Dead Ringer

by Jasmine Cresswell

After her husband mysteriously disappears, Charlotte Gray learns that the man she married is actually an international terrorist - a discovery that sets in motion a terrifying chain of events, leading... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551667126
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Mira
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.6" x 1.1" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

Good Book

This is my first book by this author. I was pleasantly surprised. What a different take on a contemporary romance novel! How would you feel if the man you married and thought you were in love with disappeared one night while taking out the garbage? Would you believe he abandoned you, or was he hurt, kidnapped, etc.? What if, after worrying and thinking the worst, you find out you were actually married to an international terrorist? This is the basic premise of this book. Charlotte Gray's world gets turned upside down when first her husband disappears, and then to make matters worse, she finds out he is a terrorist. Finally, when Charlotte thinks things can't possibly get any worse, she is kidnapped because of her husband. I truly liked the main heroine Charlotte Gray. I found her a very believable and likeable character. I also liked the fact that she was a fighter. In this book Charlotte has to come to terms with her husband and his life, and how to not only learn to trust again but learn to love again. I would highly recommend this book.

Very Good Read..definitely a keeper

I really am enjoying reading Jasmine Cresswell's books. They are fast paced and really interesting. The characters are well developed... the storyline just picks up speed as you turn the pages. I think this author has a lot of talent and I am glad I found her. I found more books by her and am planning on reading them all. If you like romantic suspense, you will like this author. Give her a try.. more than likely you will enjoy her books. I have.

Cresswell triumphs again

I'm a long time J. Cresswell fan. No one does romantic suspense as well. Dead Ringer kept me up reading long after I should have been asleep. The characters are well developed and fascinating, the plot raced along. Cresswell taps into today's news and builds a plausable story that gripped me from page one! Readers are in for a treat with this book. I bought several copies to give to friends.

Finding a new author I love is like finding gold!

I had never read anything by this author before, but I am now trying to find them all. This was absorbing and even though it might be considered predictable, the story was so entertaining that this did not bother me. I plan to read everything she has written.

A complex thriller!

The morning after Christmas 2001, Charlotte Leone finds her husband is missing. Panicked, she calls the police and begs them to find her Dan, convinced that he has been injured in a car wreck. In all her imaginings of the worst, she never would have suspected that in truth he had left her, but days later, Charlotte discovers that he signed the business he started over to her as part of a divorce settlement. Not only that, but Dan was not at all who she thought, but according to the FBI, a terrorist for the IRA's more radical side. Bitter and hurting, Charlotte begins life anew in another state, and nearly two years pass. Then, she is contacted again by the authorities, seeking her help in nabbing "Dan". She is unable to help, however that does not stop her kidnapping shortly thereafter. The Frenchman who takes her into "protective custody" spins a good tale, but Charlotte is still suspicious. Matters escalate, and she finds herself on the lam from the law, not sure who the enemy really is, or who her captor is or is not. All she is sure of is that she finds him too attractive.***** In this complex thriller, Ms. Cresswell is elevated to the level of Sandra Brown's best work. The plot is one that is all too timely, and chilling. Though savy readers will doubtlessly figure out one or two of the surprises before their revelation, that does not lessen the spine tingling adventure or the mental challenge presented. The hero is an enigma, and Charlotte a truly gutsy, clever lady with resilence that can only be admired. You will be left breathless and cheering. *****