A Case of Deceit (Hillary King Series Book 5)
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Nick Williams, heir to a vast fortune, lives with his lover, Carter Jones, in the Eureka Valley neighborhood of San Francisco in an unassuming bungalow. Little do the neighborhood ladies, who do their daily marketing on Castro Street, know that just down the street their neighbor is the richest homosexual since possibly Alexander the Great.
His no-nonsense secretary Marnie Wilson keeps things together at the office in the Tenderloin. To her frustration, Nick is always turning away clients.
He doesn't really need the money, after all. In The Unexpected Heiress , Nick is called in to see his lawyer and friend, Jeffrey Klein, whose mystery client, under contract to Metro, was just arrested at the Kit Kat Club on Polk Street but somehow got off with a bench warrant. Jeffrey wants to know who in the police department worked things behind the scene for the star of the upcoming blockbuster It Was Raining Then.
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Meanwhile a late night phone call from his estranged father sends Nick into a tailspin and a family secret, along with a lot of other things better kept hush-hush, are all splashed on the front pages of the daily newspapers. It was a normal and uneventful day at the book signing until the Frenchman arrived. But Cooper realizes this far too late, as body number one is soon discovered. The large farmhouse is filled with music and revelers, but when she steps into the farm's cowshed, Hillary finds a dead bride.
Dressed in a sumptuous white wedding gown, the young, beautiful redhead had clearly been strangled. But not everything is what it seems, and the victim turns out to be at the center of a web of jealousy and intrigue in the close-knit village. On the edge of the Navajo Nation, rookie paralegal Naomi Manymules pauses on a lakeside clifftop to enjoy a moonlit moment. She hears someone swimming in the darkness far below her, and a boat drifts out of the shadows.
When she glimpses something that might be a naked butt shining in the moonlight, she decides to head for home. What she saw was the bare behind of a murdered local sleaze.
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His passing upsets exactly no one, but his wife can offer only a coyote for an alibi. Angie Curtis and her fellow Mainely Needlepointers know how to enjoy their holidays. But nothing grabs their attention like tying up loose threads. So when Mary Clough drops in on the group's Fourth of July supper with a question about an antique needlepoint she's discovered in her family attic, Angie and her ravelers are happy to look into the matter. A musical career in the making. A murdered childhood friend. One chance to catch the killer. Ava dreams of building a better life for her daughter through her island pop songs.
Her new temp job leads to a once-in-a-lifetime shot at a record deal, but before she can pack her bags for New York, she discovers a dead body outside her office building. Horrified, Ava recognizes the murdered sex worker as her childhood friend. From number one best seller Mark Billingham comes a twisting, unbearably gripping DI Tom Thorne and Nicola Tanner thriller inspired by a dramatic real-life case. How do you catch a killer who is yet to kill? We all know the signs. Cruelty, lack of empathy, the killing of animals. Now, pets on suburban London streets are being stalked by a shadow, and it could just be the start.
DI Tom Thorne knows the psychological profile of such offenders all too well, so when he is tasked with catching a notorious killer of domestic cats, he sees the chance to stop a series of homicides before they happen. A dying man drags his oxygen machine into the office of Eric Besson, a lawyer in Paris' 13th arrondissement. The old man, an accountant, is carrying a dilapidated notebook full of meticulous investment records.
For decades, he has been helping a cadre of dirty cops launder stolen money. The notebook contains his full confession - he's waited 50 years to make it, and now it can't wait another day. Pushed to the brink of suicide, the only things keeping him alive are a pledge to atone for past sins and an unsolved murder case…When Noah and his partner take the case, it seems open and closed.
A beautiful young socialite has been found dead in her car, and all signs point to her husband. Entweder ist die reizende alte Miss Beresford aus Earlsraven dement oder bei ihr zu Hause geht etwas nicht mit rechten Dingen zu! Doch was hat Nathalie damit zu tun? Die junge Frau ist gerade eben erst von Liverpool ins beschauliche Earlsraven gezogen, um das Erbe ihrer Tante anzutreten: It's bad enough that ignorance abounds in the American electorate. But to put out this rubbish and present it as fact does more to harm this country than the Clintons could every hope to.
Of course, the epilogue says it all. According to the author, America is in serious trouble. Gay marriage is legal Even worse, in less than thirty years non-Hipsanic whites will no longer make up a majority of Americans oh my More than half the births to women under 30 are outside of the sacred institution of marriage that is no longer sacred thanks to the f-ing liberals and the average American woman now weighs the same as the average man of the s, tatoos are no longer limited to manly and gruff sailors, men no longer wear ties to baseball games, and people are just plain rude.
