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Lorraine Page #3
Cold Heart
Having established her reputation with the enormously successful, two-time Emmy Award-winning television series Prime Suspect, author/screenwriter Lynda La Plante enhanced it with her more recent popular CBS TV miniseries, Bella Mafia. The same unbeatable storytelling power she brings to her films is the engine that drives her new thriller, Cold Heart, from its disturbing beginning to its shocking climax.
A single gunshot into a Beverly Hills swimming pool ends the life of movie mogul Harry Nathan, a man with so many enemies--including a widow and two ex-wives--that the challenge for PI Lorraine Page at first seems to be the surfeit of suspects. Newly established as an independent private investigator, Lorraine comes to the case hungry and determined to succeed--but Harry Nathan's death is the beginning, not the end, of a trail of lust and conspiracy leading to the darkest corners of the international art world. A sordid trail of video evidence implicates other leading Hollywood figures in the case, while Lorraine finds her own investigations hampered by the personal intervention of new police chief Jake Burton, a man who appears to know everything bad about her but still seems determined to know more.
As the failures of her past come back to haunt her, Lorraine finds that solving this murder is no longer just a job, it's about recapturing her own self-worth. A first-rate crime story, a love story, and more--it's precisely the kind of superior suspense novel we've come to expect from Lynda La Plante, one of the preeminent originators of realistic crime drama.
A single gunshot into a Beverly Hills swimming pool ends the life of movie mogul Harry Nathan, a man with so many enemies--including a widow and two ex-wives--that the challenge for PI Lorraine Page at first seems to be the surfeit of suspects. Newly established as an independent private investigator, Lorraine comes to the case hungry and determined to succeed--but Harry Nathan's death is the beginning, not the end, of a trail of lust and conspiracy leading to the darkest corners of the international art world. A sordid trail of video evidence implicates other leading Hollywood figures in the case, while Lorraine finds her own investigations hampered by the personal intervention of new police chief Jake Burton, a man who appears to know everything bad about her but still seems determined to know more.
As the failures of her past come back to haunt her, Lorraine finds that solving this murder is no longer just a job, it's about recapturing her own self-worth. A first-rate crime story, a love story, and more--it's precisely the kind of superior suspense novel we've come to expect from Lynda La Plante, one of the preeminent originators of realistic crime drama.
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First published March 2, 1999
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Lynda La Plante
123 books1,829 followersLynda La Plante, CBE (born Lynda Titchmarsh) is a British author, screenwriter, and erstwhile actress (her performances in Rentaghost and other programmes were under her stage name of Lynda Marchal), best known for writing the Prime Suspect television crime series.
Her first TV series as a scriptwriter was the six part robbery series Widows, in 1983, in which the widows of four armed robbers carry out a heist planned by their deceased husbands.
In 1991 ITV released Prime Suspect which has now run to seven series and stars Helen Mirren as DCI Jane Tennison. (In the United States Prime Suspect airs on PBS as part of the anthology program Mystery!) In 1993 La Plante won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for her work on the series. In 1992 she wrote at TV movie called Seekers, starring Brenda Fricker and Josette Simon, produced by Sarah Lawson.
She formed her own television production company, La Plante Productions, in 1994 and as La Plante Productions she wrote and produced the sequel to Widows, the equally gutsy She's Out (ITV, 1995). The name "La Plante" comes from her marriage to writer Richard La Plante, author of the book Mantis and Hog Fever. La Plante divorced Lynda in the early 1990s.
Her output continued with The Governor (ITV 1995-96), a series focusing on the female governor of a high security prison, and was followed by a string of ratings pulling miniseries: the psycho killer nightmare events of Trial & Retribution (ITV 1997-), the widows' revenge of the murders of their husbands & children Bella Mafia (1997) (starring Vanessa Redgrave), the undercover police unit operations of Supply and Demand (ITV 1998), videogame/internet murder mystery Killer Net (Channel 4 1998) and the female criminal profiler cases of Mind Games (ITV 2001).
Two additions to the Trial and Retribution miniseries were broadcast during 2006.
Her first TV series as a scriptwriter was the six part robbery series Widows, in 1983, in which the widows of four armed robbers carry out a heist planned by their deceased husbands.
In 1991 ITV released Prime Suspect which has now run to seven series and stars Helen Mirren as DCI Jane Tennison. (In the United States Prime Suspect airs on PBS as part of the anthology program Mystery!) In 1993 La Plante won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for her work on the series. In 1992 she wrote at TV movie called Seekers, starring Brenda Fricker and Josette Simon, produced by Sarah Lawson.
