Death's Door

by Meryl Sawyer

Book Overview

Madison Connelly is tired of lies--and betrayal. First her husband and business partner leaves her for another woman. Then Detective Paul Tanner arrives to tell her that the man she thought was her father isn't. Madison wants answers...answers about her past that someone is going to deadly lengths to keep hidden. Falling for Madison isn't in Paul's job description: find the girl, bring her to his employer, Wyatt Holbrook, the end. But as Madison bravely...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373773749
• ISBN13: 9780373773749
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Hqn
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

4.5 stars - Very enjoyable romantic suspense

Madison Connelly is a woman who seems to attract a lot of disaster. She's been divorced in favour of a pretty, younger woman, her best friend is murdered and her identity is stolen. Things get even more bizarre when Detective Paul Tanner shows up in her life claiming she was conceived by donor sperm and that her father is actually a multimillionaire pharmaceutical kingpin who needs a piece of her liver. When the other `children' of this millionaire start to die, Madison realizes that her life is in danger and turns to Paul. Of course, the sparks fly as Paul stands by Madison's side to protect her as dangerous forces close in... I was pleasantly surprised by this book. Unlike a lot of romantic suspense novels out there it isn't a bunch of chase scenes and bullet dodges. The tension is psychologically driven in the duel chase for the murderer of the donor children and the person who stole Madison's identity. It's sort of a mental game to stay ahead of the villains, so despite the lack of intense action the book remains interesing. Mixed in with all this detective work was a very appealing romance with likable characters. Paul and Madison were allies for about two thirds of the book and their romance stayed center stage mostly. All the ingredients for an appealing romantic suspense novel were here and they were well done, to my mind. The only real issue I had was that the ending came really quickly both in the suspense plot and the romance. It also got a little sappy. These are only small nitpicks though and I don't hesitate to recommend this book. It was time and money well spent.

Pretty Good

This was a very enjoyable book. Except for the fact it's pretty obvious from the beginning who the bad guy was, it was pretty interesting.

OUTSTANDING

Meryl Sawyer is a wonderful writer. This story is well researched and the author's care for animals is apparent (I agree with her on all levels). The dialogue between the characters is very good, the characters very likeable, and you can't guess who the killer is. I have read all of Ms. Sawyer's books and can't wait for the next one.

tense investigative romantic suspense

In Miami her former husband Aiden Larson shook the foundation of Madison Connelly with their divorce, his relationship with Chloe even before the ink was dry on their papers, and what he plans to do. He insists on line gambling will save their business TotalTrivia. However that seems mild to the earthquake of finding the murdered corpse of her best friend Erin. Miami Police Detective Paul Tanner hears her scream and helps her stay somewhat calm. On medical leave from MPD, Paul has assisted his father Mike owner of Tanner Personnel Security by searching for people connected to billionaire Wyatt Holbrook such as Madison. However she rejects meeting Holbrook and wants nothing further to do with Tanner as he reminds her of Erin's death. When someone tries to kill her, only Tanner stands in the way of a diabolical killer targeting Madison. This is a tense investigative romantic suspense that never slows down from the moment Aiden and Paul "meet" at Erin's house. Aiden is a courageous heroine who tries to maintain a normal life though a killer is stalking her and her attraction to Paul bothers her. Paul is a wounded warrior who vows to keep the brave Aiden safe from whomever; that includes her toad ex as well as a killer. Then there is iron Mike to assist his son in keeping her safe too. Fans will enjoy Meryl Sawyer's terrific tale of a man trying to keep the woman he loves from falling through DEATH'S DOOR. Harriet Klausner