Truly unsuccessful novel, unfortunately. Unnatural and pretentious plot and characters. Unlikely developments in their lives and reactions to deaths in their family. I am a great admirer of Ms. Danielle Steel books, old and new ones, but this one had been a very low point in her creative career.
The happiness, that seems unreachable, finally comes...after a long hard and unpleasant tries to a woman with strange and wicked childhood and youth...But who manages through hard work, a few, but devoted friends and psychiatric help to see the light at the end of her road....At her ripe age of 50s. A wonderful and extremely relevant and needed story; almost leavable today, except for a "small" difference in magnitude of money inheritance by the heroine and her lovely fiance's title. The story is marvelously written. The only "slips" is when the author uses curse in a few places. I am vehemently against it ! One should Never do that ! Every emotion can be expressed without the use of violence.
A case of the murder of impotent schizophrenic. His wife is actually the tormentor and thus his murderer, but not technically. And thus goes unpunished while truly belonging to prison. Her sister, after manipulating too much in order to save the husband, suffers caught red-handed on a spot. The mystery has some resemblance of Dostoevsky method of "translating" of thinking about the human nature... The book is extremely unpleasant in its physical details but the route of intelligent thought is there.
A not so interesting or a mysterious account. The case of of the simple murder in order to obtain the loot,,, Not deserved by any meaning. Inheritance, sharing in the theft or other. Just simple act of greed and easy enrichment... The girl by name of Felicie has nothing to do with the act of murder here. Unfortunately, the translation is lacking the depth and clarity of expression. Many sentences are somewhat unfinished, and the reader is left wanting more... I do not recommend this book.
A good story, where Maigret starts with no concrete plans nor clear understanding of crime...but rather follows his instincts and applies his physically exhausting methods of traveling to see the million of strange and suspicious places that might be "It" In order to solve the crime(s) and to make sense of the inner happenings. Great account in logical thinking to enjoy !
