The One That Got Away
by Naomi Rand
Emma Price Series, No. 1
HarperCollins - August 2001
ISBN: 0060199385 - Hardcover
Mystery/ Hardboiled - strong
material
Reviewed
by Robyn Glazer, Myshelf.com
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Everyone knows that
it is hard to find a good baby-sitter, one that clicks with the child
and parents, and one who is actually responsible. Emma Price has accomplished
this difficult task by hiring Bea Castillo. Bea is a fun and caring young
woman, who splits her time between school and work. Bea has that rare
talent of getting along with everyone she meets. That is why it is such
a shock to everyone when Bea is found dead, drowned at Coney Island.
Although the police
are looking at it as an accident, Emma knows that that cannot be the situation,
as Bea has had a long time phobia about going in the water past her ankles.
Emma Price is determined to figure out what has happened to Bea and nothing
is going to get in her way. Not even the fact that she has just found
out that she is pregnant and her husband has left her. Emma realizes that
things could get ugly before they get better ... but that has never stopped
her before.
The One That Got Away
is suspenseful book that will keep you reading. The action is well paced
and never forced. On the other hand, I found Emma to be a character that
I could not identify with when she was investigating. Her behavior seemed
inappropriate at times, never thinking beyond the moment. It almost seemed
as if her logical side disappeared. Other than that, I was impressed with
the way that Emma struggled with the knowledge of being pregnant. She
did not fall apart nor did she pretend to be happy about the situation
she was faced with. I believe that overall, this was a good book and I
will read the next in the series.
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