but occasionally a little jumpy, would make a great film.
A roller-coaster ride of a book, I found it entertaining but occasionally a little jumpy, would make a great film.
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21+ Works 5,972 Members
Gayle Lynds is an award-winning American author. She is known for writing spy fiction or spy thrillers. She has co-authored three novels with Robert Ludlum. Her books are published in over 20 countries. Lynds was born in Nebraska, but raised in Iowa. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in Journalism, and now lives in California show more where she is a full-time novelist. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 2005-07-01
- People/Characters
- Julia Austrian; Sam Keeline
- Important places
- Westchester County, New York, USA
- Epigraph
- Adventure is worthwhile in itself. Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.
-Amelia Earhart - Dedication
- For my daughter, Julia Stone, brilliant and beautiful, dear to my heart
- First words
- MEMOIR ENTRY It is time to set the record straight and tell exactly what happened...
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)It is a good life, and I am happy for it.
- Blurbers
- Gerritsen, Tess; Folsom, Allan; Connelly, Michael; Lowell, Elizabeth; Cuthbert, Margaret; Grafton, Sue (show all 7); Cussler, Clive
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- Members
- 115
- Popularity
- 278,209
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.58)
- Languages
- Dutch, English, German, Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 12
- ASINs
- 5
