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Trust No One
When her ruthless ex-husband, councilman Paul Bradshaw, turns up dead, the victim of a brutal murder, Julia Bradshaw finds herself the prime suspect in the crime and is forced into an uneasy alliance with reporter Steve Reyes to find the real killer and clear her name. Original.
408 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 1, 1999
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March 25, 2011
Didn't think I would like this one. It sat on my shelf for months. Picked it up to read because I needed a small paperback to last me until my next book. Loved it! Great surprise and easy to read!
August 9, 2012
One of the best suspense books I read. Really good kept me guessing. Loved all the characters
December 6, 2017
A good romantic suspense that I enjoyed more than I expected to. When Julia Bradshaw's husband Paul is murdered she's finds herself to be the prime suspect - & her ex-father-in-law Charles is sure she's guilty.
When Steve Reyes, an ex-reporter, hears a rumour that Irish terrorists Gleic Eire may be responsible, he heads up from Florida. He has a vested interest in the group as 8 years before they killed his fiancee in a terrorist bombing - a young woman who just also happened to be Charles Beadshaw's daughter....making things even more complicated!
As Julia desperately tries to clear her name, Steve encourages her to trust him to help - but all the while withholding his connection to Bradshaw family....
This moves at a good pace with a good mix of suspense & romance. While it's so obvious that Julia will discover Steve's "secret" the build up to it is created nicely & keeps you entertained.
When Steve Reyes, an ex-reporter, hears a rumour that Irish terrorists Gleic Eire may be responsible, he heads up from Florida. He has a vested interest in the group as 8 years before they killed his fiancee in a terrorist bombing - a young woman who just also happened to be Charles Beadshaw's daughter....making things even more complicated!
As Julia desperately tries to clear her name, Steve encourages her to trust him to help - but all the while withholding his connection to Bradshaw family....
This moves at a good pace with a good mix of suspense & romance. While it's so obvious that Julia will discover Steve's "secret" the build up to it is created nicely & keeps you entertained.
October 23, 2021
This was a disappointing read. The cover promised thrills and romance, and we basically got a very watered-down version of both. The mystery aspect of this had a core idea that was pretty good, but was executed so poorly that I'd lost interest by the time the reveal happened.
The title and synopsis lead you to believe that our main character Julia will be having an active role in unraveling the mystery of who killed her ex-husband. She'll have to trust no one and rely on her instincts to figure out who really did it.......Yeah, neither of those happen. She's too busy trying to run her Inn and take care of her son to do anything even remotely interesting. No research, no spying, no thrills. Mostly just domestic things like menu planning and watching her son play catch with her new guest, Steve. Who happens to be a reporter "hot on the case" trying to solve her ex-husband's murder because rumor has it, it might have been committed by the same terrorist cell that killed his fiance 8 years ago.
Ahh, ok so he's who will provide the intrigue and thrills! ....Ehhhh, wrong again. He mostly hangs around the Hacienda Inn, writing his articles and flirting with Julia. The times he goes out trying to do something regarding the mystery are spread out so far that it feels more like a domestic contemporary story most of the time.
Ok, so this is a romance with just a pinch of mystery, ok ok. Nope! Wrong again. Their relationship takes a glacier pace, and when it finally heats up it feels unsatisfying and dull. There are also a few random spots where there could have been some built-up tension that was never spoken about. Like when he suddenly kisses her while they are out walking. No inside thoughts about how either of them felt about it. It just happens, end of paragraph. Ummm...was she surprised? Taken aback Pleased? We don't know. Did he do it because she looked especially sexy just then? Could he not contain himself any longer? Meh, who knows.
The mystery part had 1 good twist at the end that I didn't see coming, but again...it took so long to get there that I just didn't care by the time we got there. Especially fresh off of Julia's extreme over-reaction to
Basically, it was an "ok" book with an "ok" idea that could have been flushed out to be a lot more exciting than it actually was.
The title and synopsis lead you to believe that our main character Julia will be having an active role in unraveling the mystery of who killed her ex-husband. She'll have to trust no one and rely on her instincts to figure out who really did it.......Yeah, neither of those happen. She's too busy trying to run her Inn and take care of her son to do anything even remotely interesting. No research, no spying, no thrills. Mostly just domestic things like menu planning and watching her son play catch with her new guest, Steve. Who happens to be a reporter "hot on the case" trying to solve her ex-husband's murder because rumor has it, it might have been committed by the same terrorist cell that killed his fiance 8 years ago.
Ahh, ok so he's who will provide the intrigue and thrills! ....Ehhhh, wrong again. He mostly hangs around the Hacienda Inn, writing his articles and flirting with Julia. The times he goes out trying to do something regarding the mystery are spread out so far that it feels more like a domestic contemporary story most of the time.
Ok, so this is a romance with just a pinch of mystery, ok ok. Nope! Wrong again. Their relationship takes a glacier pace, and when it finally heats up it feels unsatisfying and dull. There are also a few random spots where there could have been some built-up tension that was never spoken about. Like when he suddenly kisses her while they are out walking. No inside thoughts about how either of them felt about it. It just happens, end of paragraph. Ummm...was she surprised? Taken aback Pleased? We don't know. Did he do it because she looked especially sexy just then? Could he not contain himself any longer? Meh, who knows.
The mystery part had 1 good twist at the end that I didn't see coming, but again...it took so long to get there that I just didn't care by the time we got there. Especially fresh off of Julia's extreme over-reaction to
Basically, it was an "ok" book with an "ok" idea that could have been flushed out to be a lot more exciting than it actually was.
May 28, 2022
3,7*
mainha escolheu esse livro pra mim no sebo; disse que a sinopse parecia com a história de suspense criminal que eu tinha idealizado. pois bem, ela acertou na escolha, porque eu amei.
a ligação dos eventos foi muito bem feita e construída. a escrita de christiane é viciante, eu não consegui largar o livro por um dia!! os personagens são carismáticos e as relações parentais bem realistas. é por detalhes pequenos (conveniência pra resolver duas coisas e a confiança cega em *) que eu tirei uma estrela, ainda assim não chegaram perto de estragar minha experiência, como já mencionei. muito muito muito bom!!!! eu amo suspense criminal!!!!!
mainha escolheu esse livro pra mim no sebo; disse que a sinopse parecia com a história de suspense criminal que eu tinha idealizado. pois bem, ela acertou na escolha, porque eu amei.
a ligação dos eventos foi muito bem feita e construída. a escrita de christiane é viciante, eu não consegui largar o livro por um dia!! os personagens são carismáticos e as relações parentais bem realistas. é por detalhes pequenos (conveniência pra resolver duas coisas e a confiança cega em *) que eu tirei uma estrela, ainda assim não chegaram perto de estragar minha experiência, como já mencionei. muito muito muito bom!!!! eu amo suspense criminal!!!!!
April 15, 2014
Julia Bradshaw, ex wife of a Monterey politician and Steve Reyes a reporter solve the murder of her ex husband and several other crimes in the process. See above. Lots of plot twists. Almost too many crimes involved
April 7, 2010
Captivating suspense, thrilling, educative
June 14, 2010
Didn't want to finish it because I was so drawn in.
January 22, 2022
I LOVE IT WJWHENDJDKDJFJFJFU
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