She formed her own television production company, La Plante Productions, in 1994 and as La Plante Productions she wrote and produced the sequel to Widows, the equally gutsy She's Out (ITV, 1995). The name "La Plante" comes from her marriage to writer Richard La Plante, author of the book Mantis and Hog Fever. La Plante divorced Lynda in the early 1990s.
Her output continued with The Governor (ITV 1995-96), a series focusing on the female governor of a high security prison, and was followed by a string of ratings pulling miniseries: the psycho killer nightmare events of Trial & Retribution (ITV 1997-), the widows' revenge of the murders of their husbands & children Bella Mafia (1997) (starring Vanessa Redgrave), the undercover police unit operations of Supply and Demand (ITV 1998), videogame/internet murder mystery Killer Net (Channel 4 1998) and the female criminal profiler cases of Mind Games (ITV 2001).
Two additions to the Trial and Retribution miniseries were broadcast during 2006.
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July 24, 2014
I haven't read any other works by this author, so I had no preconceived ideas.
For me the start was slow, and bogged down by a lot of back-story. Lorraine came across as cold and clinical in the beginning, and to be honest, if I'd had anything else to read (forgot my Nook), I wouldn't have got much further than the first chapter.
The novel was written in the third person, from the point of view of the main character, but occasionally the reader has insights into the minds of the other characters, and sometimes those insights were not clearly delineated, so one character's thoughts ran into the next.
The speed at which the love interest develops was astonishing, and I thought, a little far-fetched, and I disliked the ending. I don't have to have a HEA, in fact, it's quite refreshing when the ending is totally unexpected, but the way this was handled had my teeth on edge at the soppiness of it.
On the whole, I thought the book could be shortened quite considerably without losing any of the storyline, and the whodunit aspect was a tad weak.
For me the start was slow, and bogged down by a lot of back-story. Lorraine came across as cold and clinical in the beginning, and to be honest, if I'd had anything else to read (forgot my Nook), I wouldn't have got much further than the first chapter.
The novel was written in the third person, from the point of view of the main character, but occasionally the reader has insights into the minds of the other characters, and sometimes those insights were not clearly delineated, so one character's thoughts ran into the next.
The speed at which the love interest develops was astonishing, and I thought, a little far-fetched, and I disliked the ending. I don't have to have a HEA, in fact, it's quite refreshing when the ending is totally unexpected, but the way this was handled had my teeth on edge at the soppiness of it.
On the whole, I thought the book could be shortened quite considerably without losing any of the storyline, and the whodunit aspect was a tad weak.
January 29, 2013
Crime fiction can sometimes be like drinking too much. At the time it feels alright but afterwards you wonder why you did it. I think I've read way too much crime fiction and that is how it makes me feel. This was the first book by Linda la Plante I have read and I think it will be the last.
June 16, 2012
I loved the first two books in this series and was prepared to love this one too, but damn she killed off the heroine. I read the three books years ago and I was so pissed off that I vowed that I would never read another Lynda La Plante book and I have been true to my vow, I have not and will not. How can you kill off the heroine when she is trying so damn hard to turn her life around. Boo hiss!!
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April 20, 2013
Well.... It was ok. I enjoyed the guessing game of who done it until about half way through. It just stopped going anywhere. Also the ending was drawn out and pointless. Bit of a waste of a character. There could've been more books in the series.
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January 10, 2021I read this book late last year. The plot was average but I felt that some the characters, especially Eric and Mrs Lee Judd, portrayed some really negative, racist stereotypes. I'm definitely not an expert and this is the first book I've read by Lynda La Plante, but I hope that her perspective and writing has matured since this and that anyone who's reading this book keeps this in mind.
October 26, 2017
I really didn't like this book very much. It doesn't help that this is the third in a trilogy and I haven't read the others, but...
SPOILER ALERT - please don't read any further if you don't want to know what happens.
To start with it's set in America and Lynda LaPlante is British so it didn't really ring true. The romance is so sickly sweet and perfect you just know it will end in tears and then when things do go wrong it goes on for ages - will she get better? Will she die?
(She dies!)
Don't waste your time!
SPOILER ALERT - please don't read any further if you don't want to know what happens.
To start with it's set in America and Lynda LaPlante is British so it didn't really ring true. The romance is so sickly sweet and perfect you just know it will end in tears and then when things do go wrong it goes on for ages - will she get better? Will she die?
(She dies!)
Don't waste your time!
