Book Description
This fast-paced mystery explores decades-old deceptions and plots with their roots in the Nazi death camps of Poland. Dr. Rebecca Temple becomes the reluctant detective when her patient, Goldie Kochinsky (whom she has diagnosed as paranoid), is violently murdered. Like recent books by Faye Kellerman (Stalker) and Rochelle Krich (Blood Money), this one has a strong, intelligent female protagonist, lots of suspense and action, and Jewish interest.
Customer Reviews:
a well thought out and intelligent debut.......2004-02-25
Dr. Rebecca Temple, family practice physician in Toronto, has a favorite patient. Her name is Goldie Kochinsky. Goldie fled Nazi Germany for Argentina before her family perished in the Holocaust. The only survivor is her sister Chana who moved to Toronto. After suffering torture in Buenos Aries, Goldie escaped to her sister in Toronto. Goldie now claims she is in great danger as someone is following her. Before Rebecca can discover the truth, Goldie is brutally murdered. The police conclude suicide so it is up to Rebecca to uncover Goldie's killer. Unfortunately, as she delves deeper into the crime, she discovers that her own life is at stake.
Sylvia Warsh has written a very well thought out debut novel. Characters are rendered with much empathy. The plot moves briskly along to the somewhat surprising yet satisfactory conclusion. The novel is infused with intelligence and the length easily holds the compelling story. A very well written debut and recommended with no reservations.
This Doctor Cures Crime.......2003-01-18
The elderly patient has not come to the doctor for her arthritis. Memories of being tortured during the dirty war in Argentina haunt her. Her doctor treats her with psychotherapy. Then one day she is found murdered. For her doctor, the end of the medical case, the start of the murder case. The doctor is Dr. Rebecca Temple, the detective in Sylvia Warsh's striking first mystery To Die in Spring.
The mysterious setting of this thriller is not dark alleys or mysterious forests, but the ethnic subcultures of Toronto. The strands of the motive for the murder of Dr. Temple's patient
stretch in time back to the second world war, in space to
Argentina, Germany, Poland. Rebecca Temple must search for clues
through Toronto's Latino bar scene and the Jewish nursing home
system.
The novel probes into an interesting but little know detail of Nazi lore, Jewish museums. Hitler planned that when Europe had been rendered Judenrein--purified of Jews--there should be museums housing Jewish artifacts to show future Aryan generations what Jews were--now that they should be extinct. We venture into the world of the strange mentality of the Nazi Judaica expert, the collector of Jewish artifacts for these museums.
To Die in Spring has another uncommon feature for a mystery.
It features two detectives in rival pursuit of the same criminal.
Dr. Temple competes with Nesha Malkevitch, who, armed with evidence from the Simon Wiesenthal Institute, is also hot on the trail of Dr. Temple's quarry, but for a crime committed against his family nearly forty years before. Nesha has no interest in turning the culprit over to the authorities. He carries a well-oiled revolver. The rivalry of two detectives: one who wants to enforce the law of society and bring the criminal to justice, one who wants to take the law into his own hands. Law versus revenge. Who has the ultimate authority over the criminal--the state, or the family of the victim? The author resolves this conundrum in an exciting denouement.
Not to Die But to Live, Despite the Pain.......2002-02-04
This is an absorbing, elegant mystery novel set in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the spring of 1979. The main character is Rebecca Temple, a thirty-ish medical doctor, recently widowed and feeling guilty that she did not recognize the symptoms of her late husband's disease early enough to save him.
Rebecca, a dedicated professional, makes a house call to find out why a distraught, elderly patient has missed a regular appointment for psychotherapy. She discovers that the nice, well-groomed, but paranoid senior has been murdered.
Was Rebecca's diagnosis wrong? Was her patient really being followed all this time by someone from her past who wanted to kill her? So Mrs. Kochinsky had claimed over and over again!
Now Rebecca feels she has failed her patient as well as her husband. Thus, when the police dismiss the case as a random, botched robbery, Rebecca decides that she herself must investigate. Her journey to the truth takes her to painful pasts in Argentina and Poland--pasts still present in North America. It also allows her to meet Nesha, an appealing but emotionally-damaged, forty-ish stranger from San Francisco.
