Fire Island Summer PB [Large Print]

by Julie Ellis

Book Overview

Psychiatric social worker, Anne Evans is about to head to Fire Island to close up her parents' house. At an upstate New York prison, Mark Cameron is about to be released. Mark and Anne meet and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597226068
• ISBN13: 9781597226066
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Wheeler Publishing
• Length: 335 Pages

Customer Reviews

Entertaining-good read

This is a nice little story that will keep readers, especially people familiar with L.I., entertained.Quick, easy reading. Romance, a little suspense and a good setting for both. However, there is a glaring mistake on page 157 where Anne goes to Mark's house, hears the dog Hannibal scratching at the door, and it reads as follows - "She went inside, made love to him, then let him out the back for a run". Oops! A blooper, I hope.

fine romantic crime drama

Still grieving the deaths of her parents who died a few months ago in a car accident, Bronx Junior High School psychiatrist Anne Evans plans to use her summer vacation time to close up their home on Fire Island. However, before leaving she remains concerned with twelve years old Joey Devlin, a child she believes can be saved from a life of crime if he can be weaned away from his psychopath friends Luis Perez and Frank Smith. Former law student Mark Cameron is freed after spending six years in prison for rape, a crime he swears he did not commit. He and his former cellmate Chuck Ryan plan to make money and avenge his incarceration starting with moving into his mother's home on Fire Island with her living in Florida to escape his disgrace. When Mark and Anne meet they are attracted to one another. She mentions Joey who he believes is the perfect final pawn in his scheme. That is until he realizes Anne is his conscience and good luck charm as he finds proof to prove his innocence, but must risk his life to prevent the murder as Chuck is a sociopath who refuses to abort the plan. Mark makes the tale a fascinating character whose life has been ruined so he sets in motion a plan of revenge until he meets Anne, who gives him a reason to live again (along with the new evidence_ though he originally saw her as an avenue to further his scheme. Chuck is too crazy making him more than just a stereotype, but ironically that also works well when he refuses to allow his partner to pull the plug on their caper. Readers will enjoy this fine romantic crime drama wondering whether love or revenge will win out. Harriet Klausner