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4 reviews
Nancy Geary

Grand Central Publishing, 2006

An interesting novel about keeping up appearances
Throughout her life Grace had always behaved in a proper manner --- proper for someone raised in a well-connected, upper class New England family. Grace went to the best schools, wore the nicest clothes, and enjoyed a life of leisure and luxury, never earning a single paycheck. As she was growing up, Grace's parents made all the decisions for her. Her mother even orchestrated the perfect wedding ...

Regrets Only

5 reviews
Nancy Geary

Warner Books, 2004

one of this year's best police procedurals
The Wilder Center is going to be the most advanced mental health facility in the country with the most up to date therapy, medical practices, and cutting-edge technology. Dr. David Ellery is the leading contender to run the center, something he wants beyond measure but when his sixteen-year-old patient, Foster Merritt commits suicide, the position is offered to his co-worker Dr. Morgan Reese ...

Und erlöse mich von dem Übel. Roman.
Nancy Geary

Schröder, München, 2003

Redemption

12 reviews
Nancy Geary

Pan Books, 2004

Geary is gripping
Dont want to spoil the mystery but detective Frances is back better than ever and Geary's writing is gripping and, as before with her last book Misfortune, completely accurate about a social group and a family gone amuck. Hard to put down, the story weaves a tale of horror that does not resort to the typical grizzly of some murder stories but rather relies on the complexities of human psychology. ...

Misfortune: A Novel

15 reviews
Nancy Geary

Grand Central Publishing, 2002

Wonderfully Written With Perfect Characterization
I enjoyed Misfortune and thought it was so wonderfully written with a host of exciting characters. Cleo Pratt was an obnoxious woman who was not liked by many in South Hampton, Long Island. She did not hide her racial prejudice or the pride she seemed to exhibit to those not as wealthy as she was. She was selfish and thought only about her comforts and her husband's. It is no wonder when ...