Nesha also wants to know what really happened to Mrs. Kochinsky--urgently! Rebecca is drawn to him. Can he help her solve the mystery? Can she heal him? Can he heal her?
To Die in Spring is not only a carefully-crafted suspense thriller but also a fascinating lesson. Without being ponderous or didactic, the author teaches about World War II, Jewish culture, fine art, modern Toronto, and the long-term effects of war on women and children.
Above all, however, this is a good story. It has a terrific plot, loveable characters, gentle humour, precise details, and graceful style. Highly recommended!
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Setting: London, present day and early 20th century
Sensuality Rating: 5
Bestselling author Brenda Joyce makes her hardcover debut with The Third Heiress, a tale of suspense and romance that spans a century. Following a car crash, professional dancer Jill Gallagher holds her dying fiancé in her arms as he whispers, "I love you... Kate." Left with the wretched task of returning Hal's body to London and the aristocratic Sheldon family, Jill encounters hostility, malevolence, and a 90-year-old mystery involving a beautiful young American woman named Kate Gallagher and her impossible love affair with Edward Sheldon, Viscount Braxton.
A tangled web of love, lies, and murder begins to unravel as Jill digs into the scandal, revealing that very little has changed in the century since Kate Gallagher first caught Edward Sheldon's fancy--especially when the blue-blooded family lineage is threatened by an American upstart. When someone begins warning Jill off her research by ransacking her rented flat and slicing her car brakes, she isn't sure if Hal's American-born cousin Alex Preston is friend or foe. Alex claims to want to help, but Jill suspects that he is not telling her the truth. And with the threats against her life intensifying, Jill is running out of options quickly. A well-crafted novel infused with passion and suspense, The Third Heiress will both delight Joyce's devoted fans and attract new readers. --Alison Trinkle
Book Description
With over 7 million copies of her books in print and a name that consistently appears on the New York Times, USA Today and other national bestseller lists, Brenda Joyce's novels are imbued with rich sensuality, haunting suspense and characters whose worlds become your own. Now, Brenda Joyce delivers a richly crafted contemporary novel set in the exclusive world of the British aristocracy, where secrets remain hidden at all costs, and where one woman dares to discover a lost legacy of passion....and murder.The Third HeiressThe tragic death of her fianceacute; in a harrowing car accident plunges Jill Gallagher into a dark mystery. His final words to her: "I love you....Kate," force her to realize she neither truly knew this dashing British photographer, nor understood his true motives for being here in America. When she brings his body back to his English family, she enters a world of hostility, suspicion, and closely guarded secrets. Then she finds a century-old photograph of an American heiress named Kate Gallagher who looks remarkably like herself-and who disappeared nearly a century ago. What legacy of scandal has she unearthed? Who is so desperate to stop her? And can she trust the handsome, enigmatic stranger who may be her greatest ally....or a dangerous foe? At once otherworldly and vividly real, The Third Heiress is Brenda Joyce at her passionate and suspenseful best.
Customer Reviews:
Loved the book.......2007-08-03
Great book!!! I have been reading Brenda Joyce for a while (Deadly series) and this is my favorite book
You can drive a Lamborghini through the holes in the plot.......2006-09-01
Brenda Joyce can really write- her books are page-turners, but this one didn't make sense. (By the way, don't read further if you haven't read the book yet and don't want to know the ending.) The story of Jill and Alex and the whole plot unravels at the end. Apparently, the whole Sheldon family knew who Jill was and they had a trust fund for her. So why did Alex and everyone else deny it and tell her she was a romantic for thinking she was related to Kate Gallagher? Why did they offer her money to "go home"? If they told her what they knew, the whole Kate story would not have been unearthed. The author could have plotted this a lot better. Jill was supposedly a dedicated dancer, but she moped around and drank for weeks without any mention of her exercising- did she have a hint she would be a millionaire by the end of the book?
Other reviewers have mentionned other inconsistancies. Kate's mother conveniently disappears before Kate is abducted. Kate's hands are tied when she goes into the tower but then she seems to be untied later with no explanation.
The book was a good read but I felt betrayed at the end. KC's predictions were mostly red herrings, and the whole book was not well plotted.