December 21, 2010
I loved this book and the series. Up until the last few chapters, I was so disappointed with how Lynda decided to end it and go with the characters. Some people probably liked it and felt it was a good end but it wasn't for me. This is purely a person opinion and wouldn't tell anyone to not buy or read these books but if you like everything in its place and happy happy I wouldn't read it.
The story itself (not counting the ending) was as with the others very well written and gripping.
The story itself (not counting the ending) was as with the others very well written and gripping.
October 17, 2018
I got given this book by a family member. I didn’t even read the synopsis before trying it and what a load of absolute crap....
Film maker murdered.... boring...uninspiring and cliqued as hell.
Add to that boring, wooden, flat, cardboard characters with no dimension and crappy juvenile and also (again) boring writing...
No thanks. I’ll pass on this crap!
Film maker murdered.... boring...uninspiring and cliqued as hell.
Add to that boring, wooden, flat, cardboard characters with no dimension and crappy juvenile and also (again) boring writing...
No thanks. I’ll pass on this crap!
August 19, 2023
This was free audiobook download and I am very glad I didn’t pay for it. I’m not sure whether the book itself is poor or whether the narrative was undermined by the awful voicing of the characters by the narrator. The only reason I finished listening to this book was because I was waiting for my next Audible credit to arrive and had nothing else to listen to on my dog walks.
May 12, 2013
Another great book by one of my fave crime novel authors. It had me gripped from start to finish. Couldn't put it down.
July 30, 2022
Not a good book. Sadly.
March 30, 2024
I found this a super slow read to begin with, then it picked up and I enjoyed it, but then the last 100 pages fell flat. It was an alright read but nothing too exciting for me
March 6, 2023
I’m not sure how I feel about this book. I did enjoy it but at the same time it was a lot of waffle. I felt the background stories were unnecessary (but that might just be me reading the 3rd book in a trilogy as a stand alone)
I know it was written in 2010 but the book had racist undertones and used slurs throughout
Had potential to be good but don’t think I’ll read anymore by this author
I know it was written in 2010 but the book had racist undertones and used slurs throughout
Had potential to be good but don’t think I’ll read anymore by this author
April 15, 2017
This, the last book in the Lorraine Page trilogy, was the weakest of the three though I was moved by the ending. The first book, "Cold Shoulder" was especially involving as the reader learned about the complexity of the heroine, the history of her troubled past and her struggle to survive despite having sunk so low. This last book wrapped up the lose ends of her life which was, for the most part, satisfying though dispiriting by the lack of a "happily ever after" closing chapter. I hoped for more for Lorraine Page but, her spirit was at peace. Overall, the characters populating this book were less interesting than those of "Cold Shoulder" and I missed Rosie, a colorful, supportive and compassionate character, who played a major part in the previous books but appeared only in the end. This was an entertaining trilogy, I'm so glad I happened upon the first book accidentally while on vacation.
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June 7, 2017
The third in the series of novels by Lynda la Plante featuring PI Lorraine Page , this one is probably the weakest. . Right from the first novel , Lorraine is unlike any other PI.
An alcoholic who has been given up by both her family and colleagues, trying to rebuild her career and feeling the pangs of insecurity now and then , she is at times lucky to survive in a world where she is looked down upon .
The ending is shocking And very abrupt.
Read the first two (only ), unless you have spare time and wish to complete the trilogy.
An alcoholic who has been given up by both her family and colleagues, trying to rebuild her career and feeling the pangs of insecurity now and then , she is at times lucky to survive in a world where she is looked down upon .
The ending is shocking And very abrupt.
Read the first two (only ), unless you have spare time and wish to complete the trilogy.
January 20, 2022
If you are enjoying reading Lynda LaPlante’s recent books (E.g., Tennison) and feel tempted by her back catalogue: omit this book. Published in 1998, this has tone-deaf references to “fags” and “domestics”, and a nauseating treatment of a police killing. The plot has zero twists. Set in L.A., with an American heroine, the text has numerous grating British-isms. The most irksome aspect of this book is the syrupy romance stuff. I hugely respect Lynda LaPlante, and cannot in good conscience pass this book on to my local book sharing group or a charity shop.
March 5, 2020
This is the first (and last) Lynda La Plante book I've read, and this one is the last book in the trilogy with Lorraine Page as the PI.
This amateurish thriller was not very well written. Waste of money.
This amateurish thriller was not very well written. Waste of money.
June 17, 2012
Sorry, I will not read any more La Plante books. I do not want to invest in a character to have her killed off.
