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Warner Books (2001), 752 pages ; Large Print
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Large Print Fiction B
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746 p.; 6.25 inches
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Available
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New York book editor Maris Matherly-Reed knows a bestseller when she sees one -- even if it is a tantalizing partial manuscript submitted by a writer identified only as P.M.E., with the return address of an obscure island off the Georgia coast. Maris is intrigued enough to search for him. Her trip to Georgia to meet the mysterious author takes her to an eerie, ruined cotton plantation, where Maris finds Parker Evans, a man confined to a wheelchair who carefully hides his past. Coaxing his novel from him chapter by chapter, Maris gets caught up in his tale of two friends who rent a boat with a young woman for a night of sex and drinking. Only one person will return from that trip. Disturbed about her sexual attraction to Parker and worried about her marriage to author and her co-publisher Noah Reed, Maris returns to New York where the delivery of Parker's newest chapters convince her they are more than fiction. She wonders how well she knows her husband and begins a harrowing search for a truth that ties back to a terrifying crime that will use her, or anyone, to get his revenge.… (more)
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LibraryThing member madamejeanie
Maris Matherly-Reed is a celebrated New York book editor, the daughter of a
publisher, vice president of Matherly Press, and wife of best-selling author
Noah Reed. It isn't often that an unsolicited submission so captivates her
that she feels she must immediately meet its author. But Maris has
received a tantalizing partial manuscript submitted by a writer identified
only as P.M.E., with the return address of an obscure island off the Georgia
coast. P.M.E.'s blockbuster potential compels Maris to search for him.
On an eerie, ruined cotton plantation, she finds cantankerous, rude and
arrogant Parker Evans, a man determined to conceal his identity as well as
his past. Working with him chapter by chapter, Maris is riveted by his tale
of two friends who charter a boat with a young woman for a night of
revelry....an excursion from which only one person returns. As the story
unfolds, Maris becomes convinced that it is more than just fiction.
Disturbed about her growing attraction to Parker and gripped by a chilling
suspicion about his novel's characters, she digs for the undisclosed truth
about a crime committed decades ago. She begins to realize that there are
few around her she can trust, and that evil resides closer to her than she
ever dreamed.
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This book could have been a lot better than it was, I think. It was hardly
the "breathtaking story of suspense" that the jacket said it was, and the
ending was not a "shattering, surprise finale" that was promised. I figured
it out less than half way through so it was more a matter of seeing how the
author would go about the resolution of the story than a page turner. It
was a pleasant read, but not very gripping.
I'd give it a 2.5.
publisher, vice president of Matherly Press, and wife of best-selling author
Noah Reed. It isn't often that an unsolicited submission so captivates her
that she feels she must immediately meet its author. But Maris has
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justreceived a tantalizing partial manuscript submitted by a writer identified
only as P.M.E., with the return address of an obscure island off the Georgia
coast. P.M.E.'s blockbuster potential compels Maris to search for him.
On an eerie, ruined cotton plantation, she finds cantankerous, rude and
arrogant Parker Evans, a man determined to conceal his identity as well as
his past. Working with him chapter by chapter, Maris is riveted by his tale
of two friends who charter a boat with a young woman for a night of
revelry....an excursion from which only one person returns. As the story
unfolds, Maris becomes convinced that it is more than just fiction.
Disturbed about her growing attraction to Parker and gripped by a chilling
suspicion about his novel's characters, she digs for the undisclosed truth
about a crime committed decades ago. She begins to realize that there are
few around her she can trust, and that evil resides closer to her than she
ever dreamed.
-------
This book could have been a lot better than it was, I think. It was hardly
the "breathtaking story of suspense" that the jacket said it was, and the
ending was not a "shattering, surprise finale" that was promised. I figured
it out less than half way through so it was more a matter of seeing how the
author would go about the resolution of the story than a page turner. It
was a pleasant read, but not very gripping.
I'd give it a 2.5.
