An expert at romantic intrigue, power ploys, and family feuds is in top form in three sensational, best-selling novels, Bloodline, A Stranger in the Mirror, and The Naked Face, brought together in one hardcover edition.
Sidney Sheldon (1917-2007) was an American writer who won awards in three careers—a Broadway playwright, a Hollywood TV and movie screenwriter, and a best-selling novelist.
His TV works spanned a twenty-year period during which he created I Dream of Jeannie (1965-70), Hart to Hart (1979-84), and The Patty Duke Show (1963-66), but it was not until after he turned 50 and began writing best-selling novels such as Master of the Game (1982), The Other Side of Midnight (1973) and Rage of Angels (1980) that he became most famous.
Reading 3 of Sidney Sheldon's books at once gave me a little bit o Sidney overload. Here's a Breakdown:
Bloodline - 4 stars - Couldn't put this book down. I've learned to expect the unexpected from him, so I wasn't surprised when it was Sir Alec, but what a delicious twist to have the protaganist's lover/husband, Rhys, to be a suspect
Stranger in the Mirror - 3 stars. Didn't know how to feel at the end - should I be sad that Toby Temple was murdered? Should I be sad that Jill never got her happy ending with her true love? Should I care about any of these characters?
The Naked Face - I realized at this time that I should take a break from Sheldon. Figured out the killer in the first few pages. With his books, the most supportive, kindest characters are almost always the cold blooded psychopaths.
I do enjoy his books, they are fun, fast reads, but when I start guessing the killer right away, I know it's time to take a break from him.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Hmmm I took a long time to finish this book because I wasn’t that excited to keep picking it up but once I did, I can say I did enjoy Bloodline and A Naked Face. A stranger in the mirror was not my favorite and it’s probably because it was drawn out and ridiculous in more ways than one but as far as being enjoyable, they were.