December 10, 2012
A bit weak.
November 30, 2018
Disappointing .. usually love her books but this was drawn out plot with not alot going on
September 23, 2020
I read it. Not sure why. Crime fiction
June 14, 2022
Just a bad series, don’t do what I did and read all 3 hoping that they’ll get better…they don’t
April 21, 2023
A pile of red flags dates a former policewoman that is trying to solve a case. If you appreciate Okham's razor do not read this book. It's the opposite.
June 16, 2020
Cold Heart
By Lynda La Plante
Okay.. What genre was this book, mystery? Or Philosophy?
What was the ending even about?
The death of the protagonist herself, Lorraine Page?!?
And that was the "ultimate" punishment of her life?? Philosophy much? There was no proper justice at all, at least not by the end of book anyway.
Okay. Breathe.
I'll come from beginning.
Like any other mystery book, this started off with an interesting note. Somebody dies. There are two three suspects. And then it got SUPER boring when the suspicions were revolving around 3 main people!
Kendall, Vallence, Sonja.
Poor Cindy dies, Kendall dies and with utter shock we come to know even Raymond Vallence dies!
Not sure why Cindy had to die, I expected something much worse happened with Cindy that she simply let herself get killed by someone else. But by the end we come to know it was pretty much suicide. Raymond had no other purpose to kill Cindy rather than with some rage assuming she did kill Harry. And Cindy... Simply agrees to that? Doesn't deny it? Doesn't fight for her life? Simply lets herself get killed when she was so hysterical when she was taken into custody?
Everyone had been right. Cindy is stupid.
Kendall's death came as a surprise. Her own greed became the cause of her own painful death.
And Raymond's death was silly too. I mean, Harry threatens to leak the videos, he heard it. Cops have the footages and the videos still may or may not be likely to get leaked, he is still okay. Sonja in the call threatens to leak videos, and he decides to end his life? And this is moments after knowing full well that Lorraine will be rewarding him with some money once the fraud case is settled.
Did this make sense to you? Not to me.
Okay. All dead. So who is left, and who can be the killer? Of course its Sonja, that much was pretty clear. We know the "why" too. Why she'd want to kill her ex-husband. But how did she do it? We all wanted to know that.
So in between we come know the threats Lorraine has been receiving are not related to Harry Nathan's case at all. But something from her past coming back to haunt her. And that past ended up killing Decker too. He was such a sweet :(
His death was shocking. How many are even going to die in this book?
The book progressed slowly, and some 100 pages later everything was coming together when she finally visits Sonja Nathan's place. Arthur's wariness in the beginning was a dead giveaway, no pun intended. They are obviously hiding something.
And Sonja's talks about Harry made me almost pity her. I thought, even if she's his murderer, he deserved it. Everyone wanted him dead anyway. And in the entire book, if anyone was bothered that he died, it was because he didn't die through their hands, and probably wished him to resurrect so that they themselves have the satisfaction of brutally killing him for the fraud he did against them all.
And Sonja seemed cool, that she pulled of this amazing murder without being suspected by anyone. Even Arthur couldn't guess it!
So yeah, she was cool, until her craziness reached some insane level, and she decided to remove even Lorraine out of her way.
Even till the last page of the book, I couldn't guess who was her killer. I kept thinking it's the kid Eric Lee Judd. And when Jake Burton tells Lorraine that they are finally catching her killer, that really took me off my guard.
And it makes sense. Whoever was the attacker, was frantically searching for something in her bag. Why would Eric do it? He would just kill, be satisfied and go away.
This makes sense that whoever Sonja sent to beat the hell outta Lorraine was searching for some evidence of some kind which might give hints that she has solved the Nathan case.
And.. Also. Her dying scene. Let me be a bit brutally honest here, but, it was pathetic.
She decided to de-prioritise her career, didn't she? She decided to quit Page Investigations to start a new life with her new family, didn't she? So why in her last moments Lorraine, or her mind, or her soul, or whatever it was, spent the last moments getting happy that she solved the "Nathan Case"?
Was that the ultimate goal of her life? Or am I missing some philosophical explanation here?
Sigh, anyway.
The ending was a bit open. The cops have a lead about the murderer now. They may or may not catch the killer. They may or may not retrieve the fraud money from Sonja.
And all those people who died, may or may not get justice.
And thaaat, was the end. Yep.
I would have given a 4. But I realised while writing the review how so much of the plot seemed silly. So it's a 3 now.
A quote from the book:
Everyone who loves has a right to be loved.
