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Simon & Schuster Audio (2004), Edition: Abridged
Description
When she hears that her younger brother Danny has committed suicide, Sayre Lynch relinquishes her vow never to return to Destiny, the small Louisiana town in which she grew up. She plans to leave immediately after the funeral, but soon finds herself drawn into the web cast by Huff Hoyle, her controlling and tyrannical father. Hoyle owns the town's sole industry and runs the lives of everyone who lives there. Her father and older brother, Chris, are as devious as ever with their new partner-in-crime, a disarming lawyer named Beck Merchant. When Sayre is thrown in closer contact with Beck, she senses something more sinister is at play. As she sets out to learn just what did happen to Danny, Sayre is inextricably drawn into a struggle with striking laborers, her unscrupulous father, and her growing love/hate relationship with Beck -- a man with mysteries of his own. A brilliant combination of hard-edged suspense and intense emotion, White Hot is master storyteller Sandra Brown at her very best.… (more)
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LibraryThing member Kathy89
Girl returns home to attend brother's funeral and her hatred for father (who is the powerful man who owns the mill in a small southern town) is the basis for the book amid cooperate takeovers and union issues.
The characters aren't likeable and it took too long to get to the reason Sayer hates her
The characters aren't likeable and it took too long to get to the reason Sayer hates her
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LibraryThing member unrequitedlibrarian
Tone of language: Colorful, brazen, psychological
Characters: Capable, self-asured, able to justify all their dubious behaviors
Plot twists: People with extraordinary privileges take extraordinary measures causing extraordinary consequences.
Pace: Each chapter ends with a tease or revelation that
Values: Compassion for other people's experiences is the highest value.
Background research: Factories, OSHA
Sexuality: Sexual yearning runs throughout and leads to an explicit consummation.
Ending: Selfishness contains fatal flaws that will inevitably destroy whatever was gained by it.
Objectionable to any groups: Greedy capitalists, corrupt police
Targetted audience: Women, due to the budding romantic interest, but the book deserves wide readership.
Flaws: It is inconsistent that Sayre refused to speak to her brother Danny for 10 years because actually she respected and cared for him.
Characters: Capable, self-asured, able to justify all their dubious behaviors
Plot twists: People with extraordinary privileges take extraordinary measures causing extraordinary consequences.
Pace: Each chapter ends with a tease or revelation that
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propels the story forward.Values: Compassion for other people's experiences is the highest value.
Background research: Factories, OSHA
Sexuality: Sexual yearning runs throughout and leads to an explicit consummation.
Ending: Selfishness contains fatal flaws that will inevitably destroy whatever was gained by it.
Objectionable to any groups: Greedy capitalists, corrupt police
Targetted audience: Women, due to the budding romantic interest, but the book deserves wide readership.
Flaws: It is inconsistent that Sayre refused to speak to her brother Danny for 10 years because actually she respected and cared for him.
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LibraryThing member madamejeanie
When she hears that her younger brother Danny has committed suicide, Sayre
Lynch relents from her vow never to return to Destiny, the small Louisiana
town where she grew up. She plans to leave immediately after the funeral,
but instead soon finds herself drawn into the web cast by Huff Hoyle,
controlling and tyrannical father, the man who owns the town's sole
industry, an iron foundry, and in effect runs the lives of everyone who
works there. Nothing has changed in the 10 years Sayre has been gone. Her
father and older brother, Chris, are as devious as ever, and now they have a
new partner in crime, a canny and disarming lawyer named Beck Merchant, who
appears to be their equal in corruption. As Sayer sets out to learn just
what did happen to Danny, she comes to realize that there are many secrets
in Destiny -- secrets that hide decades of pain and anger, and that threaten
at any moment to erupt and destroy not only her father and brother, but
perhaps Sayre herself. Old hatreds foster plans for revenge, past crimes
resurface, and a maverick deputy sheriff determines that Danny Hoyle's death
was not suicide but murder. Before long, Sayre finds herself in over her
head in labor turmoil, family dynamics, and involvement with an old lover.
Nothing is as it seems in this sleepy little Louisiana town.
This book would likely be classed as a romantic suspense thriller, but I was
far more interested in the suspense plot and it was well crafted and
skillfully told. The characters could have easily come from the pen of
William Faulkner. This book typifies why I really like a well-written
"southern" novel: steamy characters, tense prejudices, long awaited
revenge, with a twist at the end that came as a complete kick in the pants.
I'd rate this a strong 4.5.
Lynch relents from her vow never to return to Destiny, the small Louisiana
town where she grew up. She plans to leave immediately after the funeral,
but instead soon finds herself drawn into the web cast by Huff Hoyle,
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hercontrolling and tyrannical father, the man who owns the town's sole
industry, an iron foundry, and in effect runs the lives of everyone who
works there. Nothing has changed in the 10 years Sayre has been gone. Her
father and older brother, Chris, are as devious as ever, and now they have a
new partner in crime, a canny and disarming lawyer named Beck Merchant, who
appears to be their equal in corruption. As Sayer sets out to learn just
what did happen to Danny, she comes to realize that there are many secrets
in Destiny -- secrets that hide decades of pain and anger, and that threaten
at any moment to erupt and destroy not only her father and brother, but
perhaps Sayre herself. Old hatreds foster plans for revenge, past crimes
resurface, and a maverick deputy sheriff determines that Danny Hoyle's death
was not suicide but murder. Before long, Sayre finds herself in over her
head in labor turmoil, family dynamics, and involvement with an old lover.