And Klein's answer to this tragedy that has become the fall of American culture Are you kidding me???? Then again, Trump does seem upset about the fact that women may be getting fatter and as far as I know, he doesn't have any tatoos. So sad, since I really wanted to read an honest and unbiased critique of the investigation and its conclusions. This is the second of six books I plan to read before voting this November. Next up is The Making of Donald Trump. View all 29 comments.
Oct 18, Jennifer added it. Hillary should be in jail and we all know it! View all 4 comments. Dec 09, Scott Rhee rated it did not like it Shelves: Or, you can simply do what Trump does and claim to be the victim of a rigged system. You can see how well that worked. I have no doubt in my mind that a Clinton Slime Machine exists. One basically has to take it with a grain of salt. A good journalist uses information given to them by unnamed sources as a starting point, not an ending point. Unfortunately, much of the information given to Klein is completely unverifiable.
Some of it is just plain laughable and reads more like a transcript of an SNL skit than real life. The unnamed source continues to describe a scene in which Hillary, drinking glass after glass of Chardonnay, is bad-mouthing her critics and dropping the f-bomb every other word.
Of course, none of this is surprising from the guy who once claimed in one of his books that Chelsea Clinton was the product of spousal rape by Bill. He later backtracked on that one. He has also said that Hillary is a lesbian Ms. Abedin being her most significant paramour numerous times. Again, without any supporting evidence whatsoever.
Is it any wonder why so many people consider Klein to be full of shit? My biggest problem with Klein is my problem with conspiracy theorists in general: Even if she is wrong. The line between fact and opinion, for many on the Right, have become so blurred as to be nonexistent. This has been a boon for them. Somewhere within the many pages of ridiculous conspiracy theories may be a shred of truth. The book is certainly not without some entertainment value. The following are interesting articles about Edward Klein: Oct 06, Virginia Wofford rated it it was amazing.
This book filled in the blanks for me. I've thought a lot about this election while others I know don't give a rip. WHY isn't Hillary in prison? I couldn't put this book down and don't doubt that every word is true. Ed Klein did his homework. I wish everyone would read this before election day and see for themselves what's really at stake if Hillary is elected. Every life sacrificed was not so the Obamas and Clinton's could destroy it. Oct 22, rita melvin rated it really liked it. Fast paced and fact based I read this book in less than a day. I'm so concerned about our country's future.
This author has given us a history of both Hillary and Obama's self-serving use of American politics. I wish everyone would read this and similar books. Until we become educated about those who want to hold the most important office in the world, we will be doomed to continue placing people who are unqualified for the office. Apr 18, Reese Copeland rated it it was amazing. An excellent book detailing the moods, behaviors and mannerism of Hillary Clinton and her desperate efforts to lie her way through life.
Klein has a unique gift in that he has sources that are very close to the Clinton's, giving credibility to the book and writing. The book is compelling and paints a portrait of someone who should not be trusted to serve in public office. Much of what is written takes the reader up to the election and addresses many of the things averages Americans have wan An excellent book detailing the moods, behaviors and mannerism of Hillary Clinton and her desperate efforts to lie her way through life.
Much of what is written takes the reader up to the election and addresses many of the things averages Americans have wanted to know regarding Hillary, such as her health; and that the Liberal media were only too willing to hide from the American people. Nov 08, Justin Tapp rated it did not like it Shelves: Klein has now made a career cranking these books out.
Klein always cites unnamed sources who are "close to Clinton" or "close to Valerie Jarrett" and who he interviewed "25 times" or "12 times" or whatever. In some cases, he gives clues about "friends of Hillary" that could only be boiled down to a handful of people. These well-meaning people are concerned enough about our country to leak quietly and anonymously to Edward Klein, apparently. There is enough hyperbole and insinuation that you have no idea what probability of truth to assign to any of Klein's statements.
Anything he does not directly attribute to "a source" I consider to be completely false.
Lois Browning Bauer
For example, Klein's claim that President Obama doesn't really want to be on the Supreme Court because he enjoys being the rockstar in crowds with "swooning women" more than being an academic. Often, Klein's source is Klein's other books. Klein's stories of what happens behind closed doors are also too detailed to be true. He didn't see the arched eyebrow or slumped shoulders, but they're clear in his mind. The author writes that President Obama initially supported the FBI investigation because he hates the Clintons and hoped his friend Joe Biden would get into the race instead.
