Another Life

By Donna Anders

Book Overview

Gifted author Donna Anders is a master of psychological suspense -- Ann Rule called her last novel, The Flower Man, "as terrifying as a footstep next to your bed at midnight." Now Anders takes us air a roller-coaster ride of steadily increasing thrills, as a young wife on the run assumes another woman's identity -- and perhaps her nightmares....
San Fransisco freelance artist Sharon Moore is caught in a living hell. Her abusive husband has made her a prisoner in her own home, convinced her doctor and neighbors she is having a breakdown, and is plotting her "accidental" death. Desperate, Sharon flees to Seattle with her five-year-old son, David. After assuming the identity of "Janice Young," a woman who died in a suspicious fire years before, Sharon's fresh start is shattered when she begins receiving death threats -- taunting phone calls that mock her every move. Tired of running, and with David ill, Sharon is determined to fight. But she can't be certain if her husband has caught up with her, or if someone is after Janice Young -- a murderer who, this time, will make sure Janice does not survive.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416587551
• ISBN13: 9781416587552
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Gallery Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

a suspenseful thriller

I have read several books by Donna Anders, and this is the best one yet. All of her books are thrilling and scary, but as another reviewer noted, this one seems better written. Rather than an elaborate techno-plot, this is the story of an abused wife who takes her little boy and starts a new life, only to find danger in her new life too. The husband in this book uses all the tools of a pathological narcissist, "gaslighting" his wife to make her unsure of herself, and using a gullible doctor and neighbor to establish a history of instability. For readers who have never experienced or witnessed such activities, the plot seems farfetched, but to those who have dealt with a narcissist it is all too realistic. The author creates characters who are more three-dimensional than you find in most thrillers, and the settings for the book are very detailed and realistic. I thought it was a very good thriller.

Excellent Read - Could not put it down!

This was the first Donna Anders book that I have read - and it was excellent. I finished it in one day. I am not starting to read The Flower Man, I just hope it is a good as this one. If you like suspense and mystery this is a MUST read!

Thrilling and Suspensful!

I have read both of Donna Ander's other thrillers, "The Flower Man" and "Dead Silence" but this book is far better. Even though they were both suspensful, they were not as well written as this book. This book is so superior in it's writing that it is hard to believe the same author created it. The characters are well developed and the protagonist, Sharon, is so loveable. I found myself rooting for her and almost crying out when I thought her evil husband, Paul, would catch her at something she was not supposed to be doing! This was an intense read and I could not put it down! I never wanted it to end and the characters became as real people to me. That is a sign of a great book. It keeps you on the edge of your seat and it is worth buying! I highly recommend it!

Quick, suspenseful read!

This was my first Donna Anders book and I was very impressed with the author. She kept it both suspenseful and very descriptive, a wonderful combination and not often achieved by mystery writers, without leaving room for boredom somewhere in the novel. This was an overnight novel for me and I would rate Ms. Anders right up there with Carlene Thompson! Fast acting, realistic, insightful, an excellent psychological thriller!

The gal sure knows how to write a suspense thriller!

I read Anders' other suspense book, The Flower Man and liked it a lot but I just came across Another Life in Miami when I was catching a plane and it IS GREAT! I don't know how she comes up with her ideas, but she can make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck.She is one fine writer. Hope she comes out with another book SOON. I like to think nothing much scares me but I wouldn't want to be reading this alone on my boat at night. But I guess that's the point of a mystery and this author knows what she is doing!