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Nancy Thayer Between Husbands and Friends: A Novel
New York St. Martin's Press 1999 0312206135 / 9780312206130 First Edition/first Printing Hardcover/Ex-Library Good
0312206135 0312206135 Good-/Good c. 1999, white bds. w/d.j., 241pp., (shelf wear, corners bumped, spine slightly cocked, binding good, d.j. taped to bds., lt.edge wear, mylar cover, lt.rubbing)
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Steve Thayer Silent Snow
Signet 2000 0451186648 / 9780451186645 Paperback Good
0451186648 0451186648 From Publishers Weekly In this quirky and complex suspense novel, Thayer entangles some of the main characters from his debut thriller, The Weatherman, in a re-creation of the Lindbergh kidnapping in present-day Minnesota. While it begins with a provocative premise, the plot loses its edge in an overload of historical detail and an unconvincing conspiracy theory. The kidnapped child is Dylan Beanblossom, son of the famous, stunning ("beauty incarnate") Twin Cities news anchor (and former police officer) Andrea Labore, and star newspaper reporter Rick Beanblossom, an ex-Marine who, in a gothic flourish, wears a sky blue mask to cover a napalm-scarred face, a legacy of Vietnam. Dylan vanishes during a snowstorm on March 1, the anniversary of the Lindbergh kidnappingAthe same day Rick receives a mysterious parcel purporting to hold the missing Lindbergh ransom money. Predictably, Andrea and Rick investigate on their own when many people fall under suspicion: Jasmine, the baby's troubled nanny, who comes from the inner city; Stephanie Koslowski, the FBI agent with a tainted record; Les Angelbeck, a retired city cop; Dr. Freda Wilhelm, the hulking county coroner; Katherine Howard, the grande dame who owns Rick's newspaper; and newspaper pressman Swede Bjorenson, whose wife had ties to the Lindbergh kidnapping. As suspects and subplots accumulate, Thayer inserts a long section set in the 1930s, following Minneapolis reporter Grover Mudd (protagonist of Thayer's first book, Saint Mudd) as he investigates the Lindbergh case. Mudd's excellent analysis of the crime and the beguiling possibilities he raises about its perpetrator are enticing, but just when Mudd's tale gets interesting, readers are jolted back to the present-day events. Yet Thayer manages to pull off his somewhat unwieldy narrative on several fronts. The kidnapper's identity and the links between past and present crimes are real surprises, the laconic dialogue has a true Midwestern flavor and the atmospheric details of Twin Cities weather and landscape are rendered with biting clarity. True thriller fans will probably demand more action and livelier pacing, but history buffs will be intrigued. (Aug.) Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From AudioFile Rick Beanblossom, an investigative reporter, and his wife, a beautiful television anchor, are themselves catapulted into the news when their one-year-old son is kidnapped and held for ransom in a crime eerily reminiscent of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. Guidall is at his best narrating this highly suspenseful story. The listener can't help but get caught up in the excitement, which is magnified by the sometimes breathless performance. The voices are utterly convincing and, despite frequent flashbacks to the Lindbergh case, are maintained so well that there's never any doubt who is speaking. The intensity of the drama is enhanced by Guidall's superb reading. S.S.R. Winner of AUDIOFILE Earphones Award. ?
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Thayer, Nancy Spirit Lost by Thayer, Nancy
New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1988 First Printing Hardcover/Ex-Library Good
Good/Good 068418950x c. 1988, gray/maroon bds. w/d.j., 199pp., (shelf wear, corners bumped, page ends lt.soiled, text clean, binding good, d.j. taped to bd., lt.edge wear, mylar cover, lt.rubbing)
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