- Hardcover: 222 pages
- Publisher: Intrigue Pr (April 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0964316196
- ISBN-13: 978-0964316195
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 626 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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One winter night, Chicago therapist Cassidy McCabe gets a call from a distraught woman, referred to her by one Cliff Connors. Then another Connors referral calls, and Cassidy learns that this shadow man has injected HIV-positive blood into at least two women. Cassidy can't persuade the victims to go to the police, so she and her boyfriend, reporter Zach Moran, pursue Connors themselves. Although the premise of a therapist investigating a heinous crime without the police strains credibility, this third Cassidy McCabe novel offers a devilish mystery, realistic Chicago ambience, and crisp pacing. By book's end, Matthews has deftly touched upon almost every modern urban fear: AIDS, organized crime, drive-by shootings, stalkers. The book's Chicago background will appeal to fans of Sara Paretsky and Robert Campbell's Jimmy Flannery series, although Cassidy is a less hard boiled heroine than V. I. Warshawski. John Rowen
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"A good, exciting read; in fact, a real nail-biter ending." -- Mysterious Women
"Cassidy McCabe is an investigator of the '90s! A wonderful read." -- Judy Duhl, Scotland Yard Books
"This third Cassidy McCabe novel offers a devilish mystery, realistic Chicago ambiance, and crisp pacing." -- Booklist --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
"Cassidy McCabe is an investigator of the '90s! A wonderful read." -- Judy Duhl, Scotland Yard Books
"This third Cassidy McCabe novel offers a devilish mystery, realistic Chicago ambiance, and crisp pacing." -- Booklist --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A skillful balance of mystery, suspense, humor and relief.,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Vendetta's Victim: The Third Cassidy McCabe Mystery (Paperback)
Cassidy McCabe is a psychotherapist who conducts her practice from an office in her home. Life should be great for Cassidy now. Her relationship with her boyfriend Zachary Moran is growing, they are now living together; her cat Starshine has three beautiful and healthy kittens, and her mother is getting married. But things don't always work out like they should. Suddenly, women Cassidy doesn't even know and has never met are confronting her. They all say the same thing; they accuse her of being in league with someone named Cliff and that Cassidy and Cliff are trying to destroy what is left of their lives. Cassidy finally manages to piece the story together. Cliff, it seems, is on some sort of 'mission'. He is picking certain women who are all similar to each other, romancing them and then injecting them with his blood. Blood that is HIV positive. Now, for some unknown reason, he has involved Cassidy. Cliff claims to be a client of Cassidy's, but she has no client named Cliff nor any that are HIV positive that she knows of. Questions are racing through Cassidy's mind. Why is Cliff doing those horrible things? Why did he pick her? As Cassidy and Zach begin to put pieces together, things take an unexpected turn. Cliff starts leaving Cassidy personal notes, in her own house. Another delightful story from author Alex Matthews. Vendetta's Victim provides you with quite a few suspects to choose from, while at the same time carefully concealing the true identity of Cliff. As the Cassidy McCabe series continue the books get better and better. Ms. Matthews skillfully balances mystery and suspense with humor and relief.Tracy Eastgate Reviewer
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best Cassidy McCabe mysteries yet!,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Vendetta's Victim: The Third Cassidy McCabe Mystery (Paperback)
Alex Matthews has out done herself with Vendetta's Victim, the third book of this series. For those who enjoyed the first two novels, this one will blow you away! The smooth prose and smart plot are guaranteed to satisfy any mystery lover. Indeed, the eccentric, cat loving, peanut butter cup munching Cassidy has truly hit her stride, right through the startling conclusion. Cassidy's having family troubles. After thirty-two years of the single life, her mother's engaged to marry a jerk. Her boyfriend Zach won't even go to the engagement party. Her gay cousin has been murdered while having lunch with her. And her cat Starshine's three kittens have got to find homes before she looses every pair of panty hose she owns. Meanwhile, a woman named Dale angrily turns up on Cassidy's doorstep demanding to know why Cliff has referred her to Cassidy for therapy. Dale thrusts the letter from Cliff on Cassidy and storms of f into the night. Cassidy has never treated a man named Cliff. But when a second woman calls on Zach's private cell phone with a similar letter and story, Cassidy becomes suspicious of foul play. Soon Cliff is leaving Cassidy notes in her own kitchen, and her safety is once again compromised. Cliff has found a way to use AIDS as a weapon, and Cassidy finds herself tracking him before he can infect any more women. Cassidy McCabe is a refreshing breather in the world of detective novels where most heroines are larger than life, gifted with money and looks, giving them an edge most women can't identify with. Cassidy is too thin, somewhat insecure, and brash to the end. Her enduring habit of talking to Starshine the cat and eating peanut butter cups brings her into the real world, making her character markedly vivid. I thoroughly enjoyed the first two novels, but I must admit that this one is the best mystery yet! Keep them coming, Ms. Matthews!Cindy Penn Reviewer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Alex Matthews has done it again.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Vendetta's Victim: The Third Cassidy McCabe Mystery (Paperback)
Another suspensful thriller! In Vendetta's Victim, her lovable characters, therapist Cassidy, and reporter Zach, are back, along with their cat and a bunch of new kittens. A sicko is on the loose infecting women with HIV virus and killing gay men. This time, I smugly thought I'd figured out the killer, only to be proven wrong. Ms. Matthews always stays just one step ahead and leaves us guessing until, at the end, she wraps everything up neatly. Besides containing great suspense, the novel also has good human interest with Cassidy's relationships with her SO, Zach, and her mother, Helen.
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