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Vuurproef (2009)

by Laura Caldwell(Favorite Author)

3.68 of 5 Votes: 5

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English

genre

Romance

publisher

Harlequin IBS Thriller

series

Izzy McNeil Mystery

review 1: Narrated by Nancy Liem13 hrs and 59 minsAudible Editor ReviewsIn Red Hot Lies everybody's got a secret. But when the secrets start crashing into each other, the pillars of Izzy McNiell's world crumble faster than she can run around in her stilletos to prop them back up. Izzy, the redheaded bombshell lawyer in figure-hugging power suits, is having a very, very bad day. Her client and mentor, Forrester Picket, is dead. And Sam, her fiancé, is missing — along with $30 million in Forrester's real estate bonds.Capturing the nail-biting pace and smart, sexy energy of this first book in Laura Caldwell's sizzling summer trilogy, Nancy Liem's terrific narration of Red Hot Lies brings the resilient, upbeat, and gutsy Izzy McNiell to life. From the opening scene, Liem's charm and ... morecommand of the character are complete — she even sounds like a redhead. And she shifts effortlessly from character to character, between 20-something Izzy and a street smart, cynical PI; from a series of Panamanian real estate agents to a four-year-old diva with an attitude.With the cops and FBI staking her out, Izzy has to find her fiancé fast. She turns to PI John Mayburn for help and barters her assistance on one of his cases in exchange for his expertise in tracking down Sam and the $30 million. Liem's pacing, especially in the scene where Izzy hacks a mobster's computer to download evidence, is so in tune with the action it will leave your heart pounding and your palms sweating.Red Hot Lies is Lisa Scottoline meets Janet Evanovich, with a whole lot that's pure Laura Caldwell. And Liem captures Izzy McNiell's tenacity, her sexy exuberance, and her vulnerability with the sparkle of sunshine on the Chicago shoreline. There's no better way to spend summer downtime than listening to the perfect marriage of Laura Caldwell and Nancy Liem in this season's best mystery series: Red Hot Lies, Red Blooded Murder, and Red White & Dead. —Nancy CarterPublisher's Summary"Usually I pride myself on my intuition. I listen to that voice that says, 'Something bad is happening...' or maybe 'Get out. Now.' But on that Tuesday at the end of October, my psyche must have been protecting the one remaining day I still believed life was orderly and the universe liked me. Because I didn't hear that voice. I never saw it coming."They say bad things happen in threes. When her fiancé, Sam, disappears on the same day her mentor and biggest client is killed, hotshot Chicago attorney Izzy McNeil starts counting. But trouble keeps coming. Sam is implicated in the client's death, her apartment is broken into and it's not just the authorities who are following her.Now, to find Sam and uncover her client's murderer, Izzy will have to push past limits she never imagined. Lucky for her she's always thrived under pressure, because her world is falling apart. Fast. And the trail of half-truths and lies is red-hot.
review 2: I really enjoyed this book, though it has a bitter sweet ending. Isabel “Izzy” McNeil’s life gets turned upside down in this book. She find’s she doesn’t know people as well as she thought she did – including her fiancé and her mother. I realize we can never really know another person. We can know them well, but never completely, as we are not privy to their thoughts and feelings, unless they reveal them to us. I understand Izzy’s feelings and reactions in this book. If I was in her position, I think I may have reacted similarly, but I’ll never be sure and I have doubts. In this book, it appears trust is more important than love. Shouldn’t they be on a level plane, at the least? I’m truly not sure, but find I am disappointed that trust seems to rule. If you are completely and really in love with a person, shouldn’t you give them the benefit of the doubt? I’d like to pose a question. If a person you loved was sworn to secrecy from another person they loved and was seemingly in trouble, should you be hurt that they didn’t immediately turn to you for help or to at least put you in their confidence? That other person is in a tough position. Their motivation may be to want to try to protect you, rather than pull you into the mess, so they don’t contact you immediately and leave you out. Shouldn’t the breach of trust in this instance, over rule love? Does the time span between when the event happens and they make at least an attempt at contact count or make a difference? I am conflicted, but definitely a bit disappointed in the ending. However, since I am conflicted, maybe the heroine's reactions are truer than mine. I don’t know and I’m glad I’m not in her position. less

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