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Now You See Her: The bestselling Richard & Judy favourite

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Joy Fielding (née Tepperman; born March 18, 1945) is a Canadian novelist and actress. She lives in Toronto, Ontario. Every parents’ worst nightmare – your child goes missing. This is what happens to Harriet when her best friend takes her daughter, Alice, for a playdate. A fun day at the school fair ends in devastation when Charlotte cannot find Alice and has to notify the police. Harriet cannot face Charlotte after what has happened. Charlotte’s life is upended as she is demonized by society causing the walls of her, at once, large social circle to close in on her. What happened to four-year-old Alice? It’s every parent’s worst nightmare…. the disappearance of a child. But what if it’s someone else’s child? One that you’re supposed to be looking after? Is that better or worse?

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For instance, Sophie is dating hooking up with another man that Amelia may or may not have had a not so particularly positive interaction with. But she really did not have to go and criticize him in Sophie's body. Her pet peeves are known authors and editors who cannot and will not learn the difference between “lie” and “lay” and family signs pluralized with apostrophes. I loved the twists in this thriller and found myself getting annoyed with one of the characters, but that made it all the more enjoyable." The story is told in alternate times of Before and Now and from the point of view of Harriet and Charlotte. This is a very enjoyable, psychological thriller, that kept surprises coming throughout the book, until the end. It really says a lot about how blame, including unfounded blame, can destroy a person's sense of well being and how friendships can be ruined by lies and omissions.On a fateful Thursday, Freya walks out of doctor’s appointment to a park, where she falls off a bridge. Unfortunately, the conclusion was quite predictable. To be honest, I was hoping for a more different answer. Still, it wasn't bad at all. Heidi Perks has delivered a first rate domestic thriller. Now You See Her is a taut, fast paced tale which keeps you guessing and is full of unexpected twists." Charlotte is Harriet's only friend. Charlotte is divorced from Tom and has three children. Harriet is married to Brian and has a daughter called Alice. Harriet has never been separated from Alice since the day she was born. Harriet is taking a bookkeeping course and asks Charlotte to look after her. Charlotte takes Alice and her own three children to the summer fete where Alice goes missing after she has a shot on a jungle inflatable.

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The Deep End of the Ocean was chosen as the first novel in the book club made famous by the TV host Oprah Winfrey, and transformed into a feature film produced by and starring Michelle Pfeiffer. Perks asks her readers to think about crossing lines and being ruthless. When is it too much and when is an attempt to save your child unforgivable? " Charlotte is criticized for losing sight of a child that is not hers and even for using her phone to post on Facebook around the time Alice went missing. Harriet had never been away from her child before, afraid that something could happen to he,r and her husband Brian can't believe she left her child with someone. The only friend that Harriet has is Charlotte and now that friendship is irreparably damaged.

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Although I couldn't put it down, and had to know the end, I'm conflicted because I actually don't think I liked it. I was absolutely riveted by this book! I didn't want it to end. The book deserves more than 5 stars." Plot: Unique, thought-provoking, suspenseful, gripping, perfectly-paced, absorbing, enjoyable and extremely entertaining. I found this storyline to be quite refreshing! I have to say Ms Fielding is one of THE most consistently good authors I've read. I have read around a dozen by her now in the past 2 decades and I've always scored 4 or 5*. Very impressive. See Jane Run remains one of my most favourite books ever. This one wasn't her best but it was still an enjoyable read and full of twist and turns.

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In exonerating Justin, Jeanine is the first person who uncovers evidence of his picture in the paper Weak Plot, Poorly written and just plain bad. This makes Patterson's Alex Cross Series look Almost Shakespearean in comparison. In the 1990s, the top level of women's football was still some way off the standard of today. But women had to fight extraordinary prejudice just for the right to play.

All it takes is the slightest breeze to change the trajectory of one's life. Moments acted upon and those missed opportunities viewed longingly from over the shoulder. Channel 4 did, in fact, broadcast the first dedicated women's FA Cup highlights show two years prior to the programme Phillip viewed as a 14-year-old. They were rewarded with a five-goal thriller as Leasowe Pacific, who morphed into the present-day Everton, beat Friends of Fulham at Old Trafford.

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Like Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire, Marcy Taggart has chosen to depend on the kindness of strangers. Following the death of her daughter Devon two years ago (the body was never found) and the departure for greener (and younger) pastures by her husband of 25 years, she has gone to Ireland alone on the vacation that was to have been a second honeymoon of sorts for she and her husband. Nina's secret life began 18 years ago. She had looks to die for, a handsome police-officer husband, and a carefree life in Key West. When she learned she was pregnant with their first child, her happiness was almost overwhelming. But Nina's world is shattered when she unearths a terrible secret that causes her to run for her life and change her identity. When the men’s FA Cup final took place, almost the entire day’s output on BBC One was dedicated to the match. From the 1970s through to the late 1990s, it felt like a national event - and television lapped it up. Now You See Her is about how Nina Bloom redeems herself by saving man from death row and reclaiming her self-respect. Single Mum and successful lawyer Nina Bloom had a lovely life in New York. However, one day she realises a man was on death row who was the incident of murdering the women in Florida.The readers of Now You See Her will go on a rollercoaster ride to see if Nine Bloom will risk everything to save him. Meanwhile, a serial killer by the name of the Jump Killer is terrorizing the Key West. And Nina is about to get herself into more trouble…

But as readers, we will notice the thin light under the door of secrets. Something is not right here. I am not a book snob. I like a fast-paced, plot-driven suspense thriller as much as the next girl. Now You See Her, on the surface at least, seems like a book that would be right down my dark alley. Marcy Taggert is on holiday in Ireland. It was supposed to be a second honeymoon, but her husband, Peter, has run off with the golf pro from his country club and so Marcy has gone solo. While enjoying a cup of tea with a man she’s met on her day-trip to Cork, Marcy sees her daughter, Devon. Which isn’t possible because Devon is dead. (cue music) This was a very entertaining book and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good psychological mystery.

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