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LibraryThing member miyurose
This book really should have been called Vengeance. Regardless, it was fabulous. This is my first Sandra Brown book, and what a way to start! There's so many twists and turns that I was afraid of getting whiplash. Brown's characterizations paint vivid pictures of her characters in your mind, right
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down to the smallest mannerisms. By the end, I liked everyone in the book except Noah, even Nadia, and I didn't suspect Mike's involvement until right before it was revealed. Parker's book is easily woven into the story. He drops a clue as to the true nature of his story fairly early on, and I'm not sure why Maris didn't catch it, but the final draft ends up being much worse, and much more, than you expect. And if all of Brown's sex scenes are so well done, I'm going to keep reading. My one complaint has to do with the audio version of the book I listened to -- the southern accents are a bit overdone. I've heard some pretty thick accents, and I don't know anyone who talks like Parker, Mike, Roarke, and Todd. Show Less
LibraryThing member MsBeautiful
Creative mystery, kept the reader guessing
LibraryThing member tysmom
A book within a book. When reading Envy, you are reading a book about a book whose plot lines finally merge together in one big mystery. A great thriller! The basic plot: Matherly Press is a well-respected publishing house based in New York run by publisher and vice president Maris Matherly-Reed
When she locates him, she travels down to St. Anne's Island off the Georgia coast to meet with him. What she finds is a wheelchair bound man who wants her to leave. Her determination to stay leads to a mutual attraction that neither of them wanted. Although she tries her best to control her desires by returning to her husband, Noah's betrayal sends her back to PME--Parker Evans. She doesn't realize that Parker had been close to Noah years ago and has been betrayed by him as well and that the book she is reading is revealing the details of their betrayal and Parker's desire for revenge.
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and her husband Noah, also a vice president. Although Maris is at the top of the power game, she still goes through the slush pile to see if she can find that once in once in a lifetime bestseller. She thinks she's found it when she reads the prologue to ENVY written by somebody with the initials PME. There is no name or address on the package so Maris has to do a little sleuthing to track down the author. When she locates him, she travels down to St. Anne's Island off the Georgia coast to meet with him. What she finds is a wheelchair bound man who wants her to leave. Her determination to stay leads to a mutual attraction that neither of them wanted. Although she tries her best to control her desires by returning to her husband, Noah's betrayal sends her back to PME--Parker Evans. She doesn't realize that Parker had been close to Noah years ago and has been betrayed by him as well and that the book she is reading is revealing the details of their betrayal and Parker's desire for revenge.
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LibraryThing member jbemrose
I love this book. It kept me on my toes woundering what was going to happen next. I was rooting for theblead characters to be together.
LibraryThing member Kathy89
Sandra Brown never disappoints. Father/daughter book publishers are being minipulated by the daughter's husband while she is courting a writer who has sent her an anonymous manuscript. Maris has made it her mission to find the author and edit the book with him leaving her elderly father vulnerable
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to her husband's maniupulations. The manuscript is told slowly within the story telling what happened to Parker. Show Less
LibraryThing member Snukes
I'm not a big Sandra Brown fan, but I enjoyed this one. An easy story to listen to while driving.
LibraryThing member Cherylk
It has been a long while since I have read a book by Sandra. Yet, all of the books I did read by her were good. So I thought I would have no problems jumping right into Envy. The beginning of this book was good. The mystery surround what happened years ago between friends had me really wanting to
My issues that I had with this book are:
1) Maris is boring.
2) The story lacked any real suspense
3) Too long of a storyline
4) Uninteresting characters
5) An so, so ending.
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know the truth like Maris. My issues that I had with this book are:
1) Maris is boring.
2) The story lacked any real suspense
3) Too long of a storyline
4) Uninteresting characters
5) An so, so ending.
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LibraryThing member AliceAnna
A very good plot and reasonably well-drawn characters. The only thing that bothered me about this book was the purple prosish nature of the sex scenes. A little too leeringly graphic for my taste -- almost bad porn. But the plot compensated for it I would read her again.
LibraryThing member Dawn772
An interesting story that soon divided into two threads. The first one was so intriguing that I skipped ahead to see what happened and ended up just reading that path. I returned to read other part which was slower paced but insightful. Publisher Maris is lured into a potential story submitted by
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LibraryThing member soosthemoose
Interesting book. Rather predictable but did have some surprises.