Valerie Jarrett has been the source of leaks about Hillary over the years, because she also despises her. When Biden declined to run and no one viable challenged Hillary, Obama changed his tune but cannot legally sack James Comey. After AG Lynch began pressuring Comey to not indict, including after the uncomfortable visit by Bill Clinton on her airplane, Comey got his revenge with his press conference laying out all the laws Hillary did indeed violate before concluding he would not pursue indictment.
Lynch angrily watched his conference on TV, thinking he was going to indict before he announced he wouldn't. Klein cites "sources close to Comey" that Comey believes he is the cowboy detective and Hillary Clinton is his John Dillinger. Klein would probably say Comey's press release a week before the election was also revenge. Like many of the conspiracy theorists that write on the Clintons, Klein engages in various armchair psychiatry.
Huma Abedin and Hillary may not be sexually involved, but they have a co-dependent relationship. Huma needs a figure like Hillary, and Hillary needs someone who knows how to keep her calm. Otherwise, Hillary sometimes engages in fits where she pulls out her hair, or throws a champagne glass or flower vase across the room. Hillary does much drinking, cursing, and throwing in these pages.
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Besides the factual breaches of the law that Comey decided not to indict on, Klein cites other sources. A Foreign Service officer testified to the FBI that Hillary would mix Clinton Foundation business and State Department business on official trips, she maintained binders with labels for both organizations on airplanes. The hacker Guccifer alleges that when he was hacking Hillary's server, he saw IPs of others outside the US as well, and the Clinton organization shut down the server for a time because they knew it had been hacked-- contrary to what they'd stated.
Klein opines that Clinton will likely be blackmailed or exploited as President because of what the hackers got. Perhaps Klein's only good point comes in regards to Hillary's medical history. When the Clinton campaign team produced a doctor's claim that Hillary swims, does yoga, and other exercise and does not drink much alcohol, Klein asks where the evidence is. Why do we not have any reports of Hillary's exercise regime or even hear from someone who has been to yoga or the pool with her? Instead, we see stories in the New York Times and other publications where Hillary has been endorsed that Hillary asks a general for a beer, but never that she got her workout in.
Klein cites a "friend of Hillary's" that she has frequent feinting spells, probably due to her proclivity to blood clots. None of that really bothers me. We've had Presidents with polio, drug problems, and a debilitating stroke and survived as a nation. Bill Clinton, meanwhile, gets foot massages from interns working at his Presidential library. The penthouse suite in the library serves as his "love nest" that Hillary does not sleep in when she comes to town. Bill sometimes calls the shots via telephone, although his aides worry that he is becoming somewhat senile and weak in his old age, and more of a liability.
Obama was willing to campaign for Hillary simply because he hates Trump more than Bill, writes Klein. What about Trump, who Klein urges the reader to vote for? Klein hangs out on Trump's jet and paints a picture of a man no more likable than any Democrat in the book. Trump is arguing with a television and constantly having conversations with everyone who comes on TV.
He is going through newspapers and doling out criticisms and kudos. If Hillary is paranoid, so is Trump. Klein gives a brief recap of and all of Trump's offenses. Trump does not come across as any better than Klein's Hillary. Yet, Klein devotes the end of the book to a very long rant about why the reader should only vote for Trump. He writes that a vote for Hillary is a vote for more tattooed people, lower church attendance, a drug epidemic, and a "rising body count" from Islamic terrorism on our streets, among other problems.
She becomes hardened by life, and even though pieces of the old Minuette are there, she's forever changed by the events of the novel. She's always been a strong woman, but she has to take even more control in this novel. I agree with most everything the author says, but he loses credibility by not naming sources. His passing upsets exactly no one, but his wife can offer only a coyote for an alibi. I am so happy that it ended the way it did because it had a happy ending. I started to read after the election. Pushing aside her own troubles, Alex puts everything into finding the killer, but when someone else is found dead, she begins to suspect that the body in the hospital was just the first of many.
Only Trump can "make America great again. Klein's own reasoning is inadequate to grasp that America's character and morality are not determined by who lives in the White House. I give this book about 1. It is entertaining except the rant at the end , but I would be surprised if more than 20 percent is true. As it is, I recommend Hillary's books instead as they're far more interesting. View all 13 comments. I've had a little while to compose myself, and I thought sleeping on it would make the jumble of thoughts in my head make sense.
