Reviews for
The
Deadly Thorn
by Betty Sullivan La Pierre
Move over, Charlie's Angels! This is suspense writing at
its very best. I liked everything about this novel. Lots of
fast action and page scrolling danger. Jimmy Oliver is a con
man, who seduces, marries, insures and murders his wives.
Two of them with the help of a friend (a woman who is a national
shooting champion) are about to get even.
I really enjoyed the flow of this story. Everything is touch
and go from the very beginning and the reader is hauled along
breathlessly for the ride. There are real world issues in
this book as well. Domestic violence and the strength and
courage to overcome physical abuse are an important part of
Ms LaPierre's story telling.
Not since "Good Bye Earl" has an abusing man gotten
what he so richly deserved. But the ladies are in danger and
Jimmy is fearless in his efforts to get at them. The end result
is that there are some parcarious moments that will light
up your monitor and cause you to scroll just a little faster.
The climax of this novel is one of the fastest moving and
action motivated moments I have ever read. I highly recommend
that you read The Deadly Thorn.
Jonathan David Masters, www.booktrees.com
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"The Deadly Thorn" an "all-nighter"
I could not put this book down. Just when I thought I was
getting to a place where I could get some sleep I found another
episode of intrigue to keep me going. Take an arrogant, short,
greasy haired man and a group of beautiful women and you KNOW
he has to have hidden charms. He murders his first two wives
and his third wife has changed her name and moved to another
state to get away from him. The slob, Jimmy, has successfully
received hundreds of thousands of dollars from insurance policies
on his first two wives. He has married the fourth time and
after only a few months of marriage is planning to murder
his 4th wife and of course, has a huge insurance policy on
her. Wife number four and her best friend along with wife
number three get in cohoots to outsmart Jimmy and there starts
the tale. This is an action packed novel well worth reading.
I'm going to read it again.
~Patricia Gray from Sunnyvale, California
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I can’t get over it. Whether it be a stand alone, such
as THE DEADLY THORN, or part of her Hawkman series, Ms La
Pierre never ceases to amaze me with her talent.
Jimmy and Sally Oliver had been married just three months,
and Sally couldn’t figure out what had gone wrong. Before
they were married, Jimmy had courted her with roses, and had
been so gentle. But after they had said their “I do’s”
things started to go so wrong. He became totally controlling,
and hit her for things that she didn’t understand. And
it was getting worse. But she still loved him, and thought
that things would get better.
That was until she received a phone call from a woman who
professed to be Jimmy’s third wife. Third wife! Sally
didn’t even know that there had been one previous wife,
much less three of them. It seems, according to the woman
who called, that two of the previous wives had both died in
“accidents”. Accidents in which Jimmy collected
rather large insurance proceeds. The “wife” on
the phone said that she had found an insurance policy taken
out on her, while married to Jimmy, and had run away, changing
her name, in order to protect her life. She suggested that
Sally do the same before it was too late.
Sally searched the house, and found an insurance policy,
taken out on her. She didn’t waste any time running.
She ran to her brother, and he in turn let her close friend,
and colleague, Julia Evans, know where Sally was. Sally decided
to go to Seattle and inform the insurance company about what
was going on, and perhaps find out about the previous wives.
Fortunately, Julia insists on going along.
What happens from this point on is so scary. The reason being
is that this can, and does happen across America every day.
It will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Ms. La Pierre has done a wonderful job in bringing you into
the world of domestic violence. A world that most of us cannot
comprehend, as we have not lived it. She has shown why a woman
would not leave the situation, and stay to be hurt, physically,
and/or mentally, and even perhaps killed.
Ms. La Pierre also shows that there is help for women caught
up in this cycle of violence. But mostly she shows how important
it is to have support, and help, from both family and friends.
With this support, the cycle can be broken.
I cannot recommend this book too highly. It is one that has
an awesome story, one that will keep you up all night reading
it. You will not be able to put this book down even for a
minute. The characters are so real. From greasy, egotistical,
sick Jimmy, to Eva Lindsay, who has found the strength to
help Sally, and perhaps find out what really happened to the
first two wives.
Ms. La Pierre does an excellent job exploring what happens
to abuse victims, both emotionally and physically. She has
woven this very important subject into a gripping story that
is both very spellbinding, and at the same time very educational.
One that you just have to read.
My only problem with THE DEADLY THORN is the fact that Ms.
Sullivan hasn’t come up with a new book yet. So I will
just have to wait until she does, because believe me I will
not miss any book she writes. She is one awesome, talented,
author.
~ Sue Hartigan, Member of RIO
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