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A debut novelist pushes most of the right buttons in this clever suspenser about revenge gone awry. At the age of four, Ellen Donelly sees her father murdered. Nightmares follow in a blighted childhood. When she's older, she begins to experience the steadily rising need for vengeance. In this she's joined by a powerful ally, her mother. Two killers, the police had said, but only Franklin Walker was ever arrested, tried, or convicted. Now, after 30 years, he's paroledand disappears almost at once from view. With him at large, the women rededicate themselves and vow to track him down. Their intentand they never shy from brutalityis to kill him, but not before they force him to reveal the identity of his accomplice. Unexpectedly, Ellen's mother dies. Ellen's resolve, however, remains intact. As unobtrusively as possible, she slips out of Dallas for L.A., where, according to the p.i. she's hired, Walker has gone to ground. All of this, incidentally (the years of inner turmoil, the renewed commitment), has been kept from her husband: at first, she simply wanted love and romance to be cocooned and thus protected; later, there were reasons not to trust him. So Pete knows only that she's vanished. Naturally, he tries to find her. And, of course, Ellen tries to find Walker (who turns out to be something other than the bloodthirsty beast of her terrible dreams). Soon enough, the missing murderer, understanding himself to be suddenly endangered, is thrust into pursuit of them all. The cast converges violently in a remote cabin near Santa Fe. Theres shooting, death, and in the smoke-clearing aftermath, a neat resolution. Formula stuff by and large, but with some nicely engineered surprises to tingle the spine. -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verf�gbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

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When Ellen Donnelly was three years old, her father was murdered after walking in on an apparent robbery, an experience from which Ellen has never recovered. While the accomplice spends 30 years in jail, the identity of the gunman remains a mystery. Every Trace, Main's first novel, begins when Ellen decides to confront the accomplice, now in his 60s and working at an adult video warehouse. Alone, Ellen plans to learn the identity of the gunman and, as an act of revenge, murder both men. When Ellen's plan goes terribly awry, it is up to her husband, Pete, to untangle Ellen's carefully concealed plan. This abridgment flows well, except for the few spots where Pete appears to be hit with sudden insight. The action takes place in Dallas, Los Angeles, and rural New Mexico, but Fee Waybill's reading barely hints at regional accents. In fact, the characters' voices sound essentially the same, which leads to confusion in scenes that rely heavily on dialog. Although somewhat predictable, the mystery takes an unexpected turn or two. Not an essential purchase, but recommended for large mystery collections.AAdrienne Furness, Genesee Community Coll., Batavia, NY
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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I smell a made-for-TV movie here. 10. Mai 2000

Von Joseph Haschka

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As a very young girl, Ellen is in her father's office when he is murdered by two intruders. The actual shooter is never identified or caught. His accomplice, Walker, is convicted and serves 30 years in prison. On his release, Ellen tracks Walker down with the intent of forcing him to tell her who the shooter was (or is, so she can find and kill him). To accomplish this, she disappears suddenly and without warning out of the suburban Dallas life that she shares with her recently-adulterous husband, Pete, intentionally obliterating "every trace" of her plan and movements as she stalks her quarry. Pete, in turn, is left to frantically track her down because, of course, he still loves her.

This is the first novel by Greg Main, an occasional screenwriter, and it shows. The plot and characters are painted in broad brushstrokes that lend the story to a Sunday night, TV-movie adaptation. However, just as it doesn't have the makings for a big screen film, it's also not of the caliber of a first rate piece of fiction.

The story line sprints to a predictable finish: the good guys win and the bad guys are killed off, and, for good measure, Ellen's marriage with Pete is saved. The one particularly good plot element is the love/hate relationship that develops between Ellen and Walker. Because of this twist, I've given Greg 4 stars for effort, though the novel as a whole is closer to a 3.

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Great Myster/Thriller with Good Woman Protagonist 23. Dezember 1999

Von Murray Cohen

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I was really on the edge of my seat with this book. It was such a great story with amazing characters. The antagonist, Walker, is truly superb. Original, funny (without trying to be), confused yet brutal. Really the most fascinating character I've read in a novel in years. I also liked that the protagonist is a regular woman on a mission. She's not a detective or superhero but a college professor's wife who, however misguided, decides to avenge the death of her father that occurred when she was a small child. I look forward to reading Gregg Main's next book.

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A Great Mystery/Thriller with a Wonderful Female Protagonist 23. Dezember 1999

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