I read The Rival by Joyce and really enjoyed it although "she froze" was repeated so many times it was distracting. The first book I read by Joyce was "The Captive". In my opinion, this book has no ending. The author wrote herself into a corner; the characters didn't trust each other but had a tremendous physical attraction. There was nowhere to go, and the promised "sequel" never appeared to my knowledge.
In summary, I would like to see this author improve her plotlines.
Lots of Potential...But...Disappointing Conclusion...........2006-02-04
I am a long time romance reader of author Brenda Joyce. I have historically only read her older books - traditional regency or earlier romance books. My favorites are: After Innocence, Secrets, The Rival, Beyond Scandal, Splendor, Finer Things and Captive. All of these were good - top notch - especially After Innocence, Secrets and Captive. "The Third Heiress" is the first modern plot line of hers that I have read. I found it pretty good - more pleasing than I thought it would be although, there were some drawbacks to the story. I am torn on this one as not every question in the book was revealed or explained. In some ways that disappointed me but, in others, it worked as we shouldn't always have every question answered in a good book or in life in general.
I think the thing I liked the most was how this author wove together details from the present time and that of the past. She was able to blend historical letters, re-telling of past events as they happened with the modern plot line and current on-going events. Even though things went back and forth - I rarely lost track of what was happening.
I liked how the main character Jill was driven by an unspoken and unclear bond to the woman from the early 1800's named Kate. The book revolved almost completely around Jill's visit to England to bury her recent boyfriend/fiancé Hal and her meeting up with his family and friends. The events from this funeral ceremony and burial begin Jill's long term research project of trying to find out what the connection was between Hal's last words to her when he died in a car crash "I love you....Kate". Jill's early emotions at loosing Hal seemed very real and understanding. The emotion pulled you in.
Jill meets up with one of Hal's cousins, Alex in England...and he seemingly believes in her quest and helps her along as he has access to people and places she does not. They spend most of the book being attracted but, not trusting one another at all. Lots of second guessing going on - this was an unappealing modern twist if you ask me. Much of the conflict revolves around Hal's family distrust and dislike of her due to her connection to Hal and what she is trying to uncover that could cause modern problems for their well established family.
The sinister aspect of the book will please mystery buffs as you try to figure out who is Kate, how did she die, how does she tie to Hal's family and Jill and...who is trying to hurt Jill as she discovers clues about the past.
Romance fans will enjoy the background tale of Kate and her beloved Edward - Hal's great-grandfather. The love that bloomed between Kate and Edward was real and tender...a beauty to behold. Their conflict of not marrying and being with their child was an equally emotional part of the love story line. . No one will take to Anne - Edward's eventual wife and one time friend of Kate or what happens to the girls' relationship.
Contemporary readers might enjoy the relationship formed between Jill and Alex as they search for the truth, yet have to learn to trust one another become they can go forward with a future together. Unfortunately, their relationship left me empty. I wasn't buying he adored his family, would protect them at all costs and loved his dead cousin Hal who was killed basically by Jill and then halfway through the book - voila - he suddenly becomes nice, attracted and falling for Jill? Didn't work for me. Too contradictory. Jill was often drinking, taking pills, fainting away, getting sick or having sex with Alex in between researching the past. Alex was on the computer or phone or going to meetings and always being secretive. He even hid documents behind her back, didn't tell her the truth he knew and even wanted her paid to go away. So...they had some quick and hot sex now and that but, that was it. How can you form a relationship under these conditions? Didn't work for me at all. I don't care for modern romances anyway and this one didn't sway me to change my mind.
There are many characters in this story, Jill- the lead, Hal - the main lead until he is gone immediately in the book (Jill's now dead lover), Hal's entire rich, wealthy and very British family - The Sheldons (Alex, Thomas, Lauren, The Countess & her husband William), the curator of the estate Lucinda, Jill's American friend KC, historic Kate, Edward and Anne. (There was also a few cats in the book but, one met with a serious demise and I love cats so, I would omit that scene - yuck!) There was a lot of people to keep up with but, everyone seemed to play important parts in the book. Who was real, who was hiding something, who knew details, who did not and so on. Interesting. There could have been some more individual development of all these characters but, the book was almost 500 pages so...I expect the editor said, cut it down! I think there should have been fewer characters and more development.
