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Jonnie Jacobs

Autor de Murder Among Neighbors

17+ Obras 916 Miembros 15 Reseñas

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Series

Obras de Jonnie Jacobs

Murder Among Neighbors (1994) 107 copias
Murder Among Friends (1995) 94 copias
The Only Suspect (2006) 87 copias
Evidence of Guilt (1998) 75 copias
Murder Among Us (1998) 70 copias
Cold Justice (1601) 67 copias
Intent to Harm (2003) 62 copias
Witness For The Defense (2001) 58 copias
Motion To Dismiss (1999) 57 copias
The Next Victim (2007) 48 copias
Murder Among Strangers (1716) 46 copias
Paradise Falls (1873) 21 copias
Lying with Strangers (2013) 16 copias
Payback (2015) 7 copias

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Etiquetado

Conocimiento común

Fecha de nacimiento
1945
Género
female
Nacionalidad
USA
Lugares de residencia
Piedmont
Biografía breve
Jacobs, who lives in Piedmont with her husband and two sons, is a former practicing attorney who now writes full time when not giving lectures on the topics of writing and mystery fiction. So far, she has written eight mystery novels in two ongoing series, both of which contain female protagonists and both of which are set in California--specifically Jacobs' native Bay Area.

Miembros

Reseñas

This is a B grade mystery with some technical problems about DNA analysis that might be because it was published in 1979. It's fine for a beach or plane ride, but overall not satisfying.
½
 
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Dokfintong | 2 reseñas más. | Nov 16, 2023 |
very good book with definite twists i did not expect. I had never even heard of this author but will read her again. definitely worth a read and a page turner. didn't want to put this down.
 
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KyleneJones | 6 reseñas más. | Apr 25, 2022 |
If you haven't read any of Jonnie Jacobs’ books, you’ve missed some really good reads. She writes stories that hold the reader’s interest and her language is very easy to follow. The plot of this one is bit unnerving…but the characters make you almost believe they are real people facing difficult problems and making difficult decisions. Paradise Falls finds the author giving us multiple suspects to pick from…all of which could be guilty. It was a fun trip and I had figured most of it out toward the end… but was still surprised.… (más)
½
 
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Carol420 | otra reseña | Oct 2, 2019 |
Paradise Falls opens with the disappearance of Caitlin Whittingly, a 15 year old sophomore. The quiet town of Paradise Falls is stunned as this is the 2nd disappearance of a high school girl within months and the first girl has yet to be located.

This book is more than a story about the search for Caitlin. It explores the dynamics of blended families in crisis. It follows the drama that unfolds between Grace (Caitlin’s mother), Carl (her stepfather) and his children (Adam and Lucy). In addition, we’ve got Jake (Caitlin’s father), Starr (his fiancée) and Mimi (Carl’s ex-wife) who all play a part.

While investigating the case, Rayna Godwin, the lead detective, has to put aside memories of her own tragic past, having lost both her husband and daughter.

The storyline itself was interesting and I wanted to know what happened to Caitlin but I couldn’t work up a lot of interest in most of the characters other than Rayna and Adam. There were points in the story that you disliked most of the characters – especially Grace – and I had a hard time getting past that.

The ending was both surprising and clichéd (but I can’t go into it as it is a spoiler). Part of it, the reader could see from a mile off but the other part came from left field leaving the reader a bit disappointed as there was no chance to “solve” the mystery along with Rayna.

The book was ok – mostly due to Rayna’s and Adam’s characters and Jacob’s writing style. I would be interested in other books by Jacobs if there characters were more likable/interesting.

Rating: 3.25 Stars
… (más)
½
 
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bhabeck | otra reseña | Oct 31, 2016 |

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Obras
17
También por
5
Miembros
916
Popularidad
#28,000
Valoración
½ 3.4
Reseñas
15
ISBNs
75
Idiomas
1

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