Les liens du passé

by Elizabeth Adler (Auteur)

Hardcover, 1998

Status

Available

Call number

823.914

Genres

Publication

Le Grand Livre Du Mois (1998), 379 pages

Description

She can keep the doors locked.nbsp;nbsp;The lights on.nbsp;nbsp;Her fingers crossed.nbsp;nbsp; But she can't stop the memories of a terrifying crime.nbsp;nbsp;Or keep it from happening again. The murderer took his time choosing his pretty victims.nbsp;nbsp;Then he took his time killing them.nbsp;nbsp;What was left when he finished made even veteran Boston cop Harry Jordan feel sick.nbsp;nbsp;But this time the killer made a mistake.nbsp;nbsp;His victim was found alive. Armed with a police sketch of the man, Harry wanted national publicity, the kind he could get from Mallory Malone, the "TV detective."nbsp;nbsp;Her top-rated show reenacted heinous crimes and often jogged witnesses' memories enough to shake loose the clue that could break the case.nbsp;nbsp; But not this time. This case was different for self-made career woman Mallory Malone.nbsp;nbsp;This cop was different.nbsp;nbsp;The case scared her; the cop was falling in love with her.nbsp;nbsp;Her instincts told her to run.nbsp;nbsp;But the killer already knew her name.nbsp;nbsp;Her address.nbsp;nbsp;And a secret that could destroy them both. Elizabeth Adler was born in Yorkshire, England.nbsp;nbsp;She is married to an American lawyer and has one daughter.nbsp;nbsp;They have lived in Brazil, England, France, and Ireland and currently live in California.nbsp;nbsp;She is the internationally acclaimed author of Léonie, Peach, The Rich Shall Inherit, The Property of a Lady, Fortune Is a Woman, and The Secret of the Villa Mimosa.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member chrissywest

Now or Never is the first book I’ve read by Elizabeth Adler. By the description on the back of the book, I was expecting a little more from this novel. I had a hard time with the lead female character, Mallory. In the beginning of the book she came off as being very strong, independant, even

sarcastic at times. Later on she was the very opposite. The character development involving the killer was well done, as well as the details into the murders. I really enjoyed the lead K-9 in the book, Squeeze.

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LibraryThing member jendoyle2000

I found this a highly satisfying thriller in every area -- writing style, plotting, pacing, relationship, etc. Unlike many of the books I've read recently, the relationship between the two main characters seemed to develop naturally and their reactions to each other were appropriate (i.e., they

didn't go from all kissy-kissy to biting each other's heads off within a two minute span). The plot itself, though definitely a bit too college-coed-in-peril, was paced well and had all the right elements. Sure, I knew who "the man" was about halfway through, but it didn't spoil my enjoyment of the book. My one issue was that the references to "Mass General" weren't always in Bostonese (e.g., I've never *ever* heard it referred to as "the Massachusetts General" as the author says at one point. And, well, o.k., my second issue was that there were places that appeared to be a bit sloppily edited -- I can just imagine the editor saying "Who the hell cares? It's a mass market/throwaway/airport paperback. Is anyone really going to care?" Um, yeah. I sure do.

Another thing to note: I read a later book by this author that wasn't nearly as meaty and the relationship in that one didn't even feel close to being as well supported. Once upon a time, I spoke to an author who said the first book she wrote was the only one she still really loved since it was the only one she wrote without the editors all having their way. I wonder if that explains the difference. I'm looking forward to checking out how her other, later books fare.

Those nitpicky things aside, no, this isn't high quality literature, but it's definitely not hack either. If you go for the procedural-slash-romantic-thriller, this is perfect beach/escape reading.

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