Mirror Image

by Sandra Brown

1990

Status

Available

Genres

Romance

All Topics

Fiction

Collection

Standard Shelves

Publication

Grand Central Publishing (1990), Edition: Reissue, 448 pages

Description

Fiction. Romance. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:When a TV reporter is injured in a Dallas-bound jet crash, she enters a world of mistaken identity and political intrigue in this action-packed romantic suspense novel � a Globe and Mail bestseller! The crash of a Dallas-bound jet isn't just a tragedy for TV reporter Avery Daniels; it's an act of fate that hands her a golden opportunity to further her career. But it also makes her the crucial player in a drama of violent passions and deadly desires. After plastic surgery transforms her face, Avery is mistaken for the glamorous, selfish wife of Tate Rutledge, the famous senatorial candidate and member of a powerful Texas dynasty. As she lays helpless in the hospital, Avery makes a shattering discovery: someone close to Tate planned to assassinate him. Now, to save him, she must live another woman's life � and risk her own.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member iamagirldork

It wasn't that I didn't like Mirror Image, it was more that it bored me at times. Yes the story was completely contrived and yes, I knew how it would end, but the story was still a lot of fun. I think I had more problems with Brown's writing than with the story.

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LibraryThing member miyurose

I had to work really hard to make peace with the premise of this book. I mean, if I found myself in Avery’s position, I certainly wouldn’t try to fake it and pretend to be Carole. If I didn’t fess up, at the least I would act like I had amnesia!

Once I got past that ridiculousness, I actually

enjoyed the story. I had part of it figured out by the end, but I didn’t know who was actually going to pull the trigger or who was ultimately behind it all.

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LibraryThing member blingtastic

one of Brown's earlier books...a little dated in the character's drama; Although this book is well-written, the story is contrived and bit ridiculous in some places. The problem is that she fails to explain many of the heroine's decisions.

LibraryThing member Kathy89

Couldn't stop listening to this book. Woman switches seat on airplane that crashes and is burned beyond recognition. When she awakes in the hospital everyone believes she's someone else. She's unable to communicate to tell them who she is and the other woman's family has her undergo reconstructive

surgery. The other woman's husband sits by her bedside encouraging her and by the time she's able to communicate she starting to fall in love with him and decides to assumes that identity.

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LibraryThing member bookwormdreams

Not very surprising culmination, I kinda guessed who is the main villain from the beginning...

LibraryThing member JEB5

While a bit predictable of a plot (plane crash, mistaken identity, assumption of the identity and an assassination plot) this novel does have a nice twist at the very end. Sandra Brown does a great job at portraying the difficulty Avery has with herself assuming the identity of someone else while

trying to protect someone. The end was predictable - no one would have thought that it would end any other way while reading this novel. However, that said, I doubt anyone guessed who was behind the assassination plot to kill Senate hopeful, Tate Rutledge. Ms. Brown did a great job at concealing that tidbit while offering some clues. A good example of a romantic thriller, it is an enjoyable fast read.

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LibraryThing member JamiDavenport

This is my all-time favorite romance novel.

LibraryThing member Floratina

READ IN GERMAN

I received a free copy of this book via First Reads giveaways on GR, Thank You.

It took a long time for me to finish this book, for as it turned out, reading a full length book in German is not as easy as it seems. But, I still think my dictionary and I managed to read it to the end

and understand what was actually going on!

I thought the middle part could have been cut without actually changing the story. It was a bit more romance than I normally read, but it was OK. It won't be on my top lists, but it was a nice read all the same.

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LibraryThing member Lauren2013

A page turner that keeps you guessing right up to the end.
The enthralling plot combines the right amounts of suspense and romance. I often re-read it to remind myself of truly captivating writing.

LibraryThing member soosthemoose

Average book. Entertaining but not very believable.

LibraryThing member indygo88

Avery Daniels, a TV reporter, lives through a plane crash in Texas. However, upon waking in the hospital, bandaged severely and being unable to speak, she is mistaken for the wife of politician Tate Rutledge, who is running for a U.S. senate seat. When she overhears someone talking about ending

Tate's life, she decides to go along with the mistaken identity in order to save him.

I've not read a Sandra Brown book prior to this one. This looked like a thriller of sorts, so I picked it up. I guess I didn't realize there was such a thing as a "romance thriller" genre, but that's what this was. It wasn't terrible, but I would say a reader would have to suspend some disbelief to a certain degree. It did remind me a little of the 80s prime time series Dallas, which is maybe why I was sucked in more than I might have been otherwise, since I spent many a Friday night watching that show in my teen years. This wasn't a bad story, aside from the fact that it was pretty unrealistic as far as the mistaken identity factor went. I might try another Sandra Brown novel at some point, but I don't know that I'd purposefully seek one out in the near future.

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