Skeletons

The mystery was no great mystery, but it was fun to see how she unraveled it in her own mind, like watching Columbo-even though you know who done it, it's fun to see him wade through the mystery. The book limps again a little bit at the very end, but all in all it succeeded in fulfilling my craving for a much-needed guilty pleasure.

A good enough mystery/suspense which I picked up at a used sale because I have memories of really loving some of Wilhelm's early sci-fi.
Bruno's knowledge of eluding pursuit, & even his connection with media with unlimited financial resources, seems a bit of a stretch given his rather recent occupation as an impoverished TA, but if you don't think too much about that the whole story is fast-paced and keeps your attention.
Lee, early 20's, is at loose ends, without a goal in life when her parents arrange for her to housesit for her grandfather. Don't think too much about why this man who hasn't left his home for 40 years suddenly can't wait to go to Europe and then never checks back to see how things are going.
A night prowler begins the show more adventure, which leads to a death, pursuit by ruthless racists, and romance. show less

The prompt asks What I thought and, to be honest, I think the author tried too hard with this story. She really put in too much effort to make it interesting. It was weird and not in a terribly good or interesting way. She was all over the board with descriptions and then a distinct lack of description or plausible actions and over the top actions. I was with her one minute, & then the next I was wondering how she could jump extremes. The whole thing felt very haphazard.

This was the first book of her's I've read and I don't think I'll try another. Once and done is enough for me.

Lee Donne, brilliant underachiever in a family of stars, ends up housesitting for her grandfather. When a series of attempted breakins takes place, she discovers his carefully hidden secret. Rather than be harrassed by those who would like to destroy the evidence, she goes on the offensive, with her computer-whiz friend and an old college acquaintance.

Interesting imperfect characters, fun plot, and bad guys you wouldn't want to run into on a dark night. A good beach read, nothing too demanding.

This is well-written. Spoilers are possible. It reads well. It isn't very suspenseful. It was all pretty pat & contrived; the horrible mother who turns out to have a well-defined reason for how she acts. Perhaps the audience is more appropriately teen-agers, but I don't think it is defined as a YA book.The plot was a little shaky. The perfect friend too. If I write more I'll get more negative.... It was a good book for the airplane.

This was a fun thriller/mystery. LIkeable characters, and good action. I enjoyed it.

What a relief to read a well-written book after some of the new books that I have subjected myself to.