Plot Twist

by Donna J. Thompson

Julie Cromwell is a selfish, manipulative, and insecure woman, and those are her good qualities. Her husband, a cosmetic surgeon, thinks it was because when she was a child, her father sexually abused her. She sets up a fake kidnapping to see if her husband loves her enough to pay a million dollars for her safe return. Something goes wrong and she winds up dead. Thus the first plot twist, but certainly not the last. Enter lead detective Karl Larkin and his partner, Ted Cramer. Together they refuse to let sleeping dogs lie. They begin to rattle the skeletons in the family's closets, following promising leads that lead to dead ends. Larkin finds himself breaking his number one rule: Do not get involved with the family you are investigating, and never, never fall in love with your prime suspect.

217 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2006

About the author

Donna J. Thompson is a reader turned writer. She believes that everyone has a story and her observation of people helps her to write about complex characters, and make them come to life.

Donna is a mother and grndmother to a blended family. She has been writing since she was a child, but she never tried to have anything published until lately because she never felt she was good enough. She is a graduate of Winghill Writing School.

In grade school her favorite time of day was when her teacher got out her big book of Grimm's fairy tales and read her class a story. In high school her love of reading turned into a love for writing and she has been writing ever since.

Donna lives in a small town in Ohio, and is most comfortable writing about living in places that makes one think of Mayberry USA. She and her Veteran husband and two cats, pretty and midnight, live just outside the city limits.

Reviews

[Kim Page · Rating 1 out of 5]

Julie Cromwell fakes her kidnapping to see if her husband loves her enough to pay the $1 mil in ransom. So boring I forgot how it ended.

[Bethany McAdow · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was given this book to read by the authors son. I was thoroughly impressed. The title of this book could not be more perfect. I cannot wait to read more from this author!

[Viola · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Read

Tight plot until the end. Whodunnit held tight and great anticipation. This tale of abuse, deception, greed, murder, romance and police integrity is a fine one!