Double Take

by Judy Mercer

Book Overview

The heroine of Mercer's smashing debut novel Fast Forward returns in a chilling new story. Struggling to regain her memory, Ariel Gold visits her grandfather on Kiawah Island, off the coast of South... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671557076
• ISBN13: 9780671557072
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

An outstanding sequel to "Fast Forward". Top notch!

What a pleasure it is to read an intelligently written suspense novel peopled with real characters (including a dog) you care about. Two years was too long to wait for the sequel to FASTFORWARD but DOUBLE TAKE was worth it.Number two in author JUDY MERCER'S Ariel Gold series is set for the most part in South Carolina, on Kiawah Island and in Charleston.A dividend is the down home flavor of the area.It's a stark contrast to Los Angeles, where Ariel works as a TV newsmagazine producer and where the subplot unfolds. There is something a little old-fashioned about Ariel and her family and friends.Could be it's that they'rer decent. Even the bad guys aren't so much scummy as they are fallible.DOUBLE TAKE is funny one minute and stirring the next, and it's satisfying from start to finish

The sequal is even better than the original

Two years ago, Ariel Gold had nothing but adoptive parents who never cared for her. Since then she has learned who her natural family is, though an unknown twin sister died in the explosion that left Ariel suffering from amnesia (FAST FORWARD). Ariel is vacationing at her wealthy grandfather's South Carolina estate. While there, she meets John William Barron, an old friend of her deceased sibling. They talk providing Ariel insight into her twin and the realization that John has some deep mental problems. That evening long after they shared a good night, John apparently kills himself. ...... Because of his connection to her sister, Ariel decides to investigate John's death, hoping she can learn more about her family. As Ariel digs deeper, she learns that the truth can be ugly and be disguised by a dastardly prevarication. The closer to learning more about herself through contact with her family, the less Ariel wants to know. Sometimes the truth hurts. ..... The second novel in the Ariel Gold series is awarded a silver medal for a fine and stirring novel that adds much to fleshing out the lead protagonist and her family history. The story line is split between Ariel's quest and her boss's search for a missing individual. Both tales in of themselves are well written and fun to read, but do tend to occasionally trip over each other. In spite of this minor flaw, readers will enjoy the thrills emulating from DOUBLE TAKE as Judy Mercer demonstrates a growing talent that should take her to the top.. ........Harriet Klausner