By Lynda La Plante
Okay.. What genre was this book, mystery? Or Philosophy?
What was the ending even about?
The death of the protagonist herself, Lorraine Page?!?
And that was the "ultimate" punishment of her life?? Philosophy much? There was no proper justice at all, at least not by the end of book anyway.
Okay. Breathe.
I'll come from beginning.
Like any other mystery book, this started off with an interesting note. Somebody dies. There are two three suspects. And then it got SUPER boring when the suspicions were revolving around 3 main people!
Kendall, Vallence, Sonja.
Poor Cindy dies, Kendall dies and with utter shock we come to know even Raymond Vallence dies!
Not sure why Cindy had to die, I expected something much worse happened with Cindy that she simply let herself get killed by someone else. But by the end we come to know it was pretty much suicide. Raymond had no other purpose to kill Cindy rather than with some rage assuming she did kill Harry. And Cindy... Simply agrees to that? Doesn't deny it? Doesn't fight for her life? Simply lets herself get killed when she was so hysterical when she was taken into custody?
Everyone had been right. Cindy is stupid.
Kendall's death came as a surprise. Her own greed became the cause of her own painful death.
And Raymond's death was silly too. I mean, Harry threatens to leak the videos, he heard it. Cops have the footages and the videos still may or may not be likely to get leaked, he is still okay. Sonja in the call threatens to leak videos, and he decides to end his life? And this is moments after knowing full well that Lorraine will be rewarding him with some money once the fraud case is settled.
Did this make sense to you? Not to me.
Okay. All dead. So who is left, and who can be the killer? Of course its Sonja, that much was pretty clear. We know the "why" too. Why she'd want to kill her ex-husband. But how did she do it? We all wanted to know that.
So in between we come know the threats Lorraine has been receiving are not related to Harry Nathan's case at all. But something from her past coming back to haunt her. And that past ended up killing Decker too. He was such a sweet :(
His death was shocking. How many are even going to die in this book?
The book progressed slowly, and some 100 pages later everything was coming together when she finally visits Sonja Nathan's place. Arthur's wariness in the beginning was a dead giveaway, no pun intended. They are obviously hiding something.
And Sonja's talks about Harry made me almost pity her. I thought, even if she's his murderer, he deserved it. Everyone wanted him dead anyway. And in the entire book, if anyone was bothered that he died, it was because he didn't die through their hands, and probably wished him to resurrect so that they themselves have the satisfaction of brutally killing him for the fraud he did against them all.
And Sonja seemed cool, that she pulled of this amazing murder without being suspected by anyone. Even Arthur couldn't guess it!
So yeah, she was cool, until her craziness reached some insane level, and she decided to remove even Lorraine out of her way.
Even till the last page of the book, I couldn't guess who was her killer. I kept thinking it's the kid Eric Lee Judd. And when Jake Burton tells Lorraine that they are finally catching her killer, that really took me off my guard.
And it makes sense. Whoever was the attacker, was frantically searching for something in her bag. Why would Eric do it? He would just kill, be satisfied and go away.
This makes sense that whoever Sonja sent to beat the hell outta Lorraine was searching for some evidence of some kind which might give hints that she has solved the Nathan case.
And.. Also. Her dying scene. Let me be a bit brutally honest here, but, it was pathetic.
She decided to de-prioritise her career, didn't she? She decided to quit Page Investigations to start a new life with her new family, didn't she? So why in her last moments Lorraine, or her mind, or her soul, or whatever it was, spent the last moments getting happy that she solved the "Nathan Case"?
Was that the ultimate goal of her life? Or am I missing some philosophical explanation here?
Sigh, anyway.
The ending was a bit open. The cops have a lead about the murderer now. They may or may not catch the killer. They may or may not retrieve the fraud money from Sonja.
And all those people who died, may or may not get justice.
And thaaat, was the end. Yep.
I would have given a 4. But I realised while writing the review how so much of the plot seemed silly. So it's a 3 now.
A quote from the book:
Everyone who loves has a right to be loved.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 6, 2022
A character-driven mystery, Cold Heart is the final in the Lorraine Page trilogy. I read these out of order, which didn't matter much, but had I realised it, I would have read them in order! I'm now reading Book 2, having read Book 1 years ago, and it's a little weird knowing what's going to happen to Page in the next book, but the mysteries are entirely self-contained plots, so it's not essential to read them in order. If you see one of the three in a deal, it's definitely worth a try, no matter which it is.
