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blueberry's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
4.0
littlemissbookworm's review
3.0
„The Left-Handed Twin“ is the ninth book in the Jane Whitefield series, but can also be read as a stand-alone.
For more than a decade, Jane has helped people vanish. When a young woman in danger of being killed by her ex-boyfriend appears on her doorstep, Jane knows she has to become active once more. Soon, however, some really bad people find out about what it is she’s doing and suddenly the target on her back is even bigger than the one on Sara’s. Can she outsmart those criminals twice and make it back to her husband unscathed?
Going into this book, I wasn’t aware that it was part of a series. Luckily for me, it isn’t really necessary to have read the previous ones, though. Everything one needs to know about earlier installments is recapped shortly, which I really appreciate.
I liked the idea of following someone helping other people disappear and the book was just as action-packed as I hoped it would be. The protagonist is really smart, observant and ressourceful and it’s quite interesting to see how her indigenous ancestry and beliefs have shaped her. However, I felt like apart from that there’s not a lot of personality that shines through. That’s probably why it was hard for me to really connect with Jane. Despite her being in constant danger, I didn’t really care about her.
All in all, „The Left-Handed Twin“ is an enjoyable and fast-paced read with an interesting concept. If you enjoy thrillers with unique characters, you should definitely give this one a try.
For more than a decade, Jane has helped people vanish. When a young woman in danger of being killed by her ex-boyfriend appears on her doorstep, Jane knows she has to become active once more. Soon, however, some really bad people find out about what it is she’s doing and suddenly the target on her back is even bigger than the one on Sara’s. Can she outsmart those criminals twice and make it back to her husband unscathed?
Going into this book, I wasn’t aware that it was part of a series. Luckily for me, it isn’t really necessary to have read the previous ones, though. Everything one needs to know about earlier installments is recapped shortly, which I really appreciate.
I liked the idea of following someone helping other people disappear and the book was just as action-packed as I hoped it would be. The protagonist is really smart, observant and ressourceful and it’s quite interesting to see how her indigenous ancestry and beliefs have shaped her. However, I felt like apart from that there’s not a lot of personality that shines through. That’s probably why it was hard for me to really connect with Jane. Despite her being in constant danger, I didn’t really care about her.
All in all, „The Left-Handed Twin“ is an enjoyable and fast-paced read with an interesting concept. If you enjoy thrillers with unique characters, you should definitely give this one a try.
holmie627's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
jaimenervin's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
3no7's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Protection, untraceable, hunted, discovered
“The Left-Handed Twin” is part of the “Jane Whitefield” series, but as a new reader, I had no trouble following the compelling and unusual narrative. This is Jane’s story in her voice. Jane McKinnon is married to Carey McKinnon, MD, Buffalo General Hospital; for the thirty years before that, she was Jane Whitefield, and occasionally, she is again. Jane Whitefield is a fixer, a solver of problems for those who have no one else. She provides protection that is private, focused, and untraceable. She helps people disappear; she takes the endangered out of existence and gives them a second chance at life. New name, new face, new everything, Jane has the connections to make it happen seamlessly.
The tone of Jane’s narrative is all-knowing, all observing, and ever on guard. She is confident, disciplined, and intense, suspicious of everyone and everything. She is prepared and focused on the end game. The plot is dominated by Jane’s mindset, planning, evaluating, and acting. There is very little conversation.
Readers are also taken into the other half of the story, given a different perspective of the same events, because with any escape, also has the hunters, the vengeful, the rich, the dangerous, the enemies. They were tied to that other person, the person who is now “gone,” thanks to Jane.
“The Left-Handed Twin” is really three intertwined stories, Jane and her husband, Jane and her work, and Jane and her enemies, separate yet connected with problems and complications that must be resolved. I received a review copy of “The Left-Handed Twin” from Thomas Perry and Mysterious Press. I now wonder about that “previous” Jane did; I will have to go back to the other eight books to find out
chadleyc's review
4.0
I received an advanced readers copy from NetGalley in exchange for a review. Here is the review.
I love Thomas Perry's Jane Whitefield novels. Jane takes people and helps them to disappear. She is very good at what she does.
This novel has Jane helping a woman named Sara disappear and start a new life after testifying against her boyfriend at his murder trial. The boyfriend got off and now wants to kill her. Oh, and some Russian mob people want to find Jane and torture her to get the information on all the people she's saved over the years.
What follows is a cat and mouse chase full of tension and trickery. The twists and turns of the plot mirror Jane's feelings about what she's doing and her fears about the future.
This is a great read.
I love Thomas Perry's Jane Whitefield novels. Jane takes people and helps them to disappear. She is very good at what she does.
This novel has Jane helping a woman named Sara disappear and start a new life after testifying against her boyfriend at his murder trial. The boyfriend got off and now wants to kill her. Oh, and some Russian mob people want to find Jane and torture her to get the information on all the people she's saved over the years.
What follows is a cat and mouse chase full of tension and trickery. The twists and turns of the plot mirror Jane's feelings about what she's doing and her fears about the future.
This is a great read.
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