"Exhilarating romantic suspense"
In Kingston, Ontario, college math teacher Allie Newman
bikes on a path in training for a triathlete event when she
observes an elderly man and a dog fall into the Caturaqui
River when the edge gives way. Allie rescues the blind man
and his Seeing Eye dog leading to her appearance in
People's magazine. Private investigator Joel Kennedy arrives from Michigan
claiming that her father, who died ten months ago, ran away
with her when she was three. Her grandfather Spiro
Kostakis saw the People picture that he claims is the
spitting image of his deceased daughter. He wants to see
Allie for several reasons, but especially because he
suffers from leukemia and she is his last hope for a match
for a needed bone marrow transplant. Joel shows a photo
that matches one she owns so Allie agrees to meet her
family. However, as Joel and Allie become better
acquainted they fall in love, but with threats to her life
she wonders whether she can trust him. Fans of romantic suspense are in for a treat with THE REAL
ALLIE NEWMAN, an exhilarating tale that runs at a pace that
the heroine would want to achieve in a triathlon. The
story line moves forward rather quickly, but takes enough
time to insure that the reader fully appreciates the inane
goodness of Allie and the internal conflict ripping Joel
asunder. Though the Michigan cast never fully develops
except for being creepy bad people that even a mother would
question kinship let alone a long lost relative, readers
will have a good time perusing Janice Carter's fine tale. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted July 15, 2002
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