The Third Circle (Arcane Society, #4) - Softcover
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Amanda Quick is the pseudonym for Jayne Ann Krentz, the author, under various pen names, of more than fifty New York Times bestsellers; there are more than 35 million copies of her books in print. She lives in Seattle.
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In Quick's (Jayne Ann Krentz's pseudonym) mediocre latest installment to the Arcane Society series, Leona Hewitt, a crystal reader, and Thaddeus Ware, a hypnotist, meet trying to steal the same relic—the aurora stone—from a private collection, but a murdered prostitute and a trap protecting the stone initially complicate their success. Thaddeus, hired by the Arcane Society to claim the stone, allows the plot's loudly grinding gears to ally him with Leona. Both Leona and Thaddeus are sensible and pragmatic, qualities that make for efficient sleuths but passionless lovers, and Quick has to try unusually hard to make their romance believable. The story fares better when it focuses on the crystal and its connections to secret societies, to the Midnight Monster (a hackneyed serial killer) and to Leona's personal history. When the plot threads finally pull taut and the villains' motives and schemes are completely (if clumsily) exposed, Leona is endangered in a suspenseful climax. This is unlikely to garner Quick any new fans, or even delight her devotees, but it will tide them over until the next episode. (Apr.)
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- PublisherPiatkus Books
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0749939184
- ISBN 13 9780749939182
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- Number of pages352
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 352 pages. Leona Hewitt, disguised in men's formal evening cl othes, has secretly made her way into Lord Delbridge's private mu seum to find a relic stolen from her family. But someone else is in the dimly lit gallery on the same errand: a tall, black-cloake d man whose very voice is enough to put her in a trance. Thaddeus Ware, a mesmerist with psychic gifts, is accustomed to fearful r eactions from others - women in particular. But Leona shows no tr ace of hysteria in his presence. A gifted crystal worker, she exe rts a rather hypnotic power over the hypnotist himself. And she i s determined to keep the crystal they recovered. Thaddeus, on ass ignment for the Arcane Society, knows the menace Leona is courtin g by absconding with the crystal. A source of remarkable energy, it holds the potential for great destruction. Lord Delbridge has already killed to acquire it, for it is his key to membership in the elite, shadowy group known as the Third Circle. And, with the help of a ruthless hunter of preternatural skill, dubbed the Mid night Monster by the press, Delbridge intends to find her. With t he stolen crystal in their possession, the danger is only beginni ng. Seller Inventory # 2458h
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