A review by tita_noir
Someone to Watch Over Me by Judith McNaught
4.0
So Goodreads tells me I read this book (or rather I told Goodreads back in 2011 when I first joined). I know I read it because I read all of Judith McNaught's books. But when I saw this title I had nothing. No idea what it was about, that she had even written a book with this title... nothing. So I decided to re-read.
I wondered if I'd remember half way through and go 'Oh it was that book" But nope. I read this entire book and it was like new.
And it was pretty good. It is always a crapshoot going back to re-read old stuff, to see if it holds up. But this was quite good and held up well. Also it was a great little whodunnit mystery with not one but two romances! And I kinda liked the secondary romance a tick more.
In this one we have a big broadway star, Leigh Manning and her husband Logan who plan a cozy trip into the mountains for a weekend get-away. Logan has to draw Leigh a map (this was written before the saturation of smartphones as we know them, so no handy-dandy google maps or GPS at your fingertips). Leigh gets lost and has a car accident and crashes down the mountain. Luckily she is rescued. But while she is in the hospital she learns the terrible news that her husband Logan has disappeared.
Enter the detectives who, of course always suspect the spouse. And in Leigh's case she is an actress so they think she is acting all the time. The story is told in alternation POVs -- from Leigh's (of course she is innocent, we know this) and from the cops (a duo that consists of an older grizzled vet and a younger female cop, Samantha, whose detective shield is only a month old). They are later joined buy a steely eyed Maverick named Mitch 'Mack' McCord who always gets his man.
What I liked about the detectives in this one is that they weren't painted as malicious or evil but a little tunnel vision because they had a theory and was sticking with it. But we get to see their process and how they evolve to being to learn the truth. Also there is a nice secondary plot about police corruption that feels timely and gives that side of the equation some extra layers.
Of course the hero, Michael appears and muddies the waters. As we learn more and more unsavory things about Logan, Michael's self appointed role as Leigh's guardian Kkight just makes her look guiltier in the eyes of the police. But Michael is a typical McNaught hero. He is mega rich, ruthless, sexy, smart, powerful, and did I already say ruthless? He is a power player to the Nth degree.
As the story goes on it is nice to see Sam and Mack work together to uncover the truth (honestly Mack was also a typical McNaught hero -- he needed his own book). And to see Michael and Leigh discover their love for each other.
The mystery is solved, our hero and heroine are suitably heroic and even the detectives come through in their pursuit of the right type of justice (and their own little romance).
This was a quick read and really enjoyable. I upped my earlier 3-star rating to 4-stars.
I wondered if I'd remember half way through and go 'Oh it was that book" But nope. I read this entire book and it was like new.
And it was pretty good. It is always a crapshoot going back to re-read old stuff, to see if it holds up. But this was quite good and held up well. Also it was a great little whodunnit mystery with not one but two romances! And I kinda liked the secondary romance a tick more.
In this one we have a big broadway star, Leigh Manning and her husband Logan who plan a cozy trip into the mountains for a weekend get-away. Logan has to draw Leigh a map (this was written before the saturation of smartphones as we know them, so no handy-dandy google maps or GPS at your fingertips). Leigh gets lost and has a car accident and crashes down the mountain. Luckily she is rescued. But while she is in the hospital she learns the terrible news that her husband Logan has disappeared.
Enter the detectives who, of course always suspect the spouse. And in Leigh's case she is an actress so they think she is acting all the time. The story is told in alternation POVs -- from Leigh's (of course she is innocent, we know this) and from the cops (a duo that consists of an older grizzled vet and a younger female cop, Samantha, whose detective shield is only a month old). They are later joined buy a steely eyed Maverick named Mitch 'Mack' McCord who always gets his man.
What I liked about the detectives in this one is that they weren't painted as malicious or evil but a little tunnel vision because they had a theory and was sticking with it. But we get to see their process and how they evolve to being to learn the truth. Also there is a nice secondary plot about police corruption that feels timely and gives that side of the equation some extra layers.
Of course the hero, Michael appears and muddies the waters. As we learn more and more unsavory things about Logan, Michael's self appointed role as Leigh's guardian Kkight just makes her look guiltier in the eyes of the police. But Michael is a typical McNaught hero. He is mega rich, ruthless, sexy, smart, powerful, and did I already say ruthless? He is a power player to the Nth degree.
As the story goes on it is nice to see Sam and Mack work together to uncover the truth (honestly Mack was also a typical McNaught hero -- he needed his own book). And to see Michael and Leigh discover their love for each other.
The mystery is solved, our hero and heroine are suitably heroic and even the detectives come through in their pursuit of the right type of justice (and their own little romance).
This was a quick read and really enjoyable. I upped my earlier 3-star rating to 4-stars.