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The melody lingers on : a novel
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- ISBN: 9781476749136
- ISBN: 1476749132
- ISBN: 9781471148545
- ISBN: 1471148548
- ISBN: 9781476749112
- ISBN: 1476749116
- ISBN: 9781476749129
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1 online resource (pages) - Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2015.
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| Genre: | Suspense fiction. Mystery fiction. Electronic books. Fiction. |
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- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2015 October #2
After cheating his clients out of billions of dollars in a Ponzi scheme, Parker Bennett disappears from his sailboat, and his body is never found. His wife, Anne, and son, Eric, are still under suspicion, but no one can prove their involvement in the crime. When Anne is forced to sell her mansion and its contents to pay restitution to Parker's victims, acerbic interior decorator Glady Harper, decorator to the wealthy, and her assistant, Lane Harmon, agree to help Anne decorate her new townhouse with what little money is left. However, the FBI thinks Parker is still alive and that Eric helped his father embezzle the money, and they are continuing their investigation. Meanwhile, Lane, believing Eric is innocent, becomes involved with him, driving a further wedge between her and her stepfather, who despises Eric. Fans will enjoy this quintessential Clark novel, with its fast pacing, sympathetic main character, soft-edged suspense, short chapters, multiple plotlines, many points of view, and inside look at the lives of the rich and famous. Copyright 2014 Booklist Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2015 July #1
A missing con artist proves the catalyst for intrigue, revenge, and romance in this latest novel by the prolific Clark.Thirty-year-old widow Elaine "Lane" Harmon works for Glady Harper, an upscale interior decorator. She soon finds herself working on an unusual jobâit's a small townhouse purchased by Eric Bennett, son of Parker Bennett, a notorious Bernie Madoff-like figure, for his mother to live in. Parker disappeared in a sailing accident before his many victims or the federal government could exact their revenge. Now his wife, Anne, is downsizing from their expensive mansion and Glady and Lane are decorating the place. But when Lane meets Ericâlong suspected to be his father's collaboratorâsparks fly. Eric denies he had anything to do with defrauding thousands of investors out of billions of dollars, and he's hired a security firm to prove his innocence. Meanwhile, a man named Ranger, whose wife recently died without realizing her dream of moving to Flor ida after they were victimized by Parker, has decided that Eric and Anne don't deserve to live at all. And a man who calls himself Tony Russoâan undercover FBI agentâhas moved in next door to keep an eye on Anne. Gorgeous, smart Lane, the mother of sweet little Katie and herself the daughter of privilege and power, isn't a terribly sympathetic character; and it doesn't help that she's a love magnet. While the author tries to raise the stakes with lots of nefarious schemes in play at once, none of it works. Clark pioneered a certain type of thriller and did it better than anyone, but her later novelsâas evidenced by this oneâhave shown signs of wear with weak characterization, stilted dialogue, and sluggish, unimaginative plotting. This novel only serves to remind readers of how good Clark can be and isn't this time around. Copyright Kirkus 2015 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved. - PW Annex Reviews : Publishers Weekly Annex Reviews
MWA Grand Master Clark (I've Got You Under My Skin) offers no major surprises in this enjoyable novel of romantic suspense spun around a lyric from an Irving Berlin song. When hedge fund billionaire Parker Bennett disappears from his sailboat, he leaves behind a great many fleeced investors, as well as wife Anne Bennett and grown son Eric, who are both bereft and suspect. When Anne is forced to give up their Greenwich, Conn., mansion and move into a condominium in New Jersey, she hires Manhattan-based interior designer Glady Harper to decorate the condo. Glady introduces her assistant, Elaine "Lane" Harmon, to likable Anne and handsome Eric. Meanwhile, two FBI agents try to find the missing Parker and prove Eric's complicity in his father's crime. Lane begins to fall for Eric and believes in his innocence enough to refuse to help the FBI. Clark keeps readers wondering about Parker's intentions and Eric's involvement, and how much both may cost Lane, as her tale drifts to an end. (June)
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