The Third Heiress

By Brenda Joyce

Book Overview

With over 7 million copies of her books in print and a name that consistently appears on the "New York Times, USA Today" and other national bestseller lists, Brenda Joyce's novels are imbued with rich sensuality, haunting suspense and characters whose worlds become your own. Now, Brenda Joyce delivers a richly crafted contemporary novel set in the exclusive world of the British aristocracy, where secrets remain hidden at all costs, and where one woman dares to discover a lost legacy of passion...and murder. "The Third Heiress" The tragic death of her fiance in a harrowing car accident plunges Jill Gallagher into a dark mystery. His final words to her: "I love you...Kate," force her to realize she neither truly knew this dashing British photographer, nor understood his true motives for being here in America. When she brings his body back to his English family, she enters a world of hostility, suspicion, and closely guarded secrets. Then she finds a century-old photograph of an American heiress named Kate Gallagher who looks remarkably like herself-and who disappeared nearly a century ago. What legacy of scandal has she unearthed? Who is so desperate to stop her? And can she trust the handsome, enigmatic stranger who may be her greatest ally...or a dangerous foe? At once otherworldly and vividly real, "The Third Heiress" is Brenda Joyce at her passionate and suspenseful best.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B000ND0KOK
• ISBN13: 9780312974190
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: St Martins
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.7" x 1.2" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

I loved this book!

I could not put this book down - I read it in about 3 days. It's different from her other books, but nonetheless, very enjoyable. The first chapter draws you in and the storyline keeps you going until the end. I've read several times now and am still intrigued by it. I highly recommend it to romance and mystery novel lovers!

I luved this book

hey i read the reviews and i juss gotta sya it i really liked this book. no i havent read ne of her other books to compare it to,so u may think that i sholdnt be commenting, but hey i liked the book. it had everything, even a surprise twist at the end in my opinon. so go read it

Another good work from Brenda Joyce

She has done it again. She manages to keep readers excited. The novel builds up the suspense.

5++++ Wow!

I really enjoyed this book! It is not typical Joyce, but it was wonderful. It is more thriller/mystery/ghost story than romance, but has enough romance in it to be worth it. The story is tightly written and has interesting twists and the ending is a surprise. There are 2 story lines unfolding throughout the book, that of the 1906-1909 romance and mystery and the other of the story of the present day hero/heroine. Both story lines have mysteries and intrigue. I found that when I just sat down to read the first couple chapters to see what it was about, I could not quit easily. I finished this hefty book in 3 nights, having to force myself to bed on the middle night at 2:00 am. I was wishing I could just finish it in one night, or not have to go to work! It was tense, the love story was appealing, and I am left with lots of thoughts of the characters, even now, after I have finished the book. I hope Joyce keeps writing them like this one!

Was great from start to finish

The Third Heiress by Brenda Joyce was great. This was the first of her books that I have read,and I plan to buy more of her works. I was hooked from the start of the book to the end. I never would have guessed the ending. Great work Mrs. Joyce. I hope you kept writing more mysteries.