No Greater Deception: A True Texas Story

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Summary: Charlie's Angels Action Oriented Autobiography
Review: My book club found this author to be refreshingly creative in the way she wrote her autobiography. Instead of writing in third person, which most autobiographies are written, Sydney lays out her family mysteries in the style of a novel. It is written in present tense to engage readers into the hunt for the father's real will. It's a unique action oriented book filled with ups and downs and excitement. The dialogue reads very quickly. Some of the sisters' hilarious stunts to get to the truth reminded us of Charlie's Angels. My book club loved it.

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Summary: Wonderful Needle in a Hay Stack Find
Review: Out of all the books I've read this year, this one is by far the "Best." If you love true stories, mysteries and intrigue, you'll love this author's writing. She's phenomenal at gaining the reader's attention and keeping it throughout the entire book. I found the story so capitavating that I read the whole 534 pages in 2 days. That in itself is a testament to how good this book really is. The hunt for Sydney's father's real Last Will and Testament is a touching story. I'm honored to have found this needle in a haystack author's work.

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Summary: Wonderful Needle in a Hay Stack Find
Review: Out of all the books I've read this year, this one is by far the "Best." If you love true stories, mysteries and intrigue, you'll love this author's writing. She's phenomenal at gaining the reader's attention and keeping it throughout the entire book. I found the story so capitavating that I read the whole 534 pages in 2 days. That in itself is a testament to how good this book really is. The hunt for Sydney's father's real Last Will and Testament is a touching story. I'm honored to have found this needle in a haystack author's work.

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Summary: Just a bunch of smoke and mirrors
Review: This book is not what its author thinks it is. It is tauted as a spine-tingling work of historical non-fiction, but the prose is unbareably juvenile and the story has numerous holes. You can tell this book was written by a first time author with no formal training, and that is a shame because the story had all the elements to make a great book--but the story was lost in meaningless details. There are too many characters and virtually no character development - aside from the rave reviews Syndney gives herself and her sister on everything from their hair to their education. She acts as if she and her sister are the only two college educated people in Texas. Even if that were true, you would never be able to tell it by her snore-worthy style. Do not waste your time or your money on this book.

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Summary: True thriller
Review: This book needs to be read when you have the time because you will not want to put it down. My husband is not a "reader" and he couldn't put it aside either. I could not wait to find out if justice prevailed. It's really hard to comprehend that people can be so evil and deceptive, but Sydney Newsome Dodson did a terrific job of telling her, and her siblings horrific experiences. Her documentation and attention to detail is superb. I can't wait to read her follow-up book!!! Read and enjoy, we really did.

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Summary: WOW! This is better than Fiction!
Review: This is a terrific story, and hard to believe it is really true. I am from Texas and the cover of the book really drew me in. The review from Liz Carpenter cinched it for me to decide to buy the book. Boy am I glad I did. I could not put the book down once I started reading it. The two sisters are very creative in the ways they do their spy work since they start with absolutely nothing. I sure hope our legal system can some day be changed to help prevent these types of things from happening to innocent people. It is hard enough to go through losing a dear family member, no one should have to go through what these two did. This book opened my eyes to a few legal matters which I intend to take care of soon with my will to protect my family when I die. You should too. It's a great read!

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Summary: A riveting story that left me wanting more
Review: This riveting story held my attention throughout the book, and left me wanting more. I can't wait to read the Sequel. These two women went through hell and back for their father. It's a touching story that raises a lot of red flags with the Texas Justice System, or lack of one. Corporations and agencies must change a number of their processes to prevent domestic identity theft of this nature from occurring over and over again. I'm recommending this book to everyone I see.

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Summary: Superb Who Done It Mystery
Review: Wow! This was the best thing I've read in 10 years. It kept my interest from the beginning to the end. The author did a wonderful job of telling her story as a dramatic autobiography. It reads like a novel, and reads very quickly.Why read fiction when you can read a true life story like this? I give this book 5 stars!