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Harlequin, Feb 2004, 6.50, 384 pp.
ISBN: 0373836007
The Seattle police felt that Ellis Purcell committed the serial murders of eleven women though they never found the evidence to prove their case. The investigation went cold when Ellis, dubbed the Sandpoint Strangler, committed suicide. His adult daughter Madison firmly still believes he was innocent. Her marriage to Danny ended and she struggles to raise her six year old daughter Brianna by herself while trying to make a go of it in real estate. However, Madison's belief in her dad is shook when she finds evidence in her parents' attic that links him to the murders of the women.
At about the same time that Madison finds damaging proof of her father's guilt, true crime author Caleb Travato, who was a cop on the Strangler task force, leaves San Francisco for Seattle to help his ex-wife Holly find her missing sister Susan. He rents a cottage on Madison's property, but hides his identity from her because he knows she will toss him out. As he searches for the missing Susan and tries to learn what his landlady is hiding, Caleb falls in love with Madison and she reciprocates. As the Strangler truth shockingly surfaces, Madison knows he must reveal his identity to his beloved and her daughter whom he cherishes as his own, but realizes that she may never trust him again.
Though the Strangler seems too weird, fans will be grateful for this terse romantic suspense with the emphasis on the tension. Except perhaps for self-centered dopy Danny, the cast makes the story line as readers will like the responsible caring lead couple and appreciate the support players especially the “hopelessly” clinging Holly, Brianna and her widowed grandma, and a tough cop. The audience will receive plenty of satisfaction from Brenda Novak's high octane serial killer tale.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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" The Seatle police suspect Madison Leiberman's father was the serial killer they called the "Sandpoint Strangler". Madison refuses to believe it. Her father is now dead, due to a suicide, and all she wants is the chance to create a new life for herself and her six year old daughter. Two years after her fathers death, Madison discovers something in the basement of her parent's house. Something that makes her question her fathers innocence or the innocence of other family members.
When crime writer Caleb Trovato's ex-sister-in-law turns up dead, Caleb wonders weather they're dealing with a copycat killer or if the real Sandpoint Strangler is still alive? Caleb is sure Madison knows more than she's telling and he's determined to find out what. But he doesn't expect to fall in love or to draw the killer's intention toward Madison and her daughter."
Greg Bryant, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Present (2000-2010)
How seduced/forced?
- loving persuasion
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- angst over past dead relative(s)
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive
Yes
Is really...
- police/investigator
Who seduces whom?
- woman seducing man
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- private investigator
- champion of justice
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/mental:
Yes
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
- somewhat promiscuious
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- small businessman
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
effect of sexing
- confused
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Pacific NW
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 30%
- 60%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 1-2 sex acts
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