Elizabeth Haynes' second novel is a taut and gripping murder mystery introducing a compelling new heroine, Genevieve - office worker by day and pole dancer by night - who finds herself implicated in a mob underworld of murder, corruption and betrayal. Genevieve has finally escaped the stressful demands of her sales job and achieved her dream: to leave London behind and start a new life aboard a houseboat in Kent. But on the night of her boat-warming party the dream is shattered when a body washes up beside the boat, and Genevieve recognises the victim. As the sanctuary of the boatyard is threatened, and Genevieve's life seems increasingly at risk, the story of how she came to be so out of her depth is unfolded, and Genevieve finds out the real cost of mixing business with pleasure...
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“Gripping….Unputdownable, this thriller with a heart of gold reads like a breath of fresh air.” (Red Online )
“Clearly shows her initial success was no accident. The rich bloodline of women crime writers has a new generation fast emerging and the pulse is beating strongly.” (David Connett, Sunday Express (London) )
“An intense psychological thriller….A convincing portrayal of a woman who’s both naïve and self-confident elevates the solid plot, which alternates between the present and the past…” (Publishers Weekly )
“Chilling….Compelling.” (Associated Press )
“This dark, sexy, heart-0pounding thriller is a chilling and highly satisfying follow-up to Haynes’s acclaimed debut, Into the Darkest Corner,….Genevieve is a smart, likable, well-drawn character….This is a must read for mystery/thriller fans.” (Library Journal ) -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Taschenbuch .
“Clearly shows her initial success was no accident. The rich bloodline of women crime writers has a new generation fast emerging and the pulse is beating strongly.” (David Connett, Sunday Express (London) )
“An intense psychological thriller….A convincing portrayal of a woman who’s both naïve and self-confident elevates the solid plot, which alternates between the present and the past…” (Publishers Weekly )
“Chilling….Compelling.” (Associated Press )
“This dark, sexy, heart-0pounding thriller is a chilling and highly satisfying follow-up to Haynes’s acclaimed debut, Into the Darkest Corner,….Genevieve is a smart, likable, well-drawn character….This is a must read for mystery/thriller fans.” (Library Journal ) -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Taschenbuch .
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Genevieve has finally escaped the stressful de-mands of her sales job and achieved her dream: to leave London behind and begin a new life aboard a houseboat in Kent. Not many people know that she financed her fresh start by working weekends as a dancer at a less-than-reputable gentlemen's club called the Barclay, and she's determined to keep it that way. But on the night of her housewarming party the past intrudes when a body washes up beside the boat, and Genevieve recognizes the victim, a fellow dancer from the Barclay.
As the sanctuary of the marina is threatened, and Genevieve's life seems increasingly at risk, the story of how she came to be so out of her depth unfolds, and she discovers the hard way the real cost of mixing business with pleasure. . . .
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Absolut enttäuschend - eine unsympatische Heldin und eine langweilige Geschichte
6. April 2012
Von dieleseratz
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Ein "Taut and gripping murder mystery", wie die Werbung verheisst, ist dieser Krimi sicherlich nicht.
Unsere Heldin arbeitet tagsüber in einem Büro und nachts mehrmals die Woche in einem Striplokal als "Pole dancer" und "Lap dancer". Denn sie hat einen Traum: Ein Hausboot, und um das zu erreichen, ist ihr alles recht. Auch die Arbeit in diesem verruchten Lokal, in dem sie auch zufällig ihren Chef trifft.
Leider ist unsere Heldin absolut unsympatisch, die anderen Typen sind auch recht unglaubwürdig und so liest man diesen Thriller, der überhaupt keine Twists and Turns aufweist, recht uninteressiert bis zum uninteressanten 08/15 Ende durch.
Leider wird auch, wie schon im Erstlingswerk der Autorin ("Into the darkest corner"), gesoffen bis sich die Balken biegen. Nach der Arbeit wird zusammen in der Kneipe um die Ecke gesoffen, das Wochenende verbringt man im Alkoholnebel und auch im Striplokal geht es natürlich zur Sache. Sogar beim Leichenschmaus für eine Freundin - dieser wird natürlich im Pub gehalten - wird Wodka konsumiert. Binge-drinking hoch drei - hier liefert die Autorin ein dristes Bild vom derzeitigen Leben in Großbritannien.
