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Gloria Marlow
Wisdom Member
Post Number:
976
Registered: 04-2002
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, June 08, 2004 - 06:51 pm: |   |
Here it is:
The Butterfly Game
by Gloria Davidson Marlow
ISBN 0972238549
210 pages at 12.99 paperback
Authors Ink Books
PO Box 396
Sturgis MI 49091
Gloria Marlow is a natural born storyteller. This compelling murder mystery kept me reading far into the night.
Genevieve Lewiston is young and beautiful, the popular and photogenic Butterfly Girl for Butterfly Cosmetics. Her life is bright with promise, until a madman zeroes in on her. Genevieve is drugged, wrapped in a plastic cocoon with a butterfly laid on her chest, and left to die in a remote area. By some miracle, she survives, and in an attempt to escape a haunted past begins a new life in St. Augustine FL. She transforms herself into Jenny Lewis, a shy, withdrawn school teacher, and struggles to forget her nightmare.
Despite her plain, frumpy appearance, coach Nick Jensen finds Jenny appealing. A man with Nick's good looks could have just about any woman, but he's not interested in anyone but Jenny. She has misgivings, but soon begins a half hearted relationship with Nick. Jenny firmly believes there can be no happiness, no love or romance, no happily ever after for her. She knows eventually the murderer will come after her again.
When Sam Conway shows up on her doorstep, Jenny knows the past has resurfaced. Sam is a cop and friend from the time that Jenny almost died. He comes with a horrifying message. If she does not become the beautiful Genevieve again, the killer will murder one girl a week until she does. Bodies have been turning up wrapped in plastic all over Florida. Jenny can't live with causing any more deaths, and so she plays along with Sam. Can Sam and Nick keep her alive while flushing out a demented serial killer? Jenny doesn't think they can.
The Butterfly Game was a chilling read. Ms. Marlow does an excellent job of building suspense, taking us into the killer's demented mind and hiding his identity until the very end. Her characters are well developed and believable. If you enjoy a tasty murder mystery, by all means give this one a try.
Laurel Johnson
Midwest Book Review |
Teena Haywood
Hunger Member
Post Number:
56
Registered: 03-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 12:33 am: | |
Gloria, this is indeed an excellent review. I love it!!! Keep up the good work  . Thanks for sharing.
Teena |
Jennifer Lynn
Unity Member
Post Number:
1267
Registered: 03-2002
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 07:00 am: | |
Wow, great review! Of course, how can you go wrong with a character named Jenny??
Jenn
Jennifer Lynn
www.jenniferlynn.ca |
Claudia Turner VanLydegraf
Mindsight Moderator
Post Number:
1325
Registered: 06-2002
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 08:59 am: | |
Great review Gloria!!!! 
and good for you Laurel, for writing it.
You both done good..... 
Claudia |
Bill Nelson
Wandering Member
Post Number:
190
Registered: 10-2002
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 09:03 am: | |
Gloria,
Congratulations. A nice review from a nice lady.
bn |
Nancy Mehl
Mindsight Moderator
Post Number:
1808
Registered: 08-2001
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 12:37 pm: | |
Super!
I'll review the BF Game for MyShelf.com if you want me to.
Nancy
www.nancymehlbooks.com
www.myshelf.com |
LaurieAnne
Unity Member
Post Number:
1495
Registered: 12-2001
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 12:59 pm: | |
Nancy,
I emailed you quite a while ago about reviewing TBG for Myshelf and had not received a response. Dennis is scheduled to review TBG for August for us.
Thanks, though.
LA
www.authorsinkbooks.com
LaurieAnne
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Nancy Mehl
Mindsight Moderator
Post Number:
1809
Registered: 08-2001
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 08:01 pm: | |
Hmmm. I don't have any e-mails from you. Checked all my accounts. Nothing there. I guess it didn't go through.
Too bad. I would love to have reviewed Gloria's book.
Dennis will do a fine job.
Nancy
(Message edited by nancy on June 09, 2004)
www.nancymehlbooks.com
www.myshelf.com |
Laurel Johnson
Unity Member
Post Number:
3084
Registered: 01-2002
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 08:07 pm: | |
It was a really good story. I practically devoured it. 
PS. I hope that ended up being a smiley not a frownie. I can't see it. |
Nancy Marie
Unity Member
Post Number:
1764
Registered: 08-2001
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, June 10, 2004 - 07:47 am: | |
Great review. Congratulations, Gloria
Kitty |
Dennis Collins
Mindsight Moderator
Post Number:
992
Registered: 06-2002
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 01, 2004 - 07:55 pm: | |
Review of "The Butterfly Game," is up at myshelf.com |
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