Now You See Him

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Summary: Murder returns to Touissant
Review: Ellie Byron has finally settled into life in Touissant. She moved to the small town after she witnesses a murder during Mardi Gras. Although she couldn't actually see who the murderer was, her testimony was enough to send the main suspect to jail.
Now having escaped from jail, the murders not only start up again but someone seems to be stalking Ellie as well. Is it the
killer or someone else?

Joe Gable is Ellie's next door neighbor and is very attracted to the quiet bookstore owner. But when her life is threatened he
will do anything to protect her. Will he be able to keep his feelings to himself?

I loved NOW YOU SEE HIM. Stella Cameron weaves a tale that has
you anxiously turning the page to see what happens next.
Now on her third book set in the small Louisiana town and each
story is better then the last.

I urge you to get this book. I know you will love it as much as I do.
Barb

Rating:
Summary: Pretty Good
Review: This novel is well-plotted, but I think it leaves a little to be desired in terms of character development. The reader simply isn't given enough information about the two protagonists to care about them very much; the secondary characters were much more interesting. We're told that there is a strong attraction between them, but I for one never felt it.

That said, it's a nice afternoon diversion.

Rating:
Summary: good start, sloooow finish
Review: Too many characters, make this a slow read. At first, it had some excitement and a good mystery. But you can guess the killer from the first time you meet him. The other characters come and go and it seems like you need a scorecard. Ellie and Joe are likeable, buit boring. And that it what the whole book is by the last 100 pages.



Rating:
Summary: Major disappointment
Review: Totally agree with reviewer "bag"---would also add that I wish Cameron would find her original "voice"---her writing style has become stilted.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent storytelling
Review: Two years ago, Ellie Byron was standing on a balcony watching the Mardi Gras festivities when she saw the Stephanie Gray murder. The New Orleans Police arrested Charles Penn, but Ellie could not identify whether he was the killer as she insisted she followed the victim; the police believe that Ellie feared Charles would come after her so she refused to tell the truth. In spite of Ellie's inability to point to Charles as the killer, he is convicted of murder.

Ellie, owner of the Hungry Eyes Bookstore in Toussaint, Louisiana learns that Charles has escaped from incarceration and that another woman was killed using the same ice pick modus operendi used in the Gray case. Besides her belief that her life is in peril, but not necessarily from Charles, Ellie fears that her past will surface. Local lawyer Joe Gable tries to protect her because he wants to get close to her, but also wonders why Ellie Byron has no history anywhere prior to five years ago. Meanwhile police see uncanny parallels between the homicides and mystery novels written by Sonja Elliot.

This exhilarating romantic suspense is a tense thriller that grips the audience from the moment Charles escapes from prison; the plot keeps the attention of fans as the tension mounts and twists occur. The audience will wonder if Charles truly is the killer or is there is someone else perhaps from Ellie's shadowy past. Finally there is the link to the Elliot novels to muddy the bayous further in what is a sensational tale that keeps readers wondering whose doing what to whom.

Harriet Klausner


Rating:
Summary: Now you see him...
Review: When a man convicted of murder escapes prison, Ellie Byron, who witnessed the crime that sent him to jail fears for her life, especially when a serial killer begins stalking the streets of her New Orleans home, patterning their crimes after the plots of a series of bestsellers. Needing protection and comfort both, Ellie seeks it from Joe Gable, an old friend who could be more if they both live long enough. As the killing continues, there is doubt that the escapee is the killer, but someone is, and Ellie is the link in the chain to end their freedom. Facing psychological demons as well as a living breathing one tests Ellie and places her at peril, but it is not the end yet. If you are looking for a taut, thrilling read, then this will keep you on the edge of your chair.