Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9780380818457
ISBN number: 0380818450
Label: HarperTorch
Manufacturer: HarperTorch
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 272
Printing Date: 2002-01
Publishing house: HarperTorch
Release Date: January 08, 2002
Sale Popularity Level: 229611
Studio: HarperTorch
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Dare to cross over...
Isa DeWitt is not alarmed when she receives a phone call in the early morning hours from her cousin Alette -- they'd always been close -- until she later discovers that Alette has been dead for two days. Then Isa receives three sealed envelopes -- a final request from Alette that will wreak evil vengeance on the living ...
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Wow - I can not believe this author isn't better known!
If you are looking for a haunting, imaginative experience with mystery, suspense, and romance presented with incredible writing skill and talent, then this quality book is for you.
I cannot remember when last I have encountered another author who writes this well.
You just cannot compare this book to the usual lackluster fare churned out by high school drop-outs with spell checkers, which for some reason become best sellers. This is art - a reminder that writing is a craft best left to professionals.
I, for one, will be looking out for more novels from her. Her subsequent novel, Windwalker, is due for release on April 5. I can't wait.
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I don't recommend this book because it's a poor reading. If you think it's misterious, it's not. If you think it's thriling, it's not. And if you think it will keep you awake and interested, forget it.
Based on 4 main caracters, the story is very poor, predictable and disconnected. I can't understand the good critics about it.
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I think The Midnight Side has everything a mystery /suspense reader would want! The dead communicating with the living via dreams and phone calls, a murder mystery, unrequited love, revenge, and a surprising twist at the end.
I'm looking forward to Ms. Mostert's subsequent book!
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This book started out a little slow. As I was reading the book I was waiting for the "climatic" moment. That did not happen until the last 50 pages or so of the book. I did enjoy it and the characters are interesting. You are someone into reading thrillers; this book is not for you. It has very little suspence.
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Not many people can claim they receive phone calls from a dead person, but Isa De Witt talked with her cousin Allette two days after the latter died. At the time of their discussion, Isa was unaware that Allette had already died until a solicitor informed her that she inherited her cousin's large estate. Isa immediately leaves her South Africa home for Allette's estate in England.
Allette's solicitor gives Isa a letter written by the deceased in which she claims she suffered mental abuse from her ex-husband Justin and wants revenge from the grave. Her goal is to see his pharmaceutical company, which he loves the most in the world, destroyed even as the firm is close to creating a medicine to help with Alzheimer's disease. When Isa hesitates, Allette calls her again to encourage her to take action. Isa learns that someone murdered Allette, but is unaware that the killer plans to send her to a place where she will not need a phone to talk with Allette.
The supernatural elements add a chilling feel to a well-designed mystery. Dead people using telephones (must be a cell phone) allows the audience to see the reflections inside the mind of the victim as well as her mirror image reflected from the eyes of an obsessive maniac. The metaphysical and the mundane overlap, as Natasha Mosteri provides her audience with a wonderfully unique reading experience.
Harriet Klausner
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