White Mountain

Isabella Abott never questioned the love and trust she felt for her father and six elderly 'uncles' who were fixtures in her life while she was growing up. When her father dies suddenly she is devestated. Being dealt another blow on top of that, she learns that one of her 'uncles' was murdered while he was on vacation in Brighton Beach, where the population is made of of mostly Russian immigrants. When 'writer' Jack Dolan shows up to do research for a book, Isabella is swept away by the feelings she has for the stranger. When her life starts unraveling more than she thought possible, Isabella turns to Jack, instead of one of the uncles.FBI Agent Jack Dolan came to White Mountain to find answers to why a Russian scientist faked his death more than twenty years ago only to end up on White Mountain as a seemingly respectable doctor. The more questions that Jack gets answered, the more he seems to have as the mystery gets bigger and bigger.I read the review where it was only given one star and I honestly had no idea what the mystery was early on in the book. The feelings between Jack and Isabella were not superficial as the writer stated, but unexpected and powerful. This is one of the better McCall books that I've read.

White Mountain by Dinah McCall is an excellent must read. It leaves you on the edge of your seat wondering what will happen to the characters. When my boss handed it to me to read at work, I was sure that I wouldn't care for it but it was fantastic. And I am so glad that it had a happy ending where two people found each other. It was well written and the part about the Indian had me guessing until the end. Excellent reading.

Isabella Abbott has spent her entire life on White Mountain, running Abbott House, andtaking care of her father, and his closest friends, who are honorary uncles. It comes as a complete shock when within the span of a few days her whole worlds changes. Her father passes away, and Frank, one of her honorary uncles, is found murdered in New York. FBI agent Jack Dolan receives a call to check out what a seems at first to be a small glitch-how was a man who died thirty years ago found murdered in New York city? Setting off to White Mountain to investigate what he's sure is just a defection, Jack find himself floored when he sees a portrait on the wall in Abbott House that seems to be speaking to him. After being told the Isabella in the portrait has long been dead, Jack is shocked once again when he runs into the very image of the portrait on a night forage in the kitchen. He thinks he's a seeing ghost!!Isabella quickly sets Jack straight, and finds herself drawn to this man who claims to be a writer. It's not long before Jack discovers there is much more to this case than he'd first thought, and that somehow Isabella is a key. What were her remaining four uncles up to here on White Mountain? And just how does Isabella, whom he's quickly falling for, play into the case?Ms. McCall once again delivers a top notch suspense story, with elements of the paranormal that will in turn shock you, and have you lingering in deep thought over the possibilities. I wish this book would have had a hundred more pages, to we'd have gotten to know the characters a little more in depth, but the story is vibrant and alive, and pulls you right in. Whether writing as Dinah McCall or Sharon Sala, her romantic suspense books continue to thrill and entertain!

I absolutely could not put this book down. I thought it was great! It was mystery and romance mixed together in a perfect combination. There are a few confusing scenes, but for the most part, the flow of the book is excellent. The ending is happy, and all loose ends are tied up. The main female character suffers enormous losses that seem unfair for any person to have to go through. Of course, she needs a strong, handsome man to lean on. Overall, it's a really good book that I would suggest to anyone.

Retired Braden, Montana botanist Frank Walton comes to Brooklyn to "smell" the Brighton Beach "Little Russia" neighborhood a reminder of his homeland. He needs this because he knows he is dying from cancer. However, someone recognizes him as Vaclav Waller, a Russian Nobel Prize nominee, who died in a plane crash in 1970. Threatened to be returned to Moscow, Frank chooses death. The FBI cannot understand how a Russian supposedly dead thirty years is a modern day murder victim. FBI agent Jack Dolan travels to Braden, Montana, the last known address of the victim, to ferret out the truth. In the remote small town a very popular, extremely successful fertility clinic services people from all over. The local boardinghouse owned and operated by Isabella Abbott caters mostly to clinic visitors, employers, and patients. Jack and Isabella share the magnetism that draws them towards each other even at their first encounter. Still, the Fed wonders how she is involved in the secrets of a person who died "twice" and the sensational accomplishments of the clinic run by her family and friends? WHITE MOUNTAIN is an exciting romantic intrigue that starts off at a high level of tension and just keeps rising until the tale is finished. The story line is fast-paced whether its in Brooklyn or Braden. The lead couple is a delight and the support cast brings out Brighten Beach and Big Sky country so that readers will believe they have been to both while perusing Dinah McCall's taut thriller.Harriet Klausner