But I won't up just as jumbled and happy and sad and emotional as I fell asleep. I knew going into The Boleyn Reckoning that my heart was going to get crushed. There were too many possible ways for things to go wrong and only a few ways for things to go right. I thought I was prepared. I don't think I've ever been so wrong. Dominic and Minuette Okay. Dominic and Minuette are married. William doesn't know; he still believes he's betrothed to Minuette, despite her commoner birth.
William has just survived the smallpox, but it's left him physically and emotionally scarred. Elizabeth is feeling the tensions rise along the Catholic and Protestant division in England and she knows there's only so much time before something snaps. I continue to love Minuette, although her character undergoes a major transformation in this novel.
She is used to be the lighthearted one of the group, the one that provides happiness to everyone else. Her happiness comes second to her friends. She'd do whatever necessary to make the lives of her friends easier. In the past, this only meant being there and providing light. In this novel, it means burying pieces of herself, making her nearly unrecognizable to her friends. She becomes hardened by life, and even though pieces of the old Minuette are there, she's forever changed by the events of the novel. Dominic is still one of my favorite characters.
He's loyal, even to the end. His one act of disloyalty is marrying Minuette, but I can hardly fault him for doing what his heart wanted him to do. Loyalty to Minuette won out over loyalty to William in that moment. Yet, through the rest of the novel, he remains focused on supporting William and being the friend William needs.
Being King has changed him, and not for the better. The power and paranoia has gone to his head. He gets rid of every threat, whether it is necessary or not. He is more vengeful than in the past.
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But he's also hurting. The three friends he thought he could count on forever-Minuette, Dominic, and Elizabeth-have betrayed his trust in different ways.
He feels isolated and alone, without the support he depended on to rule fairly. Elizabeth really finds her power in this novel. She's always been a strong woman, but she has to take even more control in this novel. She has to decide which she loves more, her brother or her country. She's forced to take actions that go against William, but will serve the country better. But through it all, she wants to remain friends with Minuette, As Minuette rises higher and higher within the court, it's clear Elizabeth is mourning the loss of a friend.
They are still around each other, but Minuette has become protective of herself, and that ends up blocking Elizabeth from being close. The plot of the novel had me tense. I actually snapped at people when they tried to talk to me. I had to know what was going to happen. Tensions were so high and William had become so mad with power that I was almost afraid to but the novel down. I was anxious and I cried. I had to set the book down and take some deep breaths. I even screamed into a pillow at one point. I was on edge up until the last pages.
And I loved it. This is the first alternate history series that I wish had been more true than not. I was so invested in these characters that it's hurting a little to say goodbye right now. This is a series that is a definite must read for anyone who loves history, but also likes to ask What if? I loved this series and can't wait to read more from Andersen. Nov 07, Lisa rated it it was amazing. The Boleyn Reckoning was without a doubt one of my most anticipated releases of , and believe me, it was worth the wait!
This book easily rates as one of my best reads this year, and I highly recommend the entire trilogy. It is well crafted, thought provoking, and terrifically entertaining. I was thrilled to learn that Andersen already has a new book in the works, and I eagerly await it and all future releases from this very talented author. She has definitely earned a spot on my ' 4.
She has definitely earned a spot on my 'must read' list. My full review can be found on the blog: Great Reads and Tea Leaves Jul 23, Erin Arkin rated it it was amazing Shelves: There will be spoilers below. Now, Minuette and Dom are back at court with the royals and trying to keep their marriage a secret while still showing their support of Will and his rule. Will continues to fight the Catholic supporters, including his sister Mary, he also continues to focus on what he wants versus what is best for the country.
This is frustrating to his sister, Elizabeth, who is willing to do whatever is necessary to keep her country strong. He is unwilling to forgive them and ultimately, Dom and Minuette escape his initial wrath by taking advantage of the Catholic rebels attack. They stay there while waiting for Will to make his move and at the same time, Dom is contacted constantly by the Duke of Norfolk who is looking to lead a rebellion against the King.
While Dom refuses to actively participate in the rebellion, he also worries about his decision to stay at Wynfield as all of his military strength sits at his property, Tiverton. He knows that if he moves himself and Minuette to Tiverton that could be considered a move against the King. At the same time Will has made the decision to arrest Mary for treason and the assassination of Lord Rochford.
