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Summary: This book would make a good movie.
Review: An enjoyable and fun book to read with romance, intrigue and power throughout. I'm glad the character Elizabeth Carlton developed into a strong woman. As a reader you felt that you could identify with her and her judgements (after she got herself squared away). Some of the plot seemed predictable but it kept me hooked.
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Summary: False Pretenses
Review: Another Coulter great read. This book was hard to put down and an interesting read. Complex characters with a great twist.A great summer read. Enjoy!!
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Summary: False Pretenses
Review: Catherine Coulter is an excellent writer when it comes to historical romances and FBI stories. But I had no desire to find out what happened to Elizabeth. I really did not like any of the people that she was involved with and I didn't trust any of them. So I didn't care who really did it. I found myself skipping to the end to discover the killer.
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Summary: Slow reading
Review: Catherine Coulter is an excellent writer when it comes to historical romances and FBI stories. But I had no desire to find out what happened to Elizabeth. I really did not like any of the people that she was involved with and I didn't trust any of them. So I didn't care who really did it. I found myself skipping to the end to discover the killer.
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Summary: Can't be beat!
Review: Coulter always delivers and this one is no exception. I loved this book! Great story and great characters. As usual, I couldn't put it down. Coulter has such a knack for dialogue and tension. I enjoy her contemporaries, like False Pretenses, as much as her historicals.
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Summary: my review
Review: For a simple woman loving only to play music, life has dealt a very special hand to Elizabeth. First she is indicted for the murder of her millionaire husband, later she is the center of two man's lifes. Catherine Coulter has done it again. The plot is very entertaining and she keeps the suspense going throughout the book. The characters are real and express their emotions well. Good thing she does not mix any sexual direction with the main plot. It is truly a book of suspense and fiction. Good read.
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Summary: my review
Review: For a simple woman loving only to play music, life has dealt a very special hand to Elizabeth. First she is indicted for the murder of her millionaire husband, later she is the center of two man's lifes. Catherine Coulter has done it again. The plot is very entertaining and she keeps the suspense going throughout the book. The characters are real and express their emotions well. Good thing she does not mix any sexual direction with the main plot. It is truly a book of suspense and fiction. Good read.
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Summary: Couldn't finish it
Review: I completely agree with the Brad! Catherine Coulter has proven that she can right fantastic thrillers (even romantic ones), but this one left me yawning. It is not often that I put a book down without finishing it, but I could not sustain my interest long enough to see it through. Although I thoroughly enjoyed all of her FBI books - especially the Maze - I did not care one bit what happened to Elizabeth or her romantic interest.
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Summary: Couldn't finish it
Review: I completely agree with the Brad! Catherine Coulter has proven that she can right fantastic thrillers (even romantic ones), but this one left me yawning. It is not often that I put a book down without finishing it, but I could not sustain my interest long enough to see it through. Although I thoroughly enjoyed all of her FBI books - especially the Maze - I did not care one bit what happened to Elizabeth or her romantic interest.
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Summary: SUSPENSEFUL, BUT VERY SLOW AT TIMES!
Review: I have read all of Catherine Coulter's FBI Suspense thrillers (The Cove, The Maze, The Target, The Edge) so I decided to try one of her revised contemporary suspense novels. False Pretenses did not even come to the FBI thrillers. False Pretenses and Beyond Eden have a TON OF ROMANCE in it and not much suspense. Elizabeth Carleton is married to Timothy Carleton, a very rich man. He gets stabs with an ice pick and is killed. Elizabeth goes on trial for his murder but is proven innocent. Timothy's whole family is fighting a war to try and get Timothy's business and his money away from Elizabeth (the heir). This novel is mostly a family bickering session. Near the end of the novel Elizabeth trys to discover who killed Timothy, is it the mysterious person who testified on her behalf, her new lover, or a business associate? If you want SUSPENSE, try the novels I earlier mentioned. False Pretenses should just be classified as a romance novel.
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