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تصویری شیطانی
ابی کارتر دختر نقاش جوانی است که پس از یک تجاوز نافرجام در آپارتمانش به شدت به وحشت افتاده و به خانه ی ویکتوریایی زیبایی در قسمت بالایی رودخانه هودسون که به ارث برده می گریزد.
اما وجود یک سایه شیطانی و یک قتل مرموز به شدت او را نگران کرده و به وحشت انداخته است و این در حالی است که یک کارآگاه جنایی خوشتیپ به نام ویلیامز در حال تحقیق روی این پرونده ی قتل است . سرانجام ابی کارتر با حس همدردی که با یکی دیگر از قربانیان این نوع جنایت احساس می کرد سعی نمود از هنر نقاشی خود استفاده نماید و تصویری از یک جنایتکار فراری را روی کاغذ بیاورد . اما درست زمانی که نقاشی او منجر به یک دستگیری گردید تلفن تهدیدآمیزی از سوی یک شخص ناشناس به او شد و خانه ای که به تصور ابی پناهگاه امن او محسوب می شد تبدیل به جایی برای کابوس های شبانه اش گردید .
کارآگاه ویلیامز قول محافظت از او را می دهد اما ابی خود می دانست که راه گریزی از رویایی با شیطان نامرئی نیست.
اگرچه ممکن است این رویارویی به مرگ او بیانجامد.
اما وجود یک سایه شیطانی و یک قتل مرموز به شدت او را نگران کرده و به وحشت انداخته است و این در حالی است که یک کارآگاه جنایی خوشتیپ به نام ویلیامز در حال تحقیق روی این پرونده ی قتل است . سرانجام ابی کارتر با حس همدردی که با یکی دیگر از قربانیان این نوع جنایت احساس می کرد سعی نمود از هنر نقاشی خود استفاده نماید و تصویری از یک جنایتکار فراری را روی کاغذ بیاورد . اما درست زمانی که نقاشی او منجر به یک دستگیری گردید تلفن تهدیدآمیزی از سوی یک شخص ناشناس به او شد و خانه ای که به تصور ابی پناهگاه امن او محسوب می شد تبدیل به جایی برای کابوس های شبانه اش گردید .
کارآگاه ویلیامز قول محافظت از او را می دهد اما ابی خود می دانست که راه گریزی از رویایی با شیطان نامرئی نیست.
اگرچه ممکن است این رویارویی به مرگ او بیانجامد.
456 pages, Paperback
First published November 27, 2007
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About the author
Donna Anders
13 books8 followersDonna Anders was in her early twenties when she made her first sale, a poem she sold to a children's magazine for $1.00. From those early years of writing juvenile poems and stories, to historical novels that balanced her life through some hard times, to suspense thrillers when she wrote about terror from her own experiences, Donna became a writer for life.
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February 2, 2019
I would give this book a zero if I could. Donna needs to go to a writing course. It's a tedious read. The writing is patronising, forced, and there are basic grammar mistakes EVERYWHERE.
* She writes "...Pam and Bill, who were already there spaying water on the flames with his garden hose." Pam and Bill are married and live next door. They have come from THEIR house, and it should be THIER hose. If only Bill was there, then 'his' would be fine, but as both are there, the hose belongs to both of them. (And it should be "spraying").
* She writes that someone "floorboarded it" and "floor-boarded it". First of all, it's just "floored", but that's besides the point. If you are going to hyphenate a word (other than separating a word for different lines) you need to be consistent.
The writing doesn't flow - you have to keep re-reading because the sentence you just read didn't make sense.
The basic plot has potential, but she butchered it: it's predictable. The main character should be able to put two and two together long before the 'climax', but she still has no clue. (She found birth certificates and other papers which showed she was the long lost granddaughter of a wealthy recluse and still couldn't put it together that the current heirs were the 'killers').
The so-called 'love relationship' which develops makes you want to vomit. It's one of the most unrealistic relationship developments I've ever read, apart from in novels designed for 13 year olds.
Give this book (and Donna Anders) a wide berth.
* She writes "...Pam and Bill, who were already there spaying water on the flames with his garden hose." Pam and Bill are married and live next door. They have come from THEIR house, and it should be THIER hose. If only Bill was there, then 'his' would be fine, but as both are there, the hose belongs to both of them. (And it should be "spraying").
* She writes that someone "floorboarded it" and "floor-boarded it". First of all, it's just "floored", but that's besides the point. If you are going to hyphenate a word (other than separating a word for different lines) you need to be consistent.
The writing doesn't flow - you have to keep re-reading because the sentence you just read didn't make sense.
The basic plot has potential, but she butchered it: it's predictable. The main character should be able to put two and two together long before the 'climax', but she still has no clue. (She found birth certificates and other papers which showed she was the long lost granddaughter of a wealthy recluse and still couldn't put it together that the current heirs were the 'killers').
The so-called 'love relationship' which develops makes you want to vomit. It's one of the most unrealistic relationship developments I've ever read, apart from in novels designed for 13 year olds.
