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Die in Plain Sight : A Novel of Suspense (LOWELL, ELIZABETH)
Elizabeth Lowell

William Morrow, 2003 - 400 pages

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Reviews by Nan Kilar and Bobby Miller

Lacey Quinn is an artist and co-owner of an artsy shop in Corona Del Mar, CA. Famous artist Susa Donovan is in town as a publicity thing for the Friends of Mercer County art auction. Ian Lapstrake is a PI for Rarities Unlimited hired to guard Susa while she's in town.

Lacey has many of her deceased grandfather's paintings which she thinks are just super. Susa has agreed to appraise any artwork people bring in, searching for new talent and unknown artists. She realizes the paintings Lacey shows her are the work of a by-gone artist. Then Lacey finds out from her father that grandpa just painted forgeries of Lewis Marten's works.

Throw in fires, a theft, a love story, a death threat, intrigue and various subplots with way too many characters and you've got a story that keeps you going to the end.


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If you like E Lowell you will like this book

Just about every movie I see has a very thin and holey plot. And not every book can meet everyone's standards. That said, I have yet to read an Elizabeth Lowell book that I have not enjoyed and this is no exception. I couldn't wait to pick it up and continue the story. It was enthralling, and a great read. If you don't like Elizabeth Lowell, then you may not like this book. If you do, then this is not one you want to skip.









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Okay, but could have been better.

I listened to the tape. Merlington is an excellent reader. It was due to her, that the story was okay. All the characters made the story hard to follow though. The rather comprehensive "wrapping up" of the mystery did not make much sense.

Two characters I found very annoying were the grandfather and Bliss. He was a hateful man. Bliss was just pitiful. Her actions seemed to focus on getting the attention of her father by sleeping around and being contrary.

The book whiled away the hours of a drive in an okay manner, which is not so bad on balance.


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New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Lowell creates another masterpiece of excitement and chills, passion and surprise

Die in Plain Sight

When Lacey Quinn inherits the striking landscapes done by her late, much-loved grandfather, she believes they are as good as anything hanging in museums. But the paintings now in her possession are more than the works of a talented master. They are anguished voices from the grave . . . crying murder!

Lacey begins researching her grandfather's past -- and is rocked almost immediately by a strange series of violent events. Someone wants to steal her inheritance, to reduce the paintings to unrecognizable ashes in a suspicious blaze. Someone wants to prevent Lacey from examining her grandfather's work too closely . . . by any means necessary.

Ian Lapstrake, a security specialist, has taken an interest in Lacey's inheritance . . . and in her. Troubled by what he sees, he becomes Lacey's shadow, as her search for answers leads them both down an ever-darkening road paved with lies, blood, and devastating secrets.




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