I have a few serious regrets and drawbacks when I think back to the story:
1) I am still left feeling that Hal was such an important person in the story but, I don't feel closure occurred with his situation. Perhaps I missed something? He was Edward's great grandchild and he was drawn to Jill (Kate's great grand daughter). Hal and Jill had a short lived but, intense relationship, loved one another and clearly tied together to the past although only Hal knew it early - Jill much later. Was Hal re-living what his great grandfather couldn't - being with the woman he loved, telling her so before he died as he didn't get to in his past life? Or was it a new relationship? Is the point here that Kate breaks the chain by finding out the truth and finding a new love finally in the modern world? Thus...the past truly ends finally? Both Hal and Jill were obsessed with the past once they began to understand it but...Hal seemed to love Kate - almost like he was like another Edward. Jill on the other hand loved Hal but, not like another Edward. I'm a little lost in this area to be honest...(maybe another reviewer will discuss this later for me...)
2) Edward lived his life and never knew the truth of what happened to Kate (that she stayed for him, loved him and was going to even have his 2nd child!). I feel angry that he did not search for her or consider something bad befell her (especially since he hated his father and what he made him do - maybe even his father had done something to her?). He accepted she went away by choice due to Peter being left behind. She never talked about leaving - why would he think that? I didn't like that he questioned Kate could leave him for another man when she gave everything of herself to him. Plus...he took the word of Anne who no longer seemed close to Kate - that should have been suspicious. It was like after a year of Kate being gone - Edward made peace with her absence and went back to being a dull, dry, withdrawn and cold Brit who could handle anything - even loosing the other half of himself - the love of his life - Kate - yet still live a average life. That was disappointing and sad. Edward also never got close to his first born son Peter as he was so like Kate - he loved him but, never close. Sad.
3) The reader finds out what happened to Kate in the end and who did it but...her body was never found for a proper burial. That's sad too. I would have thought her rich family in America would have launched a serious investigation to find out something about their missing daughter and NOT given up until they found something. After all...there were 3 people at the cottage taking care of Kate during her secret pregnancy and she had a child at the hospital...You would think something would have come from this information had someone looked. I thought that was a lost point to the story.
4) I did not care for Jill telling Alex and the family she would NOT reveal to the public what happened all those years ago to protect the current father and family. She had an obligation to disclose the wrong done to Kate and Edward and their son Peter and finally make it right. I didn't buy that Kate floated off into the distance once the secret was revealed. If I had been the ghost of Kate...I would be kicking some butt to these stupid modern people. To me...not disclosing the truth once known was as bad as what happened to Kate the first time around. She was harmed the first time by a dear friend...the second time by a family member if you ask me! Hal's ancestors and current family members all got the benefit of great lives due to a very terrible thing one of their own did many years before. So...evil granted them all gain in the end. Goodness and kindness did not win out. Jill dishonored Kate a 2nd time by what she did if you ask me.
5) No one found out how cruel and terrible Anne was until the modern world. You would think Anne's own mother would have come clean as it concerned life and death. Clearly...having her daughter married to the top catch in the country so, family ties and power would bind was enough to over-look murder. Horrible!
6) I think the ending should be changed to have a satisfactory conclusion to the story line. The police should be notified of the earlier crime done, what occurred now as the truth was uncovered, the Sheldons come clean and Jill placed back in the family with her cleared history/name and fortune. All should be made very public for new record keeping. I would like that Kate's body is found (in the root cellar that Alex & Jill walked past!), a proper ceremony done and burial too. Next to Edward if possible. And...Jill should begin a new life in England with her British blood and have a healthy relationship and start a family finally - as she never had one. Without these things....I am left feeling very unfulfilled....
As I mentioned above there were some serious drawbacks to this story but, it is still worth reading. I guess I liked it over-all because I saw the potential and even though it fell short, enough was there to keep me going. I feel a lot of people will see different views and aspects to the story than others do. It has some complexity in parts and with everything between woven together at different points instead of all at once, it does give you some food for thought. I would wish for a different ending but, that's not meant to be. If you have not discovered this author yet you should. She writes both mystery novels and historical romances. She has a lot to offer many different types of readers. Pick up a book, read it, I think you'll be pleased. Even though "The Third Heiress" was a departure from me...it was worth it. Enjoy!
