Reviews for
Angels in Disguise
by Betty Sullivan La Pierre

If you enjoy a mystery with personality and the warmth of human drama, this is one book you will want to read. Another stimulating tale of Tom Casey, aka Hawkman, that will take you into the dark secrets of a woman who has disappeared without a trace.

Paul Ryan hires Hawkman to find his missing wife, Carlotta, who left without giving anyone her destination. Things go from bad to worse when they learn Carlotta was bringing criminal types into her home that she shared with a ten year old daughter.

A check with friends and neighbors reveals nothing until an unidentified idea nags at Tom until he realizes what it is. His suspicions mount as threats are made against the child and she is kidnapped.

Who had the motive to do something like that? Where is the child? Where is the mother? Does the husband or his opinionated mother have anything to do with these disappearances?

Talented author Betty Sullivan La Pierre gives the reader a tale of blended subplots and lifelike characters who act with hidden motives. You'll want to read the other tales in this series, perhaps more than once. Enjoy. I sure did.

~ Anne K. Edwards

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Ms. LaPierre’s writing shows a new maturity with her latest installment in the Hawkman series. Tom Casey, aka Hawkman, her much loved character, has a new case, but he is finding himself distracted by his wife’s sudden medical problems. It is hard to concentrate on a thorny problem while Jennifer is undergoing a battery of frightening tests in order to determine the cause of her ominous symptoms. Hawkman can’t help but worry, and he vows to be with her every step of the way, no matter how difficult it becomes. The love between Jennifer and Hawkman just keeps growing and it seems to suffuse every page they share.

Hawkman’s new case involves a missing woman. When Paul, the woman’s husband, explains his problem, he is very distraught, despite the months of separation he and Carlotta have been through recently. Under other circumstances, Hawkman might think this was simply a wayward wife who has run off with another man --- except for the daughter. How could Carlotta leave her child without explanation? Would a mother supposedly so devoted to her daughter walk away and never look back? But the alternative --- abduction, possibly even murder --- sends chills down Hawkman’s spine. It is the one solution to the problem he does not want to find. If only he can figure out what was really going on between the missing Carlotta and her husband Paul, and the odd relationship with her mother-in-law, he might make some sense of the clues. In the meantime, he has Jennifer’s health foremost on his mind.

Then, the threatening messages start showing up on his answering machine. The voice, while distorted, sounds vaguely familiar. Hawkman decides not to take any chances and redoubles his vigilance. Even with all the care he takes to ensure his personal safety and that of his clients, things don’t always go according to plan. And when things fall apart, they fall apart in a big way.

This is one nasty felon, with an old-fashioned motive so uncompromising it will give you goose bumps. Cold-blooded predators like this terrify the most stalwart among us, for there is no seeing this one coming. Packed with emotion born of personal experience, ANGELS IN DISGUISE is Ms. LaPierre’s best yet.

~ Kate Ayers

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