Nothing is as it seems in this sleepy little Louisiana town.
This book would likely be classed as a romantic suspense thriller, but I was
far more interested in the suspense plot and it was well crafted and
skillfully told. The characters could have easily come from the pen of
William Faulkner. This book typifies why I really like a well-written
"southern" novel: steamy characters, tense prejudices, long awaited
revenge, with a twist at the end that came as a complete kick in the pants.
I'd rate this a strong 4.5.
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LibraryThing member lwatson1120
White Hot is my second book by Sandra Brown, and she gets better every time. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. The more plot twists, the better – and this book had it all. You really get emotionally connected in the relationship between Sayre and Beck. This book is mostly a murder mystery
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LibraryThing member readingrat
This is pretty much a soap opera in book format complete with a touch of romance and a dysfunctional but powerful family. Instead of 'Who shot J.R?' we have 'Who shot Danny?'
LibraryThing member kakadoo202
an easy summer read with predictable characters. entertaining but no deep story and main characters. Happy Hollywood-style ending which will not surprise you. I found this book through a book exchange.
LibraryThing member jbarr5
White Hot by Sandra Brown
She had returned for the funeral of her brother Danny who she knows did not commit suicide. The police also didn't see how he could've done it.
She also discovered Jessica, the woman he had asked to marry from her father.
Sarah finds a lot of clues and with others help is
Sex scenes galore!
Got my copy of this audio book from National Library Service for my BARD(braille audio reading device)
She had returned for the funeral of her brother Danny who she knows did not commit suicide. The police also didn't see how he could've done it.
She also discovered Jessica, the woman he had asked to marry from her father.
Sarah finds a lot of clues and with others help is
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able to discover what really happened.Sex scenes galore!
Got my copy of this audio book from National Library Service for my BARD(braille audio reading device)
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LibraryThing member lynetterl
Sayre is a rich girl who returns after 10 years of separation to her hateful father and older brother. Her younger brother Danny has died, supposedly of a suicide but nobody is believing that. Sayre ends up staying to uncover the truth, both being attracted to and disliking the family lawyer and of
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course becoming involved with him even though she has only been in town for a few days. I found the attraction a bit unbelievable given her hatred of her father and everything he represents, and the plot offered up no real surprises. I would have liked a bit better character development, but it was an OK read. . . but not exceptional. Show Less
LibraryThing member soosthemoose
Good, suspenseful book. Kept your interest and wanting to read
LibraryThing member christinejoseph
mystery @ Hoyle family — controlling father — death of her brother — okay
When she hears that her younger brother Danny has committed suicide, Sayre Lynch relents from her vow never to return to Destiny, the small Louisiana town in which she grew up. She plans to leave immediately after the
When she hears that her younger brother Danny has committed suicide, Sayre Lynch relents from her vow never to return to Destiny, the small Louisiana town in which she grew up. She plans to leave immediately after the
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funeral, but instead soon finds herself drawn into the web cast by Huff Hoyle, her controlling and tyrannical father, the man who owns the town's sole industry, an iron foundry, and in effect runs the lives of everyone who lives there.As she feared, Sayre learns that nothing has changed. Her father and older brother, Chris, are as devious as ever, and now they have a new partner-in-crime, a canny and disarming lawyer named Beck Merchant, who appears to be their equal in corruption. Show Less
LibraryThing member Lauren2013
White Hot
3.5 Stars
A solid romantic suspense.
While the plot is entertaining, it is not extraordinary and the supposedly surprising twist is actually predictable.
The characters are quite stereotypical: the patriarch, the prodigal daughter, the favorite son, the corrupt layer, the town bad boy,
Overall, the romance is better than the mystery.
3.5 Stars
A solid romantic suspense.
While the plot is entertaining, it is not extraordinary and the supposedly surprising twist is actually predictable.
The characters are quite stereotypical: the patriarch, the prodigal daughter, the favorite son, the corrupt layer, the town bad boy,
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etc.Overall, the romance is better than the mystery.
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LibraryThing member threadnsong
A very good murder mystery, set in a truly dysfunctional family in the swamplands of Louisiana. The growing up life of the main character, Sayre, must have been horrible indeed was my frequent thought, especially as the character of her brother Chris was pulled and woven in the plot. I am very
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impressed by the character development, especially that of the patriarch, Huff Hoyle. Sandra Brown does a very good job with showing how some brutes are made, not born, and how the anger of a single act can have repercussions through the decades. Show Less
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Original language
English
Original publication date
2004
Physical description
5.3 inches
ISBN
0743535707 / 9780743535700