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Goldstein & Cruz #3
A Single Stone
A truth more terrifying than nightmare.
Linda Orett has tried desperately to erase her past. But a new home, new friends, and even a new name are not enough. For Linda, the abyss of memory is too deep—and impossible to cross. And now a radio bulletin has pierced the fragile bubble of her new existence. In her former hometown, a child has been found dead, murdered under the same circumstances as her daughter three years before . . . a case in which the police had only one Linda.
Tried for the murder of her own child, Linda was ultimately freed on a legal technicality, and she and her husband, Matt, fled to a small coastal town in the hope of rebuilding their shattered lives. But the wounds have been reopened, the blood of memory flows once again, and the most chilling images and events from Linda’s past flicker and flood into view. She plunges into the dark and dangerous world of self-doubt, a world where anything is possible and where no one can be trusted—not the police, not her husband . . . and not even herself.
Praise for A Single Stone
“Riveting and original.” — Cosmopolitan
“Breathlessly mounting suspense.” — Kirkus Reviews
Linda Orett has tried desperately to erase her past. But a new home, new friends, and even a new name are not enough. For Linda, the abyss of memory is too deep—and impossible to cross. And now a radio bulletin has pierced the fragile bubble of her new existence. In her former hometown, a child has been found dead, murdered under the same circumstances as her daughter three years before . . . a case in which the police had only one Linda.
Tried for the murder of her own child, Linda was ultimately freed on a legal technicality, and she and her husband, Matt, fled to a small coastal town in the hope of rebuilding their shattered lives. But the wounds have been reopened, the blood of memory flows once again, and the most chilling images and events from Linda’s past flicker and flood into view. She plunges into the dark and dangerous world of self-doubt, a world where anything is possible and where no one can be trusted—not the police, not her husband . . . and not even herself.
Praise for A Single Stone
“Riveting and original.” — Cosmopolitan
“Breathlessly mounting suspense.” — Kirkus Reviews
- GenresThriller
332 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1991
55 people want to read
About the author
Marilyn Wallace
31 books16 followersMarilyn Weiss Wallace's first novel, A Case of Loyalties, won the Macavity Award for Best First Novel in 1986. Her second, Primary Target, was nominated for an Anthony Award. She is also the editor of the Sisters in Crime anthologies, which have won Anthony, Macavity, and American Mystery Awards. Current Danger is her seventh novel. She lives in New York City.
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
May 6, 2023
This book is actual flaming garbage. Incredibly confusing plot, racist and sexist undertones, and just horribly written. Only picked it up because it was a free book at a hostel and I had run out of books.
October 6, 2023
The early '9o's were a different time. This book represents what was considered "suspenseful" in those simpler times. Too many intertwining character stories written into the main story serve as less than clever distractions from the main suspect. Characters display blatant controlling and manipulative tendencies to clumsily hide the true killer. Then there are weird side trips like the one to a childhood psychiatrist to confirm a killer's psychological profile. The conversation that was exchanged read like an ego stroke for the writer. I think Wallace just wanted to show they were keyed in on police procedure. So many words that provided so little to a good story.
October 24, 2011
A Single Stone is a fairly well written novel about the murder of a child. In a small town, a child has been found murdered in an identical way to that of lead character Linda Orett's child. The problem with this? Linda was the only suspect in that trial. She wasn't found guilty and moved to a new town in hopes of putting her past behind her, but when news of the murder reaches her, nothing is the same, namely, the odd new way her husband has been acting...
May 8, 2008
An older thriller based on the deaths/kidnapping of small children. The mother of the first child murdered was acquitted of the murder but is sought after for the next batch of evilness. Her husband's been acting strangely and someone needs to convince her that he has nothing to do with these disappearances...
May 15, 2012
I liked this book alot but it wasn't until I was finished that I found out it was the second book with Cruz and Goldstein. Who ever put this in the list didn't do it right. But you don't have to have read the first to enjoy the second. I jumped back and forth so many times trying to figure out whodunit that I finally just stopped trying. Good chance I will re-read this one!
June 24, 2012
It was interesting and suspenseful at times. It wasn't a white knuckle page turner but it was a good read.
July 11, 2012
Calm at first, builds up to good climax at the end. Plenty of twists and turns with pleasant surprises. Recommend this book!
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