When convicted, she is sentenced to death and eventually beheaded. To say that Will is unforgiving is probably a huge understatement. He heads directly toward Wynfield and as Dom realizes he has to honor his oath to Will and in his refusal to raise arms against him, he decides he has to surrender to him. At this point in the book, I have to admit — I had no faith that things would end well for any of these characters. The same day that Dom surrenders to Will, Minuette decides to follow and surrender herself in the hopes that she can spare Dom.
Immediately upon surrendering to Will, he has sex with her and Dom knows it. Despite surrendering her body, Minuette basically tells Will he will never have her heart. Yes she was willing to do whatever necessary to save Dom and her people but she definitely was not eager and this is something that Will eventually realizes.
And just because he can, Will takes them all to Wynfield and burns it completely down. Dom is then taken to the Tower and Minuette is taken to Beaulieu and kept away from everyone. With the weeks passing, she comes to realize that she is pregnant and because of her actions when she surrendered, she has no real idea whose child she carries. Eventually both Dom and Minuette are faced with interrogation and trial. Both are unsurprisingly convicted and sentenced to death. If it is a girl he will give it to some family but if it is a boy, he will claim it and raise it as his own.
Regardless, his intent is to execute Minuette once the child is born. With these decisions in place, Elizabeth knows she has to come up with a plan and she leans on Robert Dudley to assist. Andersen did a wonderful job wrapping up this story.
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I continue to love the relationship between Dom and Minuette and root for them all along the way. He has a sense of honor and tries to always do the right thing. His last meeting and letter to Minuette had me in tears it was so perfectly him. Elizabeth definitely comes into her own in this book. She starts to embrace the politics of wearing her crown as she sees Will change and begin to deteriorate. Although Will did some pretty crappy things to her and her friends, she continued to support and love him in the hopes it would bring him back.
Her loyalty was never in question for me, she was always loyal to Will and the crown but still loved her friends. The fact that he goes back to using Eleanor as his mistress was absolutely annoying and only made me angrier with him. On top of that, he basically just decides he is going to execute everyone who he felt did anything wrong to him and we find out just how dark and vindictive Will really is. I have to admit; there were some things that Minuette did that I didn't agree with — mostly regarding her relationship with Will no surprise there.
If you enjoy books with great characters, romance, and the historical pieces mixed in, you might just want to check this one out. It will be on my Favorites shelf for a long time and I will be encouraging everyone I know to check this one out. Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for the review copy! Jul 07, Hillary rated it it was amazing. I loved this book so much that it took me along time to read because I did not want to end. I am so happy that it ended the way it did because it had a happy ending.
I will be reading more book by this author in the future. I cried when the book was over because was such a great book. This book keep me guessing throughout the whole book i never know what wa I loved this book so much that it took me along time to read because I did not want to end.
This book keep me guessing throughout the whole book i never know what was going to happen next in the book. If I could I would give this book more than 5 star rating because that how much I love the book. Nov 20, Ruby rated it liked it Shelves: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Jul 24, Kelly Belle of the Literati rated it it was amazing Shelves: The good thing about staying up until roughly 2 am to finish this book is that nobody was around when the ugly crying started. Brilliant ending to an amazing series.
I need to be done with the Tudor era but this is an addiction I have no plans on ending anytime soon. Now that's the way to end a trilogy! I am very familiar with the real Tudors and their courtiers, but with this alternative history I was on the edge of my seat. One thing to nitpick Mar 05, Brenna rated it really liked it. Make sure you don't have anything else to do when you start this last book the the Boleyn King series.
If you enjoyed the first two books, you will squirm, cheer, cry, and love this one. Characters do things under pressure that made me wish it could have ended a different way, but it is realistic to the time period. Thank you for a wonderful finish, Laura Andersen! What a decisive, well-planned ending to this series!
I'm a little overwhelmed by all the feelings, good and bad, that this book brought me. But I really think it's worth reading, in spite of the pain and the anger and everything terrible that people need to go through to get there. I'm so sad that it's over And what an ending WOW I'm still recovering!!!
Apr 19, Sarah rated it really liked it Shelves: Wow, this was definitely the best book of the trilogy. It was way more messed up than I could have guessed from the tone of the first books. But I really enjoyed it. Laura Andersen didn't shy away from morbidity, pain, and despair at all in this conclusion and I'm left feeling pretty unsettled and sad. Mar 23, Lisa rated it did not like it.