The False Mirror: A Psychological Thriller Novel Paperback – Import, 2 September 2018

Na segunda história de Sharon Davis, vemos que a autora se apropriou mais da personagem, que se torna mais factível. Ainda assim, a história segue um fluxo de alguma forma previsível, em que você sente que o autor está, literalmente, ajudando o personagem. Não é aquela história incrível, que vai te surpreender e te fazer arrancar os cabelos enquanto lê, querendo que chegue logo o final, mas é uma história gostosa pra ler sem compromisso.

What a great mystery!! The first scene definitely catches the reader attention. A young girl receives a package with her father’s ring finger in a box with spots of his blood on the paper surrounding the finger. The sender threatens to send a finger a day until he gets what is his. Then the book switches to a happier time with a family living in Fairland, Oklahoma. The family is sitting down getting ready to eat dinner, when the front door is kicked in, and Max’s wife is shot in the head. The man goes into the kitchen where the son, Brandon, is and a shot rings out. Max is told that since he ruined this man’s family, he will ruin Max’s. Who is man? Why does he feel like he needs to execute vengeance? The daughter, Becky, was visiting a friends house, and later finds her mother murdered, brother barely hanging on, and her father missing. She is able to reach her Uncle Jake. He tries to help her through her grief. Uncle Jake isn’t who she thinks he is. Becky finds all kinds of conflicting pictures about her family that she doesn’t understand. Her Uncle Jake finally has to relent and tell her what the truth is. The entire family was in a Witness Protection Program. And Uncle Jake is really Jacob Stanton, U.S. Marshall’s Service. His job has been to protect the family, while they were in the Witness Protection Program. So who is Becky really? Is she a Mitchell or a Webber? Becky finds an envelope with her grandmothers address in New York. She sets out to find out what her family history is and to meet her grandmother. Of course Jacob is livid, because he knows she is in danger. While in New York with her grandmother, Becky receives the package with her father’s finger in it. Detective Sharon Davis of the NYPD, is called in to help Becky and her grandmother find her father. The man who is taunting her is Ray Helborgen, head of one of the largest mafia crime families in the country. Sharon sets out to find a way to locate Becky’s father, along with the help of Jacob. What is it that Helborgen wants returned to him? How is Becky’s father, Max involved with this man? Why did the family have to go into Witness Protection? Will Sharon and Jacob be able to find Max intact? Will they be able to keep Becky and her grandmother safe from this madman? I throughly enjoyed this book, as there were two evolving mysteries within the plot; one involving a mafia connection, and one involving a murdered escort with a “Little Black Book.” I liked the way the author painted vivid pictures of each character, so the reader could relate, even in the unsavory parts of the book. I enjoyed the tenacity of Sharon Davis, and her “can do” attitude. She was always looking for a way to ensure the safety of the family, as well as to solve both cases. If you enjoy mystery, intrigue, mafia corruption, and a beautiful, but tenacious detective, who is all about business, you will love this book. I look forward to the next book. Can’t wait to find out what Detective Sharon Davis gets herself into next!!

A relatively “lite” police thriller, in the best way possible. The story takes place in the US and starts with a normal family, everyone annoying everyone, everyone complains about everything, and then something happens, something that changes everything, reveals new and old facts to the family members, and the tension is light and not overly complex.The reader doesn’t have to remember too many characters or hints, the characters in the book are doing a great job for the reader in short and very clear chapters. The format of the shorts episodes is very nice for those who like to "steal" chapters in between and have no time to read nonstop but also for those looking for a light book to finish in a day / night / long flight.I don't want to elaborate too much on the plot, so I won’t spoil it for other readers, because what I love in thrillers like this is finding out, as I read, what is the riddle (or riddles), what possible solutions are out there and how can I get to the solution. I'll just say that the female characters in the book make you fall in love with them, and maybe a bit wanna be them. I found the male characters in the book less "attractive" and they mainly felt like plot hooks.There were a few sub-plots that I did not quite understand why they were in the book, but I just want to believe they're a trailer for a future book, where Moison will deepen them.

The second story I have read by this author and equally as not put downable as the first. I would highly recommend thm both. II Look forward to the next in the series.

This has served to whet my appetite for more from this author. Well written and immensely enjoyable. The main characters were well developed and the hiding place for the money was brilliant. I actually guessed it had something to do with the painting...like a key behind it or where the eye was looking. The author's conclusion was much better. You will have to read the book for the answer.