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A review by cnorbury
Deadline by Sandra Brown
5.0
I'm not sure I've read Sandra Brown before reading "Deadline." If I have, it was decades ago. And I'm kicking myself for having ignored her talent for so long.
I was thoroughly impressed with her elegantly intelligent prose. Her style was clear and concise, yet rich with imagery and character depth. And the plot contained sufficient twists to keep me listening attentively (audiobook version).
Flawed protagonists are always the best, and Dawson Scott has plenty of flaws. So does his love interest, Amelia Nolan (ex-Wesson). And no suspense novel is complete without a compelling villain. Carl Wingert excels at being at once dastardly and principled. Principled for his long-standing feud and terroristic response to government oppression (in his mind); dastardly for his callous disregard for life, family, compassion, and love.
Even more pleasing than her suave prose and deep characters was her deft skill with the book's sex scenes. Reputedly one of the hardest components of adult fiction writing, Brown's love scenes were well-spaced, built steadily to the end of the book, weren't gratuitous, weren't over-the-top graphic, but conveyed true passion between Dawson and Amelia.
This is an early candidate for my best read of 2016 (for those who give a crap about such things.) :-)
I was thoroughly impressed with her elegantly intelligent prose. Her style was clear and concise, yet rich with imagery and character depth. And the plot contained sufficient twists to keep me listening attentively (audiobook version).
Flawed protagonists are always the best, and Dawson Scott has plenty of flaws. So does his love interest, Amelia Nolan (ex-Wesson). And no suspense novel is complete without a compelling villain. Carl Wingert excels at being at once dastardly and principled. Principled for his long-standing feud and terroristic response to government oppression (in his mind); dastardly for his callous disregard for life, family, compassion, and love.
Even more pleasing than her suave prose and deep characters was her deft skill with the book's sex scenes. Reputedly one of the hardest components of adult fiction writing, Brown's love scenes were well-spaced, built steadily to the end of the book, weren't gratuitous, weren't over-the-top graphic, but conveyed true passion between Dawson and Amelia.
This is an early candidate for my best read of 2016 (for those who give a crap about such things.) :-)