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 Mosaic byGayle Lynds ISBN 067102406X Pocket Books 528 pages, 1999 Reviewed by Susan McBride Family secrets, international intrigue, crooked cops and politicians, a presidential election up for grabs to the highest bidder. Just another day in the life of American government? In this case, all are elements of MOSAIC, a book made for leisurely summertime reading. As its title suggests, this is a novel of seemingly disparate pieces meticulously fused together to create a contemporary and relevant thriller. Julia Austrian is a world-renowned pianist mysteriously stricken by blindness years ago on the night of her concert debut. She has lived for a decade without vision--and successfully so--until the evening of a performance in London when she unexpectedly regains her sight only to witness her mother's murder. She sees the face of the killer for a split second, before she's plunged into darkness yet again. But it's a face she knows she will never forget, and she won't rest until the woman is apprehended. Back in the States, Julia's uncle, Creighton Redmond, is making a bid for the presidency and will apparently do whatever it takes to win, including orchestrating a smear campaign against his opponent, imprisoning his own father to keep him quiet about family skeletons, using the CIA as his personal plaything and even committing murder. The plot thickens when Julia is framed in the killing of a kind therapist who helps her recover her sight in order to track her mother's assassin. Suddenly on the run and all alone, Julia's only supporter is a CIA analyst named Sam Keeline, who is himself on the trail of something important to him: missing treasures stolen during World War II, possibly by both of Julia's grandfather's, Lyle Redmond and Dan Austrian, who'd both served in Europe at the war's end. Best-selling author Lynds takes the strings of each plotline and twines them together in a seamless tale of treachery and adventure. Well-researched and written with a style that's close to perfection, MOSAIC is one book you'll want in your bag at poolside in the hot months ahead. |
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