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The Friday 56 is hosted by Freda’s Voice.The only rules are to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your ereader and find any sentence or a few ( no spoilers) that grabs you and post it.
Please join Rose City Reader every Friday to share the first sentence or so of the book you are reading along with you initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires.
Please include the title of the book and the author’s name.
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Night Whispers by Judith McNaught is a suspense thriller mystery based in Florida.
My 1st edition hardcover published in 1998.
The jacket design was done by Lisa Litwack.
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My 56
“Because I got better that very night. And do you know why I made such a miraculous recovery?”
“No, why?”
“I made that miraculous recovery because I refused to do anything that would ever, ever force us to accept one cent from that creep.”
(Page 56 in hardcover, published in 2005)
Book Beginnings
He’d been following her for three days, watching. Waiting.
GOODREADS BLURB: A policewoman in a small Florida community, Sloan Reynolds knows that her modest upbringing was a long way from the social whirl of Palm Beach, the world inhabited by her father and her sister, Paris. Total strangers to Sloan, they have never tried to contact her — until a sudden invitation arrives, to meet them and indulge in the Palm Beach social season.
A woman who values her investigative work, Sloan is unmoved by the long-overdue parental gesture. But when FBI agent Paul Richardson informs her that her father and his associates are suspected of fraud, conspiracy, and murder, Sloan agrees to enter into her father’s life — while hiding her true profession.
Sloan’s on top of her game until she meets Noah Maitland, a multinational corporate player and one of the FBI’s prime suspects — and finds herself powerfully attracted to him, against her deepest instincts. When a shocking murder shatters the seductive facade of the wealth and glamour surrounding her, Sloan must maneuver through a maze of deceit and passion, to find someone to trust — and to decipher the truth behind those terrifying whispers in the dark
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My mom absolutely loved reading Judith McNaught! I seem to recall this one coming home from the library with us on more than one occasion. Hope you enjoy it, too!
With that opening sentence I can’t help but think all kinds of ‘goodness’ is coming. 🙂
Love that opening! The synopsis appeals to me, too. This sounds like a book I’d enjoy a lot.
My Friday post features The Midwife of Hope River.
It got my attention quick!
This sounds like a good one. Enjoy your current read! 🙂
I hope you do too.
I’m wondering how I never read her books! Loving that cover too:)
My Friday 56 from One Of Windsor
Glad to share something you haven’t read. 🙂
I’ve heard of this one but never read it. Sounds up my alley though! Creeptastic! Happy weekend!
Hard to miss with that opening sentence. Have a great weekend, Freda.
Enjoy! This author is on my must-read one of these days lists. The title alone is enough to draw me in.
Glad to hear it, Catherine. Happy reading and enjoy the weekend.
I don’t think I’ve ever read this author…but this one sounds like my kind of read. Thanks for sharing…and for visiting my blog.
Glad to hear it Laurel. Happy reading.
This one sounds like a good read! 🙂
Stormi
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This sounds pretty good! Thanks for sharing.
Lauren @ Always Me
To be honest, I can’t remember if I’ve read anything by Judith McNaught or not – I’ll have to check into her book list – here’s my Friday meme
Ooh, Night Whispers, sounds creepy and also very thrilling. Hope you enjoy your weekend!
Woah! Great opening!
I thought so too. Thanks for dropping in Glenna.