Books by Jennifer McMahon
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review 1: Quite a story spanning generations... explores the idea of how far would you go to see your child or loved one, one last time, after the grief of their death. It is definitely well crafted, I enjoy the way McMahon unfolds the story, in pieces and not necessarily in a linear fash...
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review 1: I picked it up at the library because the day was really grey and it seemed apropos for November. I thought I'd read one of her books before but none of the titles printed inside seemed familiar... consulted my GR log and what do you know, I've read two of her books and can't re...
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review 1: I enjoyed this story, but it was under developed somehow. It could have been rounded out better. I had a hard time following it at times. I wanted to finish it though. I loved her Winter People. It's my favorite book this year and I have another story of Jennifer's I am goi...
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review 1: A solid crime novel which could easily fall into the boiler-plate "Whodunnit?" category, but McMahon is clearly more interested in the sometimes painful relationships between mothers and daughters, along with the trials of being a teenager, than in detective fiction. The book te...
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review 1: Maybe it's because I had made the mistake of reading Ms. McMahon's books before, but this one just wasn't doing it for me. All of it was just been-there-done-that. Like another reviewer said; the characters were straight out a playbook: bi-sexual, angry artist; alcoholic, with re...
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review 1: This book is impossible to put down because the initial premise is so intriguing (12-yr-old girl goes missing and 15 years later, a series if strange events start happening) and the mystery just deepens and deepens. The question of whether there is a supernatural element adds to ...
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review 1: I thought I was going to hate this book. I guess who the killer was the first time he appears in the story and I thought that if it was that easy to figure out, then the book was probably a dud. However, McMahon totally drew me into the story. I was completely enthralled and even...
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review 1: I had many of "Uggggg, this book is never going to end" moments. Many of "I want to quit, but have come so far moments. I was ever so surprised by the last few chapters that by the end sentence I was covered with goose bumps. The author really redeemed herself with the suspense...