The Matchmaker (Five Star First Edition Romance Series)

By Susan Furman

Jill is a matchmaker, arranging marriages for the rich. When her friend Lisa is found dead, Jill turns to police detective Tony Rosetti for help. Together they will find out what really happened. At the same time they will be finding out that even a matchmaker can fall in love with a troubled cop.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786244518
• ISBN13: 9780786244515
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Five Star
• Length: 247 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.0" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

The Matchmaker

If you buy this book, which I HIGHLY recommend, make sure you set aside time for reading it. Otherwise you'll probably lose some sleep. I know I did. Susan Furman's absorbing page turner kept me reading until the wee hours of the night. The beautifully written, marvelously plotted suspense novel is alive with vibrant characters, sharp dialogue, and heart-stopping action. Many surprises await you in the pages of this fine mixture of mystery, romance, and setting. Each chapter (save the last one) ends leaving you wanting one thing: MORE! "The Matchmaker" is a remarkable debut novel. An entertaining read filled with style and substance. You will not want to put it down. And so what if you lose a little sleep; it's well worth it.

The Matchmaker

This was a great story!! It was a wonderful read. The story just flows along, you do not realize how far into the story you are until you look up from the pages. It is a great story for anyone.

exciting romantic suspense

In Beverly Hills, Jill Sands is considered the best matchmaker at Exclusively Ivana where she helps set up marriages for life. However, Jill becomes shook up when the police visit her to question her on what she knows about a former client, Lisa Donnelly. Apparently, Lisa's husband, a US senator running for president, reported her missing. Jill offers nothing to the two detectives questioning her.Jill feels guilty over her silence because Lisa's father, former South Viet Nam General Nguyen Tai Tong, asked for her help. When Jill learns that Lisa died in what appeared to be an accident, she has doubts. Jill turns to Detective Tony Rosetti with her theory even though he attempts to steal her file or silence the matchmaker in order to keep her out of danger. As he tries to keep her safe, Tony and Jill fall in love in spite of her professional expertise saying they are incompatico.THE MATCHMAKER is an exciting romantic suspense work that starts a bit slow, but once the plot picks up steam it never slows down. Jill is an intrepid heroine who always tries to do the right thing whether it is in her work or her personal life. She is an idealist so why she would ever stay with her boyfriend Brent (pre Tony) who thinks nothing of deserting her at night in an isolated cabin in Big Sur seems strange. Tony has demons of his own so that the permanency of anything with Jill remains in doubt though he loves her. Susan Furman provides readers with a spellbinding tale that never slows down until Lisa's death is resolved.Harriet Klausner