Finding Mary BLaine
Prominent Attorney's Wife Killed in Bombing!
The morning's newspaper headline leaves Blaine Anderson reeling. Only a few hours ago she'd dragged herself dazed and bleeding from the smoking rubble, but it might as well been a lifetime ago - - because now the world believes she is dead.
Before Blaine can reach her husband, the bomber strikes again. With terrifying clarity she realizes he's bent on wiping out the witnesses to his crime - - and she's one of them. Without money and ID she becomes Mary Blaine, hiding in a homeless shelter, knowing it's too dangerous to go home.
Meanwhile, her husband, Mark, realizes his carefully managed life is beginning to crumble. After years of taking Blaine for granted, he finally grasps how nothing - - not even a promising career in politics - - is worth it without her by his side. Desperately he searches for anyone who was with Blaine just prior to the blast. But instead he finds something - - someone - - much more important.
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Reviews
Thomas (Widows of Wichita County, etc., ) skillfully, and at times humorously, depicts the various street characters who assist Blaine, and she does an excellent job of portraying Mark's moving metamorphosis - - with the help of an irresistibly eccentric old lady neighbor--from cold careerist to caring human being. By the book's end, the author has believably revitalized the dead-end relationship of two emotionally numbed people.
Publisher's Weekly
4 STARS!
Vividly written, Finding Mary Blaine is a harrowing depiction of any woman's nightmare. The characterizations are the best part--Thomas's people are wonderfully diverse, and there's not a stereotype to be found.
Catherine Witmer, Romantic Times
"Finding Mary Blaine is an exhilarating romantic suspense that focuses on a mousy heroine surviving by befriending street people. The story line moves forward at a fast clip, but readers gain an appreciation for Mary, Mark, and several folks she befriends. Though the inability to reach Mark sees odd in an age of communication even with his mentor manipulating much of the scenario, fans will appreciate this rousing look at the plight of the homeless wrapped inside an exciting thriller."
Harriet Klausner, AllReaders.com
"In Finding Mary Blaine, Jodi Thomas does a splendid job of character development, but that's too mild and overworked a term for the way Mark and Blaine evolve through suffering... Lest you think Finding Mary Blaine is all dark, I assure you it's not. The people Blaine meets among the down-and- out provide moments of humor and warmth over and above the tragedy of their lives...I have long been a fan of Ms. Thomas's Western historical romances and am happy to say her foray into contemporary suspense is a resounding success. I highly recommend you look for Finding Mary Blaine."
Jane Bowers, Romance Reviews Today
". . . in Finding Mary Blaine, Thomas shows that she can deliver the goods on romantic suspense . . . This tale features an interesting heroine and a well-developed suspense plot . . . Jodi Thomas has a wonderful writing style, and Finding Mary Blaine is the sort of book that will keep readers turning the pages." Lynn Spencer, All About Books
"Finding Mary Blaine may be her [Jodi Thomas's] best writing to date . . . [she] always tells a good story, but something about the immediacy and intricacy of this one puts it in a category by itself. It is realistic in the way fiction can be realistic…sort of riding just slightly above believability. If you haven’t read this one yet, I urge you to read it . . ."
Sissy Jacobson, Reviewers-Choice Reviews