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Don’t Tell by Karen Rose
By Shelly | September 3, 2007
Book Synop: It was a desperate plan. But Mary Grace Winters knew the only way to save herself and her child from her abusive cop husband was to stage their own death. Now all that remains of their former life is at the bottom of a lake…Armed with a new identity in a new town, she and her son have found refuge hundreds of miles away.
As Caroline Stewart, she has almost forgotten the nightmare she left behind nine years ago. She is even taking a chance on love with Max Hunter, a man with wounds of his own. But her past is about to collide with the present when her husband uncovers her trail and threatens her hard-won peace. Step by step, he’s closing in on her — and everything and everyone she loves.
Don’t look … Don’t trust… Don’t Tell.
There are few things that are scarier to me than reading about women who run away from their abusive husbands and then are stalked by them. It creeped me out in The Perfect Husband
I really liked the character Mary Grace/Caroline. I believed in her strength and her reactions seemed very real and believable. I also really believed her way crazy husband, Rob Winters. It’s scary to think of any man being like Winters, but it’s even more horrifying to think of them as part of the system that’s supposed to protect us. I did have a small problem buying Max Hunter. He seemed to be a little all over the board. And I understand this was because of his own problems that he’s had and not faced, but I’m not sure I believed in him and Caroline as a couple.
Overall, the story flowed fairly well and I read it in one sitting (two books in one day! Holy Moly!) and I was very happy to see Special Agent Thatcher again. I had already read Rose’s Have You Seen Her?
Topics: Reviewed, Suspense/Thriller, The B's | 2 Comments »
September 6th, 2007 at 9:41 pm
Sounds like a good book. The Perfect Husband creeped me out too, but Lisa Gardner is one of my favorite authors.
February 20th, 2008 at 11:24 am
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