LaPlante is a great writer, but some parts of this stretch the limits of credibility, namely the speed at which Page's romantic relationship evolves in this book. There's not a lot, and no overly graphic scenes, but it's more about how quickly it develops and proceeds.
LaPlante is very good at making you think the case is solved relatively early on, only for the rug to be pulled out from under you in an unexpected way.
It's set in the world of Californian art dealers, so there's sun and glamour, plus a little globetrotting.
Overall, this is a page-turner, but with a few unbelievable elements, and a moderately unsatisfying ending in that at least one of the minor mysteries isn't resolved - or maybe I just missed it. But that's probably meant to reflect reality.
A well-written pacy read with a few dubious elements.
LaPlante is a great writer, but some parts of this stretch the limits of credibility, namely the speed at which Page's romantic relationship evolves in this book. There's not a lot, and no overly graphic scenes, but it's more about how quickly it develops and proceeds.
LaPlante is very good at making you think the case is solved relatively early on, only for the rug to be pulled out from under you in an unexpected way.
It's set in the world of Californian art dealers, so there's sun and glamour, plus a little globetrotting.
Overall, this is a page-turner, but with a few unbelievable elements, and a moderately unsatisfying ending in that at least one of the minor mysteries isn't resolved - or maybe I just missed it. But that's probably meant to reflect reality.
A well-written pacy read with a few dubious elements.
January 16, 2023
When a manipulative, backstabbing film producer is shot, ex-cop / PI Lorraine Page has her work cut out for her. Was it one of the ex-wives, his current wife, or one of the many other people he treated badly, and where have all the expensive artworks gone? I’ve adored Lynda la Plante’s other series, but this has been a challenging series to love, with a very flawed main character and lots of low-lifes, each of the stories has been depressing and tawdry. However, like any major car crash, it’s compelling and hard to look away, the high are high, the lows very low, and somehow, I developed a grudging respect and fondness for Lorraine. Farewell, Lorraine, I’m sort of glad to have finished your trilogy, I’m exhausted! Actor Laurence Bouvard does a great job on the audio narration.
October 28, 2017
I've enjoyed the Anna Travis series I so was looking forward to seeing how a series set in Beverley Hills would differ - would it be a grim, gritty tale.... or all Hollywood glitz & glamour a la Jackie Collins? Well I quite enjoyed it but if I'm honest not as much as the Travis series.
It was a good tale with touches of humour that I really liked. Lorraine Page was a good lead as a maybe slightly stereotypical PI with a flawed character & dark(ish) past. It didn't have the ending I was expecting - but I'll say no more about that!. I'll probably read the others in this series but I'm not chasing them down.
It was a good tale with touches of humour that I really liked. Lorraine Page was a good lead as a maybe slightly stereotypical PI with a flawed character & dark(ish) past. It didn't have the ending I was expecting - but I'll say no more about that!. I'll probably read the others in this series but I'm not chasing them down.
October 25, 2020
Read the earlier novels in this series years ago, but just found this on my bookshelf when I was looking for something to read. I could not sleep so read it in one sitting. I do think this one was as good as the other two. Lorraine Page is setting up here PI business on her own, after her two colleagues got married and are in their honeymoon. Harry Nathan is murdered and his third wife is arrested for it. She hires Lorraine to prove she didn’t kill her husband. Lorraine uncovers all sorts of secrets about this man and his three wives, the movie world and the art world. Something from her past is her undoing though as she is badly beaten in her apartment and her injuries are so severe she does not recover. So no more in this series with the lead character killed off.
January 13, 2022
I thought this was an excellent way to finish the series.
The character of Lorraine Page was a difficult person to like, she had clearly got demons and had a lot of issues, but she also wasn't the nicest person in many ways, well I didnt think so anyway. I thought it was a good idea to keep this to just a trilogy, and the character was kept as quite realistic as regards her issues.
Typically I liked the dog the most.
The character of Lorraine Page was a difficult person to like, she had clearly got demons and had a lot of issues, but she also wasn't the nicest person in many ways, well I didnt think so anyway. I thought it was a good idea to keep this to just a trilogy, and the character was kept as quite realistic as regards her issues.
Typically I liked the dog the most.
March 18, 2025
Absolute rubbish! Everyone dies and I just couldn’t get over the romance where they say they love each other and get engaged after the second date ?? And then she just wants to give up her business to have a family with him? Are we in the 50s? Sometimes it felt like a wattpad book written by a 15 year old, also has some outdated views in. Overall, a waste of time and I can’t believe the ratings are as high as they are.
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