Joe McBride has his hands full. He's a TV critic in the running for an anchor position at a brand-new cable network. He's the adoring part-time father of five-year-old Mollie - when his ex-wife will let him see her. He's just been jilted by his new fiancee. And if all that isn't enough, he's right in the middle of moving into a new apartment, in the pouring rain. Joe McBride is stressed-out, to put it mildly...and things are about to get a whole lot worse. In this tense and twisty thriller, Joe McBride is plunged into a maze where few things are what they seem. He's barely begun to unpack when a beautiful new neighbor tries to seduce him. Still reeling from his broken engagement, Joe soon finds himself drawn irresistible to the young woman, but each new revelation about her life only deepens the mystery surrounding her - and as his curiosity escalates into obsession he discovers he's playing the lead in a deadly drama of someone else's design.
Written in the late 90s this brought back memories of things no longer in common use. The language and descriptions are also dated. I did enjoy the book as late-night reading and remembered gobbling up novels like this in my youth. It's really more in the erotic thriller category than mystery, though there are elements. A step back in time to appreciate the now.
Stephen Collins' second novel is a must read or to be heard via audio book. He has written a fast paced mystery that keeps you up at night until you reach the dramatic conclusion. He really needs to write more thrillers for his fans. He is so talented.
I loved the character development and the building up to the action. It felt like a huge building to that first hill on a rollercoaster. Once the action started there was one little bump on the coast down. Disappointing - expected some twists and turns.
It was a crazy book. I will not give all the details because I want everyone to be able to check it out for themselves. It had a lot of mystery and suspense, but no horror no gory stuff so therefore I think that even teenagers could read it. Of course, mature teenagers, not your kids that are sheltered from the world. This book was suggested to me by a coworker and I’m glad that I read it. This is the first book I have finished this year.
This was an entertaining read. In addition to being a very good actor, Stephen Collins is also a very good author. I've read both of his novels and he's got talent. Sad that's he's disappeared from Hollywood. Hopefully he'll decide to write again. I miss him.
I started this book great but as I read it more I kept getting confused the writing to me seem scattered and hard to follow at times. I liked the character Joe McBride but the rest I don't know. I admit the book had me wanting to see what happens all the way to the end. Had to finish it to see how it all come to an end. Might try more books by Mr. Collins