Dead Easy

by Olga Bicos

After being abruptly handed a pinkslip, Professor Ana Kimble findsherself at loose ends. So whenRachel Maza, a friend and former student,offers her a vacation at a secluded islandresort, Ana jumps at the chance to escapeto paradise. Only, Rachel has secrets sheisn’t sharing-the kind that can kill.Then Rachel disappears.Suddenly Ana finds herself in the middleof a tropical nightmare. And when sheuncovers a deadly conspiracy bent onstealing people’s sanity, she is forced totrust Nick Travis, a dark and dangerous manwith an agenda of his own. Soon theseductive heat of an island paradise makesit easy for Ana to lose her heart. And just aseasy to lose her life.

Genres: Suspense, Romance, Mystery, Fiction

345 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Olga Bicos made an entrance into the romance writing world that few other writers have taken.she was working as an entertainment lawyer in Los Angeles and decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. Since that monumental decision, Olga has devoted her time to both writing and being a mother. Readers are glad she made this career change since she has made such a hit with her well-written romances. In fact, Olga has earned much kudos for her work including a nomination for Best First Historical Romance for her book, By My Heart Betrayed and the K.I.S.S Award for Best Hero from Romantic Times. She was also selected as "Bestselling Romance Author" by Bookrak and her fourth romance, More than Magic was a finalist for the RITA Long Historical Category.

Olga was born in Cuba and fled with her parents to California when she was a small child. She became a lawyer and served as staff attorney at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. When she started her own family, she decided to try her hand at writing. She now lives in Southern California with her husband and two children and is currently working on her next book. Olga speaks five languages and has traveled abroad extensively researching her books, plus she and her family share their home with a menagerie of animals.

Reviews

[Jean · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a new author for me. I picked up this paperback from a “Read and Share Library” and will put it into another share book library. I see these share libraries popping up all over the place. Some are in stores or offices and others have made fancy boxes near mailboxes on the residential streets. I will occasionally take and leave a book in one.

This is one of those easy to read none thinking books that are great to read in between more serous books. A college fires Professor Ana Kimble. She is offered a vacation on a secluded island resort. Anna suddenly finds herself in danger and can upset a “Neuro’Sys” program run by a pharmaceutical company. Anna apparently falls for an undercover agent.

The book is well written and is fast paced. The action never slows down. The plot is well thought-out and executed. The characters are interesting. The stories make for a good get-away-from-it -all book.

I read this as a paperback with 377 pages, published by Mira. The author seems almost more interesting than the book. She was born in Havana and came to the United States at age five. She speaks five languages and is a full-time author.

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

It turns out I'd read this book before, but it was OK a second time around. This book brings into question the ethics of medical research on humans and the types of people who become involved in such work. The characters were pretty good, and the plot was fine. The way all the characters managed to coincidentally converge on the right place for everything to happen was a bit much, though.