LibraryThing member SheriAWilkinson
Envy by Sandra Brown
A fantastic story with engaging characters and an intense plot. The story moves at a steady pace, with twists turns and secrets revealed. Sandra Brown fans should love Envy as well as I did.
A fantastic story with engaging characters and an intense plot. The story moves at a steady pace, with twists turns and secrets revealed. Sandra Brown fans should love Envy as well as I did.
LibraryThing member SheriAWilkinson
Envy by Sandra Brown
A fantastic story with engaging characters and an intense plot. The story moves at a steady pace, with twists, turns and secrets revealed. Sandra Brown fans should love Envy as well as I did.
A fantastic story with engaging characters and an intense plot. The story moves at a steady pace, with twists, turns and secrets revealed. Sandra Brown fans should love Envy as well as I did.
LibraryThing member SheriAWilkinson
Envy by Sandra Brown
A fantastic story with engaging characters and an intense plot. The story moves at a steady pace, with twists turns and secrets revealed. Sandra Brown fans should love Envy as well as I did.
A fantastic story with engaging characters and an intense plot. The story moves at a steady pace, with twists turns and secrets revealed. Sandra Brown fans should love Envy as well as I did.
LibraryThing member Carlathelibrarian
Although this is one of her older stories, it was a good one. This was an interesting story with a story inside a story which was actually a past story mixed in with the present. It was very intriguing and I loved the way it was presented. I could not wait for the back story parts to see what would
New York publisher, Maris Matherly-Reed, receives prologue to a book regarding two college kids and an unsolved murder from someone identified only as P.M.E. She loves the prologue and wants to meet the the anonymous author, so she travels to a remote Georgia island and begins snooping around. On a cotton plantation she finds razor sharp Parker Evens, a man who is concealing his true identity and his ties to Maris.
There were several subplots and twists to this story that kept me on the edge of my seat, includinga subplot involving Maris' husband, Noah, and a book critic that Maris dislikes intensely, Nadia. As well there is a conglomerate trying to buy the Matherly Publishing Company with Noah trying to go behind Maris and her father Daniel's backs. Lots to keep you interested in this book.
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happen next.New York publisher, Maris Matherly-Reed, receives prologue to a book regarding two college kids and an unsolved murder from someone identified only as P.M.E. She loves the prologue and wants to meet the the anonymous author, so she travels to a remote Georgia island and begins snooping around. On a cotton plantation she finds razor sharp Parker Evens, a man who is concealing his true identity and his ties to Maris.
There were several subplots and twists to this story that kept me on the edge of my seat, includinga subplot involving Maris' husband, Noah, and a book critic that Maris dislikes intensely, Nadia. As well there is a conglomerate trying to buy the Matherly Publishing Company with Noah trying to go behind Maris and her father Daniel's backs. Lots to keep you interested in this book.
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LibraryThing member N.W.Moors
Maris Matherly-Reed tracks an elusive author down on a small island off the coast of Georgia, intrigued by the prologue to a book he submitted. Parker Evans isn't what she expected. Meanwhile, back in New York, her husband Noah is not what she thought.
I don't want to give away too much of the
I admit I wasn't as crazy about the romance aspect of the book. It seemed a little forced to me though it makes more sense by the end of the story. Maris is smart and kind while Parker is profane but a great writer. They're actually a good match though it took me a while to see it. The secondary characters are written well, very believable in their motives and interesting in their own rights.
I also liked the way Ms. Brown describes the settings and the historical background she adds to the story. It melds well into the main plot without being intrusive. This is the first book I've read of hers but it won't be the last.
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mystery here, but I loved the way the author uses Parker's book to track the main plot's thread. The revenge plot is complex but perfectly tracked as each new fact is revealed. I stayed up very late reading this, unable to put it down.I admit I wasn't as crazy about the romance aspect of the book. It seemed a little forced to me though it makes more sense by the end of the story. Maris is smart and kind while Parker is profane but a great writer. They're actually a good match though it took me a while to see it. The secondary characters are written well, very believable in their motives and interesting in their own rights.
I also liked the way Ms. Brown describes the settings and the historical background she adds to the story. It melds well into the main plot without being intrusive. This is the first book I've read of hers but it won't be the last.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2001-08-28
ISBN
9780446529877