- Mass Market Paperback: 544 pages
- Publisher: Pocket Books; Reprint edition (Nov 1 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 067102406X
- ISBN-13: 978-0671024062
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.7 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 272 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #430,311 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
A punchy prologue to this disappointing romantic thriller pits ex-spy Sam Keeline, psychosomatically blind concert pianist Julia Redmond Austrian, and her peppery grandfather, Lyle Redmond, against her wealthy, wicked Redmond uncles. The plot coils around the final four days of Uncle Creighton's race for the U.S. presidency, during which Julia suddenly regains her sight but loses it again after witnessing a horrendous crime. Two mysteries are buried in the heart of this overcomplicated story: What originally caused Julia's blindness? And what happened to Russia's famed Amber Room, a treasure from the Winter Palace that disappeared from a Nazi train at the end of WWII and for which Sam, Julia's love interest, has long searched? Lynds (Masquerade) writes splendid action scenes, but though she expertly rides the roller coaster of Julia's alternately blind and seeing states, the off-again on-again affliction is hard to believe. Clever twists keep the fast-paced plot going for a while, but eventually it's weighed down with too many characters and too much repetition.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
From Library Journal
Concert pianist Julia Austrian's blindness, which tends to come and go in times of stress, is only one of the mysteries woven through this second thriller from Lynds (Masquerade, LJ 12/95). Like Elizabeth Lowell's Amber Beach (Avon, 1997), the focus of the excitement is the Nazi theft of artifacts from the fabled Amber Room in one of Russia's imperial palaces at the end of World War II. With the help of Sam Keeline, a disillusioned CIA agent, Julia discovers the connection between her grandfather and the murky origins of her family's wealth. But an assassin pursues her from London to Washington, and the scandalous implications of her discoveries lead to the highest levels of government and law enforcement on both sides of the Atlantic. Though the timing of Julia's recurring blindness sometimes seems contrived, the excitement of the chase and the deviousness of both sides are satisfying. Fans of Robert Ludlum, Linda Howard, and Tami Hoag will find this an exciting read.AKim Uden Rutter, Lake Villa Dist. Lib., IL
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
real page turner,
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This review is from: Mosaic (Mass Market Paperback)
This novel has never ending action scenes. The story is complex, puzzling and entertaining. The subplots in my view were brilliantly tied together to make this thriller an exciting page turner.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nonstop action and cyclone of thrills and suspense........,
By sanjeev sood (MUMBAI (INDIA)) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mosaic (Mass Market Paperback)
Browsing definetly hepled me the other day in a book store....I chanced upon "MOSAIC" and the book had me totally mesmerized. I was travelling to my homvtown and started this book in the train itself.....my best friend was bugged but while he let me be....i just about managed to finish the book while the end of our journey.Julia Austria's battle royale with the royalty that be...and the flamboyant but tough as nails Sam Keeline together piece the series of puzzles that are rooted deeply in the American politics.....well i would just advice that you go ahead" with this book and all the other's that the fantastic "Gayle Lynds" has written.
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It's all about power,
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This review is from: Mosaic (Mass Market Paperback)
Throughout history, people seeking power have been willing to destroy others around them. It was not uncommon to kill uncles, nephews, brothers, cousins, fathers or sons. Sad to say, many of those people were my ancestors. In this novel, a rogue politician wants to be president. With the aid of two brothers, he has their father drugged and confined to a nursing home in order to gain control of family wealth. With the aid of a son working for the CIA, he uses intelligence assets, bribery and blackmail to gain access to or create criminal records for his political opponent. He causes the murder of a sister, and is willing to sacrifice a niece. People will betray their country, their friends, and their families if offerred the right incentives.The main plot covers a short time period leading up to the presidential election in the United States. The story is fast paced, and the novel is hard to put down once you get involved in the plot. There are lots of people with guns, and some collateral damage. The advantage shifts back and forth between good guys and bad guys, but the good guys have some unexpected allies, and sometimes there is a "falling out among thieves." There are some technical explanations of both psychological loss of senses (in this case sight), and of the heightened senses some people develop. This last point was interesting as I have always been able to sense people behind me, but did not know how to account for that ability.
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