Give this book (and Donna Anders) a wide berth.
January 5, 2011
If you love great thrillers with a hint of romance, you'll enjoy Sketching Evil. Abby Carter is the lone descendant of the Carter family, who founded Carterville, New York, who lost her job and having boyfriend troubles. Not only that, she was almost raped in her apartment, and learns her aunt was killed. From NYC, shIf you love great thrillers with a hint of romance, you'll enjoy Sketching Evil. Abby Carter is the lone descendant of the Carter family, who founded Carterville, New York, who lost her job and having boyfriend troubles. Not only that, she was almost raped in her apartment, and learns her aunt was killed. From NYC, she goes to Carterville and handles her aunt's affairs and B&B, when trouble watches her from afar, and wants her dead. When she meets Detective Stanley "Bud" Williams, there's an instant attraction to him, as he vows to protect her. As she gets closer to the truth of a hidden secret, so does the threat, when her life is in on the life. An enjoyable read.e goes to Carterville and handles her aunt's affairs and B&B, when trouble watches her from afar, and wants her dead. When she meets Detective Stanley "Bud" Williams, there's an instant attraction to him, as he vows to protect her. As she gets closer to the truth of a hidden secret, so does the threat, when her life is in on the life. An enjoyable read.
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August 26, 2008Sketching Evil
Donna Anders
Suspense
389 pages
copyright: 2007
isbn: 1-4165-1487-2
Where do you go when nowhere is safe?
From the author of Death Waits for You, which Ann Rule
called "a suspense-filled exercise in terror," comes a new
novel of a woman facing a menacing danger she cannot
escape no matter where she runs.
When an attempted rape in her city apartment leaves artist Abby Carter deeply shaken, she flees to the beautiful Victorian house she recently inherited in a tiny town on the upper Hhudson River. But rumors of ghosts from generations past, and an unsolved murder, are unsettling...while handsome local homicide detective Bud Williams investigates a brand-new rash of violent crime.
Empathy with a terrified victim leads Abby to use her artistic skills to capture the face of a local serial rapist. But when the portrait leads to an arrest, Abby starts receiving threats and anonymous phone calls, and the house she believed to be a refuge becomes instead a place from her worst nightmare. Bud vows to protect her, but Abby knows she must look into the face of evil herself, because failure could mean her life.
Donna Anders
Suspense
389 pages
copyright: 2007
isbn: 1-4165-1487-2
Where do you go when nowhere is safe?
From the author of Death Waits for You, which Ann Rule
called "a suspense-filled exercise in terror," comes a new
novel of a woman facing a menacing danger she cannot
escape no matter where she runs.
When an attempted rape in her city apartment leaves artist Abby Carter deeply shaken, she flees to the beautiful Victorian house she recently inherited in a tiny town on the upper Hhudson River. But rumors of ghosts from generations past, and an unsolved murder, are unsettling...while handsome local homicide detective Bud Williams investigates a brand-new rash of violent crime.
Empathy with a terrified victim leads Abby to use her artistic skills to capture the face of a local serial rapist. But when the portrait leads to an arrest, Abby starts receiving threats and anonymous phone calls, and the house she believed to be a refuge becomes instead a place from her worst nightmare. Bud vows to protect her, but Abby knows she must look into the face of evil herself, because failure could mean her life.
September 4, 2016
I like suspense novels and had high hopes for this book after reading the synopsis and seeing the exciting looking cover art. I found the writing to be extremely amateur and the story line was completely unbelievable. Abby, our protagonist, was annoying and constantly repeated herself over and over. I kept thinking to myself, "Is our author senile? She wrote this exact line in the last 3 chapters." The detective in the story was also completely unbelievable. What police department has the resources to keep watch 24/7 over someone who they don't even really know is in danger? Anyhow, I only read the entire book because I had already invested so much time and kept HOPING that it would get better. I am a terrible writer myself, but after reading this book I'm thinking about writing a novel myself because it I don't think it could be as bad as this one! If I could give it a 1/2 star, I would. Save yourself the time and pain, and avoid this novel.
November 11, 2008
Crystal pretty much summed this up well.
While I felt the story line pulled me though and there was a certain amount of intrigue that normal starts a novel like this at 4 stars with me, the characters were a bit hokey, the dialog at time with the repeating each other's name was something I hear kindergarteners do. Abby also seemed a bit oblivious to the attention the good Detective was showing her.
A 4 star plot with 2 star writing.
While I felt the story line pulled me though and there was a certain amount of intrigue that normal starts a novel like this at 4 stars with me, the characters were a bit hokey, the dialog at time with the repeating each other's name was something I hear kindergarteners do. Abby also seemed a bit oblivious to the attention the good Detective was showing her.
A 4 star plot with 2 star writing.
August 13, 2008
I really enjoyed this book. It captured my attention from the beginning and kept me wanting to read more. The ending was mostly a surprise as well.
I'll be reading more by this author.
I'll be reading more by this author.
May 1, 2008
Love this author - great suspense
February 8, 2015
This was a pretty good book, quite suspenseful. I liked it.
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