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Risking It All: (Fran Varady 4) [Kindle Edition]

Ann Granger
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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When Fran Varady is approached by Private Investigator Clarence Duke, she mistrusts him on instinct. But she can’t ignore what he has to tell her. Her mother, Eva, who walked out on Fran when she was only seven years old, has hired Clarence to find her daughter. And for good reason. Eva is dying. Within days, Fran is reunited with the mother she hasn't seen for fifteen years, and is soon to lose again.  But the biggest bombshell is still to come.  Eva has another child - a daughter she gave up soon after her birth - and she wants Fran to find her.Matters aren't helped by the fact that slippery Clarence Duke seems intent on discovering what she's up to.  But it's when he's found dead in his car outside Fran's home that the trouble really begins ...

About the Author

Ann Granger has worked in British embassies in various parts of the world. She met her husband, who was also working for the British Embassy, in Prague and together they received postings to places as far apart as Munich and Lusaka. They are now permanently based in Oxfordshire.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 460 KB
  • Print Length: 324 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0747268010
  • Publisher: Headline (9 Dec 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B004OBZNYY
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #142,085 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
This series is not as enjoyable as her Mitchell and Markby one, and yes, if i had the choice (and the power) i would say that she should only write that series.

Nonetheless, this is extremely enjoyable, and a ncie, light, read. If you want a break from the harder kind of fiction we are getting today (see, Mo Hayder in particular, an excellent writer) then this is a good candidate.

The plot is good, and it's great to see the introduction (and exuent) of Eva, Fran's mother. It really has injected something into the series, and is nicely different to much in fiction today.

The writing is lively and fun, and Fran is a very likeable character. The plot is a cracker, at heart a traditional detective story with a nice contemporary twist. However, the only thing which lets it down is the fact that the identity and motivation of the killer struck me as a little unlikely. However, that does not detract from the high-quality of this mystery.

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7 of 12 people found the following review helpful
DISAPPOINTING 9 Aug 2001
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
I HAVE READ ALL OF ANN GRANGER'S MYSTERY BOOKS. THIS FRAN VARADY MYSTERY WAS A DISAPPOINTMENT. THE CHARACTERS WERE NOT WELL DEVELOPED. I AM TIRED ABOUT HEARING THAT NOTHING EVER GOES RIGHT FOR FRAN. CAN WE GIVE HER A BREAK HERE? THE STORY LINES JUMPED AND THE BOOK TOOK FOREVER TO READ. PLEASE GIVE US A GOOD MEREDITH AND MARKBY NOVEL TO MAKE UP FOR THIS DISAPPOINTMENT.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Another superb reading by Kim Hicks 17 Aug 2004
By S. Saunders - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio Cassette
Ann Granger's Fran Varady novels take us to the streets of today's London where Fran, a young woman who is constantly struggling to find employment and a place to live, rubs shoulders with friends and foes, tramps, con men, cops, shopowners - and in this case also her dying mother.

This is a shock because her mom walked out on Fran and her dad 14 years before, when Fran was 7 years old, and hadn't been heard from since. Now a sleazy PI finds Fran at her mom's request - and another shock follows when Fran gets to the hospice: Fran has a young half sister. And mom has a dying wish...

Yes, this plunges Fran into a round of encounters with strangers all over town, and a dead body on her doorstep, and worse. Except for the fact that Fran is to her residences roughly what Janet Evanovich's protagonist Stephanie Plum is to her cars (a jinx to put it mildly), this was a satisfying and interesting book.

Kim Hicks is the perfect performer for the Fran Varady books and she's in fine form on this one. Highly recommended.
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