Couldn't put it down!
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I have read a number of Penny Vincenzi novels before and have always enjoyed them, however "Almost a Crime" really surpasses the rest. From the first chapter you find yourself turning the pages almost compulsively, and it is so difficult to put down that I ended up bringing it everywhere with me, just to snatch a few minutes reading wherever I could! A truly gripping read.
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A Delightful Read
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This story is about this perfect couple, Octavia and Tom Flemming who have a marriage made in heaven. Society looks up to this attractive and golden couple; in fact everyone does. Well heeled they both are and in prominent positions to boot.But that's until the cookie crumbles and Tom begins to have a torrid and steamy affair, putting his wife through so much embarassment, sickness and paranoia, she can hardly bear to leave the house. And look who he is having the affair with? There is betrayal amongst friends and this obviously affects the couple's professional lives interferring with their wealthy status . This book is a stunner with its variety of characters.....especially the ladies....some plain though interesting all the same, while others are attractive and rather hoity toity. The big question however is will this marriaage between this golden couple survive? Another good one from Penny Vincenzi....go for it. You love it and won't be satisfied until you've found out whodunnit.
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a good plot but a slapdash end
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The plot and the characters are really interesting but I was very disapointed by the end. I had the feeling the author wanted to be done with her book as she clearly not allowed her characters to explain themselves and resolve their issues (especially work/family time).
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A fantastic unputtdownable experience!
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This novel conveys the ultimate power marriage, its positive impact on the individuals' businesses and social life, and the intrusion into family quality time. It was an excellent portrayal of this power marriage and working parents' family life as well as conveying the ultimate betrayal in a marriage. However, the beauty of the thrill of this novel which made me read and read as I couldn't put it down was the integration of the other characters. I was particularly fascinated by the Muirhead family, and Louise and her mother Anna. They were all very strong and interesting characters who introduced fascinating sub plots to the main drama. I have been a big fan of Penny Vincenzi for a couple of years, and this novel is definitely one of my favourites as it covered such a lot of themes which did not cliche but enhanced the plot and characters. A very enjoyable read!
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Enthralling!
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I found it absolutely impossible to put this book down. I am a devoute book worm, but this came everywhere with me. You just have to keep reading to find out what happens next. The characters are varied and any one would identifiy with at lest one of them. I have loaned the book to 3 other people and they felt the same, this is the most enthralling book we have read for a long while! When's the next one?
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