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Paperback Too Close to the Falls: A Memoir Book

ISBN: 014200040X

ISBN13: 9780142000403

Too Close to the Falls

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Welcome to the childhood of Catherine McClure Gildiner. It is the mid-1950s in Lewiston, New York, a sleepy town near Niagara Falls. Divorce is unheard of, mothers wear high heels to the beauty salon, and television has only just arrived.

At the tender age of four, Cathy accompanies Roy, the deliveryman at her father's pharmacy, on his routes. She shares some of their memorable deliveries-sleeping pills to Marilyn Monroe (in town filming Niagara), sedatives to Mad Bear, a violent Tuscarora chief, and fungus cream to Warty, the gentle operator of the town dump. As she reaches her teenage years, Cathy's irrepressible spirit spurs her from dangerous sled rides that take her "too close to the Falls" to tipsy dances with the town priest.

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Gread read. Peyton is such an intriguing horoine. (It's hard to believe this book was written by a male author.) Grippando did an excellent job in hiding the identities of "ladydoc" and "psycho." I didn't see that one coming. I had suspicion that "ladydoc" was not real, but I wasn't sure. I also had suspicion about the real identity of "psycho." Perhaps those were the reasons that compelled me to read the entire book...

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Gripping all the way to the end!

This book had me from the first chapter with Peyton Shields apparently being stalked by a madman. Peyton works as a doctor for children in a clinic. To compound her problems, she is on real shaky ground with her husband Kevin, her mother is very domineering about Peyton and Peyton's relationship with Kevin, and Peyton is in trouble with the hospital over accidently shooting someone while stopping a violent man in the hospital...

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Most Realistic Fiction about Crime

"Peyton is a first year resident at a Boston Hospital when she is rescued by a stranger in an automobile accident. No one believes her account of the events as she must confront those closest to her in this psychological thriller. Grippando continues to write the most realistic fiction about crime and criminals."

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What a Thrill Ride!

I decided to read "Lying With Strangers" by James Grippando because of the praises that James Patterson has given his books. Patterson's praises certainly hold up as Grippando shows all the signs of entering the realm of the best mystery writers today--like Harlan Coben, James Patterson, Dean Koontz and many more. The book starts out with a bang as Dr. Peyton Shields is run off the road by a stalker she doesn't even realize...

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Thriller from beginning to end

This book grabs your attention from the first page, and doesn't let you go until its end. The action is almost non-stop, and there are red herrings and clues strewn all about the pages to challenge the reader. You find yourself rooting for the heroine and her husband, and trying to discover the person who is behind all of their problems. As the book gets closer to its conclusion that person becomes somewhat obvious (at least...

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