This broke my heart.......2005-11-16
I don't like to read books where the "good guys" lose. Kate was such a lively character and in spite of the fact she disappeared nearly 90 years ago, the explanation of how she "ends" was horrible! Edward never found happiness and was estranged from the son he should have loved more than life itself. Anne's complete transformation to a hateful woman was hard to believe. Alex falling for Jill was tough to swallow, as she lost control of the car that killed his cousin. Hal's obsession and stalking of Jill was never fully explained. The ending was not only unsatisfying, it didn't bring closure to the "Kate" mystery. Pick up another one of Brenda's books to read...
A Frustrating Read!.......2004-02-16
I have only read a few of Ms. Joyce books and read this one on recommendation by a friend. First off I read just about any genre so I was not put off by the fact that this was more of a mystery novel with a dash of romance added between Alex and Jill.
My problem with this read was due to the fact that I felt that some of the sub plots (i.e Lauren, Thomas, and the rest of the family dislike/like/back to dislike) as well as Jill's friend KC witnessing her friends apartment being broken into were never fully explained (meaning why were these problems introduced if they didn't play a part in the story except to add several pages to the read) and another question that plagued me was when exactly did Alex start feeling things for the almost always nauseous Jill? She was constantly wanting to or getting sick. The mystery about Kate was a good vehicle which moved the story forward and the several pages that went back and explained who Anne, Edward, and Kate were was in my opinion very interesting. Jill on the other hand made me frustrated, angry, and forget about feeling any sympathy for her! First she is constantly unsure about Alex but not enough to prevent her from sleeping with him. The total lack of communication between these two people was another difficult thing to understand. The rest of the family was at turns nasty and then nice but it always seemed as if the explanation of how these people felt for Jill was always left hanging. The mystery regarding Hal and his love affair with Kate was in my opinion only a sad way in which to introduce the whole premise of the story.
If you want a frustrated 400+ page read well this is the book for you. The only thing that kept me turning the pages was 1) I wanted to see if things would work out between Alex and Jill with a certain amount of credibility and 2) to find out just exactly what happened to Kate all those years ago! Do yourself a favor and pick this book up second hand or borrow one from a friend.
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The Third Heiress
Brenda Joyce
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5 massmarket paperbacks.
Customer Reviews:
Great story, eye-popping art!.......2001-06-21
After reading some other reviews, I had to speak up. If you only enjoy big fight scenes with no characterization, then this is not the book for you. This is a great story, and features every Titan since the team was founded. You can tell a lot of work went into this story, and the author really cares for the characters.
Definitely a good read, and great artwork to compliment the story.
A bit confusing, but entertaining.......2001-03-19
We'll get the confusing part out of the way first: the desire to include every Titan that ever was, and everyone who ever helped them, got old. Even with the little "id" boxes, it got difficult to keep track of who was who, and the boxes themselves became intrusive after a while.
Other than that, I really enjoyed this book. I'm finding I like Devin Grayson's work a lot, oddly enough for some of the same reasons the other reviewers didn't like it. (BTW, it's Devin, not David. A girl writing comics. Imagine ;)).
As someone only recently getting into the Titans, I found this a good introduction. I liked the interplay of the various characters, both within their respective groups (JLA or Titans) and between mentors and proteges. Sure, there was a lot of talk (not, IMHO, a bad thing), but there was more than enough action to balance it.
The art was great, and the arrangement of panels and scenes interesting without being confusing.
Overall, I highly recommend it.
JLA Vs TITANS.......2000-08-16
talk, talk, talk, talk, talk? . I know the important of the plot , I don't care much usually about the writers , but those names David GRAYSON & Phill JIMENZ I'll remember , the whole story is about syburg rebuilding him self and sleep walking him self to earth capturing the moon and threatening every living thing on earth .
kidnapping the Titans (to keep them close to him as a family) they manage to wake up to realize what he is and ending up facing the JLA to defend their friend in a battle , which batman use for their advantage .
of course you can tell its a good story , but through out the story I couldn't find what I always wont in a comic , for all is so confusing , with wards flooding all over the story , like a long non imaginative novel , though the ending would please anyone a s syburg return to the titans in his new suit and freshen the Titans blood , you'll find that its the only lovely tale in the entire comic book.
