"A combination of chilling suspense and woman in peril"
Employment law paralegal Linda Genova works for Hartzman,
Cross, Lacy & Bierman, a firm that specializes in
representing companies that are having legal issues with
employees. She feels pretty good with her work but not so
much with her personal life due to her ending of her
relationship with her boyfriend Joey Viglucci. After going
together for six months, she concludes that she knows
nothing about him except images her mind painted to fill in
the void. Soon after she stops seeing Joey, a secret admirer begins
sending Linda romantic letters and flowers. Linda feels
touched and her ego soars until the letters take a twisted
turn into something obsessive and dirty. Seemingly
harmless pranks also occur though she does not see the
connection to the dark mail. Linda provides the police a
list of males, but they find nothing while the perpetrator
gets bolder and nastier. The reason ADVERSE IMPACT works is the lead female
character, whose state of mind metamorphosis from a gleeful
slight buzz to confusion and ultimately terror, is
brilliantly handled so the audience feels all that Linda
fears. The support cast especially the men, provides depth
to Linda's persona and serves as potential suspects though
readers will wonder who is stalking her. Phillip Tomasso
III provides fans of chilling suspense and woman in peril
thrillers with a powerful tale that keeps readers guessing
what will happen with the next twist while tensing muscles
wondering when the attack soars into attempted, perhaps
successful, homicide. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted May 25, 2003
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