Fazit: Der erste Roman war auch etwas unglaubwürdig, packte einen aber trotzdem. Hier aber haben wir eine unsympatische, geldgierige Heldin gepaart mit einer uninteressanten Story - nicht zu empfehlen.
Unsere Heldin arbeitet tagsüber in einem Büro und nachts mehrmals die Woche in einem Striplokal als "Pole dancer" und "Lap dancer". Denn sie hat einen Traum: Ein Hausboot, und um das zu erreichen, ist ihr alles recht. Auch die Arbeit in diesem verruchten Lokal, in dem sie auch zufällig ihren Chef trifft.
Leider ist unsere Heldin absolut unsympatisch, die anderen Typen sind auch recht unglaubwürdig und so liest man diesen Thriller, der überhaupt keine Twists and Turns aufweist, recht uninteressiert bis zum uninteressanten 08/15 Ende durch.
Leider wird auch, wie schon im Erstlingswerk der Autorin ("Into the darkest corner"), gesoffen bis sich die Balken biegen. Nach der Arbeit wird zusammen in der Kneipe um die Ecke gesoffen, das Wochenende verbringt man im Alkoholnebel und auch im Striplokal geht es natürlich zur Sache. Sogar beim Leichenschmaus für eine Freundin - dieser wird natürlich im Pub gehalten - wird Wodka konsumiert. Binge-drinking hoch drei - hier liefert die Autorin ein dristes Bild vom derzeitigen Leben in Großbritannien.
Fazit: Der erste Roman war auch etwas unglaubwürdig, packte einen aber trotzdem. Hier aber haben wir eine unsympatische, geldgierige Heldin gepaart mit einer uninteressanten Story - nicht zu empfehlen.
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3.5 Stars!
12. März 2013
Von kindlemom1
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Format:Kindle Edition
I was really looking forward to reading something that I use to love to read, a really good mystery. It has been awhile since I felt the happy anticipation of figuring out whodunit and the shrill anxiety of wondering if it was who I suspected or someone completely different and the thrill of the journey to get there.
And while this wasn't the thriller I was hoping for, it was the mystery I was craving. I was guessing until the very end on what exactly was going on and who were the bad guys.
I liked how the story flashed from the present with life on the quiet waters in a run down barge to the past of Genevieve's hectic crazy life in the city where she was not only a high ranking sales person by day but an exotic dancer by night. Two lives so far apart from one another that you almost wonder if the same person really lived them.
I enjoyed this story enough that it kept me on my toes and it did leave me wanting to find out the big mystery of the package and like I mentioned above, I never could quite figure out if all her friends were on the up and up. I liked both Dylan and Jim and honestly, would have been happy with Genevieve ending up with either one.
This did sort of drag in a few places but nothing too terrible.
And while this wasn't the thriller I was hoping for, it was the mystery I was craving. I was guessing until the very end on what exactly was going on and who were the bad guys.
I liked how the story flashed from the present with life on the quiet waters in a run down barge to the past of Genevieve's hectic crazy life in the city where she was not only a high ranking sales person by day but an exotic dancer by night. Two lives so far apart from one another that you almost wonder if the same person really lived them.
I enjoyed this story enough that it kept me on my toes and it did leave me wanting to find out the big mystery of the package and like I mentioned above, I never could quite figure out if all her friends were on the up and up. I liked both Dylan and Jim and honestly, would have been happy with Genevieve ending up with either one.
This did sort of drag in a few places but nothing too terrible.
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"You don't have a clue what you're mixed up in."
21. Januar 2013
Von E. Bukowsky
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Format:Taschenbuch|Amazon Vine™ Rezension
(Was ist das?)
Genevieve Shipley, the first-person narrator, is a young woman with an interesting past in Elizabeth Haynes' "Dark Tide." Genevieve took ballet and gymnastics, attended university, and landed a white collar job in London. However, in order to earn the cash that she needed to fulfill her dream of purchasing and renovating a houseboat, she decided to moonlight. Genevieve's looks, athleticism, and ability to connect with others landed her a job as a pole dancer in a private men's club, the Barclay. "Viva" (Genevieve's stage name) became one of the club's most popular attractions, but she was too clueless to realize that associating with the man who owned the club, Fitz, and his seedy cohorts, was bound to land her in trouble.
