If you're looking for an amazing trilogy look no further
than Inside, In Seconds, and now IN CLOSE by
Brenda Novak. After being totally enthralled by the first
two books of
the series, I couldn't wait for IN CLOSE but at the same
time wondered if it could possibly measure up. Each book
truly stands on its own but it was a rewarding experience
to have read them all. I should never have doubted Novak.
IN CLOSE is an extraordinary story with an ending that will
have even the most astute shaking their head. I must have
had twenty or more aha moments only to realize my
assumption was premature.
This is Claire O'Toole's story. Claire's mother disappeared
fifteen years ago. She vanished without a trace, without
clues for the police to follow. Their investigations came
to the same dead end and improbable conclusion that Alana
had decided to leave. People usually have a motive for
their actions but no one really reason why she suddenly
departed and most went on accepting that that she had run
off with a man. That she left behind two adored daughters
didn't enter into the equation somehow. But those
daughter's lives were forever shattered. Claire couldn't
stop looking, not sure what she expected to find but she
needed answers. This search was going to injure her
relationship with members of her family but she was
beginning to doubt the sincerity of her stepfather's grief
over losing his wife. Now remarried, even his life was
coming under Claire's scrutiny. She found herself turning
to the one man, Isaac, who held a vital place in her heart
even though he had effectively removed himself from her
life once she had married. But her husband David was dead
from a hunting accident and Claire found herself afloat in
this small community that would rather she put it to rest.
What were they all hiding? Or was she just getting
paranoid?
Looking through the attic at Alana's studio she
discovered papers that suggest David had gathered
information about the inconsistencies of her mother's
disappearance. Claire is frightened by David's
allegations but as she reads her faith in what she believed
is shaken.
Isaac is almost immediately drawn back into
Claire's life albeit reluctantly since he fully
acknowledges the role he has assumed -- that of a man who
turned his back on a young Claire. He couldn't see himself
as settled down and knew Claire needed the kind of
commitment she got from David. But now with David out of
the picture and Claire's life seemingly spiraling out of
control Isaac threw all caution to the wind devoting
himself to helping her get closure. With each new
discovery a new level of danger is exposed until it becomes
evident that the same sinister element that caused Alana's
disappearance was now focused on Claire. The one thing
Isaac knew for certain was no one was going to harm Claire
but who was behind all this and why after all these years
did it still matter?
Claire O'Toole's mother, Alana, went missing fifteen years
ago. That was big news in Pineview, Montana, the kind of
town where nothing much ever happens. Then, last year,
Claire's husband, David, died in a freak accident—after
launching his own investigation into Alana's disappearance.
Is Alana dead? Or did she simply abandon her husband and
daughters? Claire is determined to find out—and her former
boyfriend, Isaac Morgan, wants to help. Although their
relationship didn't end well, he still has feelings for her.
And yet it isn't until he starts to suspect David's death
wasn't an accident that he's drawn back into her life.
Together, Claire and Isaac search for answers to the
questions that have haunted Pineview all this time. But as
they soon discover, someone's prepared to kill so those
answers won't be found….
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