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Title details for Edge of Evil by J. A. Jance - Available

Edge of Evil

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by J. A. Jance
Kristen Kairos
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The end of her high-profile broadcasting career came too soon for TV journalist Alison Reynolds—bounced off the air by executives who wanted a ""younger face."" With a divorce from her cheating husband of ten years also pending, there is nothing keeping her in L.A. any longer. Cut loose from her moorings, Ali is summoned back home to Sedona, Arizona, by the death of a childhood friend. Once there she seeks solace in the comforting rhythms of her parents' diner, the Sugarloaf Café, and launches an on-line blog as therapy for others who have been similarly cut loose.

But when threatening posts begin appearing, Ali finds out that running a blog is far more up-close and personal than sitting behind a news desk. And far more dangerous. Suddenly something dark and deadly is swirling around her life . . . and a killer may be hunting her next.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Ali Reynolds

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 22, 2008

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780061702365
      • File size: 237168 KB
      • Duration: 08:14:05

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Things are dire for popular Los Angeles TV news anchor Ali Reynolds. She's unceremoniously fired because, at 45, she's "too old" to pull in the youth market. In addition, her husband's been cheating, and when her dear friend's body is found, suicide is suspected. Ali begins a therapy blog for herself and others who've been "cut loose." On it, she vents her frustrations, explores her grief, and answers lengthy emails from people who connect with her blog. Narrator Kristen Kairos succeeds in making Ali a confused, concerned semi-celebrity. Kairos's male voices are a bit too breathy and gruff, but when Ali starts to get hate-emails and threats become substance, Kairos nicely darkens the mood. Ali has more adventures in WEB OF EVIL and HAND OF EVIL. S.J.H. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      December 5, 2005
      At the start of this disappointing thriller from bestseller Jance (Long Time Gone
      ), Alison Reynolds, a 45-year-old Los Angeles television news anchor, loses her job, realizes her marriage is a sham and learns that her childhood friend Reenie Bernard has disappeared after being diagnosed with ALS. Alison efficiently handles the first two problems, hiring attorneys specializing in discrimination and divorce. With her supportive college student son, Chris, she heads for Sedona, Ariz., her hometown, to visit her sympathetic parents and await news of Reenie. When Chris sets up a blog for her, Alison, usually tense and judgmental, begins revealing herself to strangers, a practice that leads to a personal threat. After Reenie's body is found, the police pronounce her a suicide; Alison disagrees and begins to investigate her friend's life. The reader learns much about age and sex discrimination, spousal abuse, the effects of catastrophic illness on families and anonymous Internet communication. The result, though, is a polemical novel with poorly developed characters and predictable situations uncharacteristic of this talented author.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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