Face of Betrayal

February 16, 2009
Wiehl, a Fox News commentator and legal analyst, teams with mystery veteran Henry (Buried Diamonds
) on a sizzling political thriller. When 17-year-old Senate page Katie Converse goes missing on her Christmas break near her parents’ white Victorian home in Portland, Ore., law enforcement and media personnel go into overdrive in a search for clues. Three friends at the pinnacle of their respective careers—Allison Pierce, a federal prosecutor; Cassidy Shaw, a crime reporter; and Nicole Hedges, an FBI special agent—soon discover that Katie wasn’t the picture of innocence painted by her parents. It appears Katie was having an affair with a much older man, a senator whose political career could be derailed if the affair was publicized. The seamless plot offers a plethora of twists and turns. A blurb from Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly will help draw attention to Wiehl’s debut.

What's not new in this first thriller by the two authors is the joining of a group of women to form yet another troika of females who investigate high crimes and misdemeanors. What IS new is the collaboration of the two authors-- Lis Wiehl, a for-real Fox News reporter, and April Henry, a novelist-- to write this fascinating story of the search for a U.S. Senate page, age 17, who has disappeared. Is she a murder victim, or has she run away? What does a famous senator have to do with her disappearance? Listeners will hear narrator Pam Turlow deal completely with all these questions. She clearly distinguishes between the three heroines, is highly believable as the missing young woman, and is one of the better female emulators of the male voice. As the women of the "Triple Threat" move swiftly toward the solution, you've got to admire the way Turlow pulls off the conclusion. A.L.H. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

October 1, 2009
"Fox News" legal correspondent Wiehl teams up with YA mystery novelist Henry (www.aprilhenrymysteries.com) in this first entry in a new series featuring three professional female crime fighters who work together to solve the mystery of a Senate page's disappearance. Actress/narrator Pam Turlow, who previously voiced characters for the "Left Behind" audio series, aptly interprets the female characters here. By contrast, her male voices sound a bit strained and unnatural, but this will not greatly hinder listeners' enjoyment of the book. A good choice for YA and adult female patrons.Ilka Gordon, Siegal Coll. of Judaic Studies Lib., Cleveland

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