First Chapter ~ First Paragraph and Teaser Tuesday

It's Tuesday . . . time for . . . 

First Chapter ~ First Paragraph Tuesday Intros now hosted by Yvonne at Socrates' Book Reviews, where bloggers share excerpts from a book they have read, are currently reading, or are planning to read.

Teaser Tuesday hosted by Ambrosia at The Purple Booker, where bloggers post two teaser sentences (no spoilers allowed) from a random page of their current read. 

Today I'm featuring Safe House by Jo Jakeman, a psychological suspense novel from the author of The Exes' Revenge.  The excerpt shared is from an Ebook version borrowed remotely from the library.

 

Book Beginning:  Prologue
Interview Room 3
Wednesday, November 28, 2018, 10;18 A.M.

Conor Fletcher slams the palm of his hand on the table between them and says, "I knew something like this would happen!"

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Teaser:  A momentary look of surprise at the change of topic was replaced with an insulted frown.  He looked at her like she'd slapped him.

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What do you think?  Would you continue reading?
Charlie Miller is a woman with a dark secret.  In an attempt to start her life over,  Charlie moves to a small coastal village in Cornwall, where initially she manages to keep her distance from curious neighbors.  But as Charlie is drawn into village life, she must learn to trust again, while protecting the secrets of her past--a past which is about to catch up with her.

As a storm lashes the remote village, Charlie finds herself in extreme danger--from both the forces of nature and a sinister foe from her past.

This page-turning story delivers suspenseful twists and turns aplenty, culminating in a stormy gothic setting that make it un-put-down-able.  

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Friday Focus: The Friday 56 and Book Beginnings

It's Friday . . . time to share book excerpts with:

• Book Beginnings on Fridays hosted by Rose City Reader, where bloggers share the first sentence or more of a current read, as well as initial thoughts about the sentence(s), impressions of the book, or anything else that the opening inspires.  
• The Friday 56 hosted by Freda's Voice, where you grab a book and turn to page 56 (or 56% of an eBook), find one or more interesting sentences (no spoilers), and post them.

Today I'm featuring Careers for Women by Joanna Scott.

 

Beginning: The  Golden Door

"My dears, it goes without saying that there are advantages to being a woman."  Mrs. J spoke in a voice strong and clear enough to be heard over the noise of other diners. 

 

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Page 56:   I don't know if I am being accurate when I say that she seemed more quietly contented with herself, as if her self-worth had been raised in her own estimation.

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My thoughts:  I like novels that give a snapshot of a particular time and place in recent history.  This story about career women in New York in the 1950's fits the bill.

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From GoodReads:  New York in the late 1950s. A city, and a world, on the cusp of change..

Maggie Gleason is looking toward the future. Part of a midcentury wave of young women seeking new lives in New York City, Maggie works for legendary Port Authority public relations maven Lee K. Jaffe--affectionately known to her loyal staff as Mrs. J. Having left Cleveland, Maggie has come to believe that she can write any story for herself that she imagines.

Pauline Moreau is running from the past--and a shameful secret. She arrives in the city on the brink of despair, saddled with a young daughter who needs more love, attention, and resources than Pauline can ever hope to provide. Seeing that Pauline needs a helping hand, Mrs. J tasks Maggie with befriending, and looking after, Pauline.

As the old New York gives way to the new, and Mrs. J's dream of the world's largest skyscraper begins to rise from the streets of lower Manhattan, Pauline--with the aid of Maggie and Mrs. J--also remakes herself. But when she reignites the scandal that drove her to New York, none of their lives will ever be the same. Maggie must question everything she thought she knew about love, work, ambition, and family to discover the truth about the enigmatic, strong woman she thought she had rescued.
Careers for Women is a masterful novel about the difficulties of building a career, a dream, or a life--and about the powerful small mercies of friendship and compassion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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First Chapter ~ First Paragraph and Teaser Tuesday

It's Tuesday . . . time for . . . 

                                                

First Chapter ~ First Paragraph Tuesday Intros hosted by Vicki at I'd Rather Be At The Beach, where bloggers post the first paragraph(s) of a book they are currently reading or planning to read sometime soon.  

Teaser Tuesday hosted by Ambrosia at The Purple Booker, where bloggers post two teaser sentences (no spoilers allowed) from a random page of their current read. 

Today I'm featuring Detective Inspector Huss by Helene Tursten.  This is the first book in her Detective Inspector Huss series. 

 

Prologue

 

Nobody saw him fall through the dense November darkness.  With a dull, heavy thud he hit the rain-wet pavement.  Even though it was still rush hour, there were few people on the street.  The pedestrians huddled beneath umbrellas turned inside out and scrunched their chins into turned-up collars for a little protection from the icy, whipping rain.  Everyone who could was driving a car or jammed into the steaming warmth aboard a bus or streetcar.

 

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Teaser:  Irene had a lot to think about as she sat in a mediocre pizzeria a few blocks down the street gnawing on the "daily special."

 

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What do you think?  Would you continue reading?

I've heard so many good things about this Swedish crime writer, this series, and its female protagonist Irene Huss that I've decided to sample the first book in the series.

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