Book Title: Trading Faces
Author: Denise Belinda McDonald
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Publisher URL: http://www.samhainpublishing.com/
ISBN: 1-60504-125-4
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Nymph Rating: 2 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Sphinx Minx
Elyse Cabot goes to the memorial service for her ex-husband, but she looks into the casket and doesn’t recognize him. His twin brother Jonathan is at the service, except it’s not Jonathan; it’s Matthew. He claims to have found his brother murdered and switched identities. Matthew insists he was the intended target. Then Elyse finds that a safety deposit box with her name on it that contains a fortune in diamonds. She is in danger.
Elyse shares this information with Jack Walling, Jonathan’s old friend and a private investigator. She doesn’t go to the police because she wants to protect her ex.
Strangely, though Jack attended the service to support his old buddy, he never spoke to the surviving twin and had no idea of the deception.
Elyse is stalked by a heavily perfumed woman. Jack tries to keep an eye on Elyse, but she keeps walking into more danger. She doesn’t take his advice; he scolds and she sulks. He desires her, but keeps mistaking her many relatives for romantic competition. Their dance of romance is a continual two steps forward, one step back. I found their relationship less than compelling.
The mystery itself is puzzling. The real cops aren’t questioning anybody about the original murder, and later do little when a gunshot victim is admitted to the hospital. The villain does not seem smart or competent enough to evade detection for long. Some other details seemed illogical as well.
The characters confused me. Handsome Jack seems to have no romantic history. Matthew, a top accountant, values flash over substance. He referred to Elyse as “Plain Jane,” and told people she wasn’t very bright. He called her damaged goods when the marriage failed to produce children. The author fails to mention any of Matthew’s redeeming qualities. But Elyse claims she will always love him. How they met and married in the first place is the real mystery!
The premise of McDonald’s book was intriguing, but there were too many lapses of logic for me to recommend it highly.
Author: Denise Belinda McDonald
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Publisher URL: http://www.samhainpublishing.com/
ISBN: 1-60504-125-4
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Nymph Rating: 2 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Sphinx Minx
Elyse Cabot goes to the memorial service for her ex-husband, but she looks into the casket and doesn’t recognize him. His twin brother Jonathan is at the service, except it’s not Jonathan; it’s Matthew. He claims to have found his brother murdered and switched identities. Matthew insists he was the intended target. Then Elyse finds that a safety deposit box with her name on it that contains a fortune in diamonds. She is in danger.
Elyse shares this information with Jack Walling, Jonathan’s old friend and a private investigator. She doesn’t go to the police because she wants to protect her ex.
Strangely, though Jack attended the service to support his old buddy, he never spoke to the surviving twin and had no idea of the deception.
Elyse is stalked by a heavily perfumed woman. Jack tries to keep an eye on Elyse, but she keeps walking into more danger. She doesn’t take his advice; he scolds and she sulks. He desires her, but keeps mistaking her many relatives for romantic competition. Their dance of romance is a continual two steps forward, one step back. I found their relationship less than compelling.
The mystery itself is puzzling. The real cops aren’t questioning anybody about the original murder, and later do little when a gunshot victim is admitted to the hospital. The villain does not seem smart or competent enough to evade detection for long. Some other details seemed illogical as well.
The characters confused me. Handsome Jack seems to have no romantic history. Matthew, a top accountant, values flash over substance. He referred to Elyse as “Plain Jane,” and told people she wasn’t very bright. He called her damaged goods when the marriage failed to produce children. The author fails to mention any of Matthew’s redeeming qualities. But Elyse claims she will always love him. How they met and married in the first place is the real mystery!
The premise of McDonald’s book was intriguing, but there were too many lapses of logic for me to recommend it highly.
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