Books by Patricia MacDonald
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review 1: Partagée pour le nombre d'étoiles à attribuer à ce livre. 2? 3? Peut être 3 si je l'avais lu en VO. Je soupçonne que la saveur du livre ait peut être été un peu lost in translation. Toutefois là où Harlan Coben fait preuve d'un sens de l'observation du genre sociologique, j'ai tr...
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review 1: Wow! What happened to MacDonald's writing style? The language and dialogue were stilted and awful, yet I still enjoyed the mystery and plot. It read like the novel had been translated into English, though, honestly. It makes me wonder if it was since, from what I understand, MacD...
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review 1: This is the first book I've read by Patricia MacDonald and I enjoyed it. I liked the main character, Shelby and the rest of the characters were interesting. A good, suspenseful story that had an unexpected (to me) ending. Shelby's sister was odd but evidently very smart, one of t...
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review 1: A terrific whodunit! A mother's search for the truth in the disappearance of her daughter while on a cruise. Shelby Sloan gave her daughter and son in law a cruise vacation as a gift while she babysits her 4 year old grandson. Her son in law calls her to say that her daughter is ...
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review 1: a woman with a new baby, very depressed. her husband and baby turn up dead and she confessed to killing them. her best friend comes to her aid but doesnt understand what is going on.turns out it was the stepmother who had a long affair with her step son that drugged his wife and ...
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review 1: This is just a preliminary review. I like psychological thriller/mysteries so was excited to discover Patricia MacDonald. It's pretty good so far, though seemed kinda depressing throughout the first half. But I can see things finally start to turn around, so I am hopeful it wi...
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review 1: This fiction has much of what it takes to make a 4 or 5-star read. A great plot, many characters with a motive from an abandoned daughter to a jilted lover, and a decent author. What it has too much of are events which are way too convenient (ie. a door being left unlocked; some...