Elizabeth Haynes demonstrated that she is a talented storyteller in her thrilling debut novel, "Into the Darkest Corner." She again grabs our attention by placing her protagonist in precarious situations: Genevieve's friend turns up dead near her houseboat; the heroine agrees to hide a mysterious package, not knowing what it contains; she becomes romantically involved with two men--a hunky detective and a big "bruiser" who works with Fitz. In addition to her other talents, the beautiful and sexy Genevieve is a skilled carpenter and do-it-yourselfer who is renovating her "seventy-five foot long steel-hulled barge," "Revenge of the Tide," built in the Netherlands in 1903. Unfortunately, she may not have long to enjoy her recently acquired purchase. She places herself at risk when she fails to use common sense and exercise proper caution in her dealings with others.
"Dark Tide" is an engrossing character study of a lonely, needy, and misguided woman who makes one bad choice after another. Haynes maintains suspense by moving back and forth between past and present and withholding key facts until the concluding pages. Alas, the author never sufficiently explains what the various villains are up to, Genevieve's behavior is ridiculously immature and self-destructive, and the final confrontation is too contrived and far-fetched to be believed. Although "Dark Tide" had the potential to be an intriguing thriller, it fails to deliver on its initial promise.
Elizabeth Haynes demonstrated that she is a talented storyteller in her thrilling debut novel, "Into the Darkest Corner." She again grabs our attention by placing her protagonist in precarious situations: Genevieve's friend turns up dead near her houseboat; the heroine agrees to hide a mysterious package, not knowing what it contains; she becomes romantically involved with two men--a hunky detective and a big "bruiser" who works with Fitz. In addition to her other talents, the beautiful and sexy Genevieve is a skilled carpenter and do-it-yourselfer who is renovating her "seventy-five foot long steel-hulled barge," "Revenge of the Tide," built in the Netherlands in 1903. Unfortunately, she may not have long to enjoy her recently acquired purchase. She places herself at risk when she fails to use common sense and exercise proper caution in her dealings with others.
"Dark Tide" is an engrossing character study of a lonely, needy, and misguided woman who makes one bad choice after another. Haynes maintains suspense by moving back and forth between past and present and withholding key facts until the concluding pages. Alas, the author never sufficiently explains what the various villains are up to, Genevieve's behavior is ridiculously immature and self-destructive, and the final confrontation is too contrived and far-fetched to be believed. Although "Dark Tide" had the potential to be an intriguing thriller, it fails to deliver on its initial promise.
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A long novel, interesting characters, but not much happens
18. Februar 2013
Von Bill Garrison
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DARK TIDE, by Elizabeth Haynes, is character driven suspense novel about Genevieve Shipley, a former computer salesperson and erotic dancer. Driven by a promise she made to her late father, Genevieve took a second job as an erotic dancer to earn extra money to buy a house boat. The novel opens with Genevieve hosting a party on that boat with her new friends in the marina, and her former friends in London. Later that night, a dead body, a former friend at the club, washes up against Genevieve's boat.
The story then begins, with flashbacks to Genevieve's journey into the world of Barclay's, the slimy owner, Fitz, and the mysterious protector, Dylan. Chapters jump back to the present, with her quirky friends wondering what Genevieve is hiding, and a policeman Jim starting to get inside Genevieve's soul.
Something obviously happened at the Barclay, and Genevieve is waiting for Dylan to contact her again on phone he gave her. The past and present collide eventually and show that there really wasn't much at all to the plot. For me, that was disappointing. However, Haynes is such a good writer, that I was entertained the entire novel. But, after reading, it is a bit disappointing that there really wasn't much to the plot.
As shown by the reviews so far, readers have mixed feelings about this book. Just keep in mind, if you are reading and waiting for something big to happen, it never will. But, the characters are interesting, and that made the story work for me.
The story then begins, with flashbacks to Genevieve's journey into the world of Barclay's, the slimy owner, Fitz, and the mysterious protector, Dylan. Chapters jump back to the present, with her quirky friends wondering what Genevieve is hiding, and a policeman Jim starting to get inside Genevieve's soul.
Something obviously happened at the Barclay, and Genevieve is waiting for Dylan to contact her again on phone he gave her. The past and present collide eventually and show that there really wasn't much at all to the plot. For me, that was disappointing. However, Haynes is such a good writer, that I was entertained the entire novel. But, after reading, it is a bit disappointing that there really wasn't much to the plot.
As shown by the reviews so far, readers have mixed feelings about this book. Just keep in mind, if you are reading and waiting for something big to happen, it never will. But, the characters are interesting, and that made the story work for me.
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