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 No Witnesses - Ridley Pearson
Newest Review: ... serial killer. Opening with an underplayed fax which Daphne Matthews has only mild concerns about, the story quickly develops ... more  ... into a blackmail scenario where Matthew's wealthy fiancé must choose between closing his dairy foods business or defying the bl
ackmailer. In the middle sits Lou Boldt, a one-night lover of the "beautiful" Matthews, and who also happens to be among Seattle's top detectives. The pace of the opening section is furious, following the rapid chain of threatening faxes which demand Adler Foods take all its products off t...more |
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No Witnesses - Ridley Pearson: Sexual intrigue and dairy products... (1170 words)
by ronniec - written on 19/03/01 (Very useful, 56 readings)
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Almost every thriller I have ever read has, unfortunately, followed a formulaic style. The crime, the chase, the scary bit, the catch. Occasionally a chapter or two will deviate, devoted entirely to character development and showing us that cops aren't all hard-bitten alcoholics. Even more rarely, you will stumble upon a book hidden at the back of the thriller shelves that doesn't follow this style at all. No Witnesses, by Ridley Pearson (not Scott, as my tired brain originally threw up here), is one of these. I chanced upon No Witnesses while looking for my usual thick, flashy-covered thriller. Every couple of weeks I head down to the second-hand ...
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