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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780449007365 ISBN: 0449007367 Label: Fawcett Manufacturer: Fawcett Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 272 Publication Date: October 26, 2004 Publisher: Fawcett Release Date: October 26, 2004 Studio: Fawcett Editorial Review: Product Description: In the City of Brotherly Love, nobody knows a thing about Emmie Cade, a young widow who “appeared from nowhere,” and in the blink of an eye was engaged to Leo Fairchild, a middle-aged bachelor with a fortune. However, as her marriage date approaches, Emmie’s mother-in-law to be, the ailing, autocratic Claire Fairchild, receives anonymous letters. They suggest, none too subtly, that there’s a great deal to learn about the mysterious young woman, none of it good, and much of it involving the violent deaths of the men in her life. Enter Amanda Pepper who, after completing her day of teaching English at Philly Prep, now moonlights as a P.I. along with C.K. Mackenzie, former homicide detective, current graduate student at Penn. The two of them are hired by Mrs. Fairchild to find out who the charming but evasive Emmie Cade really is. At thirty-two, the young woman has changed her address and name more often than some women change nail polish—and deliberately or not, she’s provided no clues or access to her past. For Amanda, becoming C.K. Mackenzie’s investigative partner is an exhilarating change from the politics and problems of the new school term, and a welcome distraction from the ordeal of meeting her own prospective in-laws. She’s determined to prove herself an able investigator by ferreting out Emmie Cade’s secrets, but almost immediately, instead of looking at events of the past, she’s forced to deal with the here and now—including murder. Brilliantly plotted, deeply perceptive, as delicious and sparkling as fine champagne, Gillian Roberts’s new Amanda Pepper masterpiece doesn’t miss a trick. More than ever, she’s “the Dorothy Parker of mystery writers . . . giving more wit per page than most writers give per book.” * From the Hardcover edition. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Female Psychology to the RescueClaire and Present Danger is a murder mystery in the Amanda Pepper series. Our heroine is recently engaged to C K McKenzie who has left his position as a homicide detective and is now a student at Penn State. She is also a teacher at a not too prestigious private school and this story takes place during the first days of the new school year. To make ends meet for the student and teacher who are planning their future lives together, Amanda takes on a part-time job helping CK as a Private Investigator. ... Read More Rating:  - Starts out good but leaves you hangingI'm back and forth with this author. I will read one of her books, find it promising but ultimately unsatisfying, and then after awhile I'll give her another chance. Once again, with this book the author starts out with some interesting characters and promising ideas. Then it's as if the author got tired of the book and decided to finish it up as fast as she could, bringing everything to a big pile-up at the end like a multi-car crash. If she had taken her time to develop the characters and plot lines ... Read More Rating: - This book has less "mystery" than I expectedA lot of the focus of the book was on "detective" Amanda Popper's engagement to her former homicide detective boyfriend CK Macalester. She is about to meet his parents for the first time and they are about to meet her parents and she's worried -- will his parents approve of her? Will there be conflict between the sets of parents? What will she wear? And then there are classroom scenes (Amanda teaches English at a private school in Philadelphia) -- seemingly irrelevant, although it becomes clear that ... Read More Rating: - Good book. But it's time to dump the "hero".A light, enjoyable read. I truly like Amanda Pepper. But... I've finally figured out the big flaw in this series, or rather in the relationship between Amanda and CK. Simply put, the man that Amanda intends to marry absolutely REFUSES to take her seriously. Over and over again, she has proven herself to be an intelligent, competent woman. But over and over again, CK just laughs and pats her on the head whenever she states an opinion that HE doesn't agree with. CK is truly the most ... Read More Rating:  - Who is Emmie Cade and why did she change her name so much?Amanda Pepper is a high school teacher at Philly Prep in Philadelphia. She is also engaged to C. K. Mackenzie, former homicide cop and now studying to get his PhD in criminology and moonlighting as a PI with Ozzie. Amanda is moonlighting working with Mackenzie. Mackenzie sends her to do an interview. She wants to do a good job on this her first solo investigation. Claire Fairchild doesn't make it easy. She wants Amanda to investigate her future daughter-in-law, Emmie. The problem is that ... Read More |
