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viewsshewrites's review
4.0
Killing Jenna Crane is a psychological thriller, writer by Lynette Sofras. The book is in first person.
Ellis Crawford is a highly successful writer of the very popular female detective Jenna Crane. Jenna Ceane has brought him money, success and fame on a large scale. And because of that, Ellis never had any difficulties in getting female attention, and that makes him somewhat of a commitment phobic person.
It is at this point that Chloe comes in his life. Chloe, with her un-ending love for him and intense care, very soon becomes a part of his life. However, very soon the anti-commitment serpent raises its ugly head and Ellis ends up hurting and breaking up with Chloe. He makes a point that he can never fall in love with anyone on a commitment level.
However, he were to eat his own words up when Emily enters his life. Emily is the perfect woman and Ellis can't help fall head over heels for her. She, unlike other women, remains elusive of his fame and his work and keeps insisting that he kill of Jenna Crane because he is meant for so much better work. Emily also becomes instrumental in creating a distance between Ellis and his well wishers too. But Emily has a secret, which turns the world of Ellis upside down. What is that secret? Why is she so adamant on killing off Jenna?
Killing Jenna Crane is a slightly dark psychological thriller, written from Ellis's point of view. The story beautifully captures the life of a writer and the egocentricity and possessiveness they have about their characters or intellectual properties. The reader is kept guessing until the very last chapter of the suspense. Lynette has nicely managed to maintain the tempo of the story all through the book. Lynette Safros has really done a good job with the characters, especially of Ellis and Jenna. Basically everyone else is in supporting roles.
There is a slight blur in the lines between fact and fiction in the book. There are times when it was slightly difficult to understand if whatever is happening is for real for just a figment of imagination. But that adds another tang to the twist. Except for very minor grammatical corrections, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. Ellis took some time to get out of my head, though.
Overall, a good read. I would genuinely recommend it to all this who loves thrillers.
Source: www.shvoong.com/writers/dnair
Ellis Crawford is a highly successful writer of the very popular female detective Jenna Crane. Jenna Ceane has brought him money, success and fame on a large scale. And because of that, Ellis never had any difficulties in getting female attention, and that makes him somewhat of a commitment phobic person.
It is at this point that Chloe comes in his life. Chloe, with her un-ending love for him and intense care, very soon becomes a part of his life. However, very soon the anti-commitment serpent raises its ugly head and Ellis ends up hurting and breaking up with Chloe. He makes a point that he can never fall in love with anyone on a commitment level.
However, he were to eat his own words up when Emily enters his life. Emily is the perfect woman and Ellis can't help fall head over heels for her. She, unlike other women, remains elusive of his fame and his work and keeps insisting that he kill of Jenna Crane because he is meant for so much better work. Emily also becomes instrumental in creating a distance between Ellis and his well wishers too. But Emily has a secret, which turns the world of Ellis upside down. What is that secret? Why is she so adamant on killing off Jenna?
Killing Jenna Crane is a slightly dark psychological thriller, written from Ellis's point of view. The story beautifully captures the life of a writer and the egocentricity and possessiveness they have about their characters or intellectual properties. The reader is kept guessing until the very last chapter of the suspense. Lynette has nicely managed to maintain the tempo of the story all through the book. Lynette Safros has really done a good job with the characters, especially of Ellis and Jenna. Basically everyone else is in supporting roles.
There is a slight blur in the lines between fact and fiction in the book. There are times when it was slightly difficult to understand if whatever is happening is for real for just a figment of imagination. But that adds another tang to the twist. Except for very minor grammatical corrections, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. Ellis took some time to get out of my head, though.
Overall, a good read. I would genuinely recommend it to all this who loves thrillers.
Source: www.shvoong.com/writers/dnair
booksuperpower's review
5.0
To see my review of this book, check out Romancing the Book Blog this week- Romantic Suspense week. (8-6-9, 2014)