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Faceless

by Debra Webb

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ISBN13: 9780312942243
ISBN10: 0312942249
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A COLD CASE IS HEATING UP…

Deputy district attorney Carson Tanner has dedicated his life to justice. But he is still haunted by one case that was never solved: the murder of his entire family in cold blood. Back then, the teenage Carson was protected by his girlfriend’s influential father, Senator Randolph Drake. But now, fifteen years later, Carson finds himself facing a whole new world when a man confesses to the Tanner killings. His name is John Stokes. And his confession only scratches the surface of the truth…

AS DESIRE REACHES ITS BOILING POINT.

Carson knows that Annette Baxter uses her brains and beauty as a fixer for the rich and powerful, making their indiscretions disappear in exchange for security and influence. But now someone is using her clients’ secrets—and her own—against her. And even though Carson can’t ignore his attraction to her, he is dead-set on making Annette pay for her crimes…but what if she holds the key to the burning secret he’s spent his whole life seeking?

THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN SEE THE TRUTH IS FACELESS

“Webb keeps the suspense teasingly taut.”—Publishers Weekly

“An engrossing thriller!”New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham on Traceless 

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The ghosts of the past come back to haunt Deputy District Attorney Carson Tanner when, 15 years after the murder of his entire family, the case is reopened. Original.

Synopsis:

A COLD CASE IS HEATING UP…

Deputy district attorney Carson Tanner has dedicated his life to justice. But he is still haunted by one case that was never solved: the murder of his entire family in cold blood. Back then, the teenage Carson was protected by his girlfriend’s influential father, Senator Randolph Drake. But now, fifteen years later, Carson finds himself facing a whole new world when a man confesses to the Tanner killings. His name is John Stokes. And his confession only scratches the surface of the truth…

AS DESIRE REACHES ITS BOILING POINT.

Carson knows that Annette Baxter uses her brains and beauty as a fixer for the rich and powerful, making their indiscretions disappear in exchange for security and influence. But now someone is using her clients’ secrets—and her own—against her. And even though Carson can’t ignore his attraction to her, he is dead-set on making Annette pay for her crimes…but what if she holds the key to the burning secret he’s spent his whole life seeking?

THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN SEE THE TRUTH IS FACELESS

“Webb keeps the suspense teasingly taut.”—Publishers Weekly

“An engrossing thriller!”New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham on Traceless 

About the Author

DEBRA WEBB, born in Alabama, wrote her first story at age nine and her first romance at thirteen.  It wasn’t until she spent three years working for the military behind the Iron Curtain--and doing a five-year stint with NASA—that she realized her true calling. A collision course between suspense and romance was set. Visit her Web site at www.debrawebb.com to learn more.

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Julie Anderson, June 17, 2008 (view all comments by Julie Anderson)
I should confess from the start…I am not a big fan of conspiracy theories. So I was probably the wrong person to read and review “Faceless” by Debra Webb. Once I figured out how just how many ‘dirty’ police, politicians, doctors, lawyers, etc were involved, the story was far outside the bounds of believability for me and that pretty much put paid to my enjoyment of the rest of the novel.

There are a whole lot of moving pieces to this story. I had a difficult time keeping track of them all, especially when the actions of several parties are recounted just using ‘she’ or ‘he’, I’m guessing to heighten the suspense, but it just made it all the more confusing for me. The plot advancement felt very jerky/jumpy for me, first here and then there and then back over here again. The denouement pulled out some new and very surprising information, pretty much making it impossible for the reader to figure out the mystery.

The heroine is a criminal, but she’s the product of her environment and that’s supposed to make it all better. She’s an extortionist, accessory to murder, graft, embezzlement, and just about any other crime you can think of. She covers these crimes up for people and takes lots of money to do so. I didn’t particularly admire her.

The hero is a young and upcoming District Attorney who is supposedly very smart and a go-getter, but he never even had a whiff of suspicion that something was going on? Not too smart. He allows a total stranger to seduce him after a short meeting a bar. Not too smart. I wasn’t particularly impressed with him either.

I didn’t feel any real relationship building between the lead characters. I think the fact that the heroine felt ‘something’ for the first time during sex was supposed to be meaningful and lead to the assumption that she feels something for the hero? After a 10 minute discussion and a hotel sex encounter? I don’t think so.

I didn’t enjoy “Faceless” by Debra Webb.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780312942243
Author:
Webb, Debra
Publisher:
St. Martin's Press
Subject:
Suspense
Subject:
Romance - Suspense
Subject:
Suspense fiction
Subject:
Public prosecutors
Publication Date:
July 2008
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Pages:
338
Dimensions:
6.70x4.30x1.00 in. .35 lbs.

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