A good start to a great new series.......2000-07-31
Ok the Technis Imperative is a good read. It's not a Grant Morrison story, but it is nevertheless a good read. The dialogues between the Titans and the JLA are great, and really bring out the fact that although both teams exist for the the benfit of the world, the Titans are more of a family type atmosphere. What is also great is that during the big fight scene Batman and Nightwing are having an argument about who is right in the middle of a battle. During the entire story neither throws a punch. You can also see just how much the mentors of the Titans care for their onetime sidekicks, and how grown up those same sidekicks have become. Overall a great story. Definitely worth your time and money.
fantastic art, good story.......2000-07-10
the art by phil jimenez, evocative of some of george perez's best work, is the highlight of this book. combined with an above average plot and excellent characterization (devin grayson's strong point), this book is a satisfying graphic novel. one of dc comics better selling mini series in 99.
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The history of Zen can be almost as perplexing as its cryptic koan. In many accounts of Zen history, it is hard to tell who is Chinese and who is Japanese, who lived in the 6th century and who in the 16th. Andy Ferguson attempts to clear the air once and for all. In Zen's Chinese Heritage, he organizes all of the Chinese Zen masters from Bodhidharma at the turn of the 5th century to Huikai in the 13th century, presenting their core records and writings in chronological order by generation--25 generations in all. Drawing from Wudeng Huiyan (Compendium of Five Lamps) and other records, Ferguson translates the classic Zen teachings (including dialogues, anecdotes, and koan) in spare, straightforward language. He also presents an expertly arranged foldout lineage chart of the Zen ancestors, with cross-referencing by Japanese, Chinese pinyin, and Chinese Wade-Giles transcriptions. Ferguson's work is not only a priceless treasury of Zen literature but also a road map to the history of Zen. --Brian Bruya
Book Description
Zen's Chinese Heritage surveys twenty-five generations of enlightened Buddhist teachers through brief biographies and starkly beautiful prose and poetry from Chinese Zen sources. Andrew Ferguson moves chronologically through successive generations of Zen masters, supplementing their core teachings with history, biography, and poetry. The result is an organic understanding of the tradition's evolution as a religious, literary, and historical force. Capturing the austere beauty of the Zen masters' manner of teaching — their earthy style, humor, and humanity — Zen's Chinese Heritage is an intimate and profound human portrait of the enlightened Zen ancients, and an unprecedented look into the depths of this rich cultural heritage. The book includes a deluxe fold-out lineage chart of the Zen ancestors.
Customer Reviews:
Long Awaited Chan History Book.......2004-11-14
I read this book back when I was living in a monastery. I found it to be extraordinary, the other monk that I was living with at the time was also amazed that such a book had been written and he was the one that order one for the monks and one for the nuns.
The book goes through the very beginnings of Chan (Chinese word for Zen) up through the "Golden Age" and beyond. I found very intriguing particularly to see that at one point in the Chan history that there was this point when so many enlightened masters had arose at once. Probably something we may never see again. You will find all Five Schools in here plus other schools that were not so prominent but had an impact as well.
Definitely a book worthy of your dollar.
Banquet.......2002-12-20
I took months to read this book and only ever reached the stage of being an open-mouthed, lightning-struck bystander. Such a treasure is not often found in one life. I congratulate the authors on feeding us such juicy and tangy fruit.
Discovering Our Zen Heritage.......2000-06-14
Zen's Chinese Heritage - The masters and their teachings, by Andrew Ferguson, is a long awaited reference for those wishing to appreciate the origins of the Zen tradition. As a long time practioner of Zen, the many illustrious and noteworthy ancestors of my tradition, have often been nothing more than a confusing collection of names, difficult to pronounce and even more difficult to appreciate as once real and living men and women. Andrew Ferguson's painstaking efforts at bringing to life these practioners of old, and providing us with history and anecdotes from their allusive lives, has enlivened my practice and given new meaning to the many wonderful and amazing persons I encounter in my koan study. This book is a wonderful guide and reference, especially with its accompanying lineage chart, for anyone who is either a practioner of this wonderful tradition or is solely interested in furthering their appreciation for the history of Zen.
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