Resumo de The Crush - SANDRA BROWN

Dr. Rennie
Newton is a successful surgeon in Ft.
Worth. Her colleague and
competitor has just been murdered. Though under suspicion for the crime, Rennie
focuses on the needs of her patients.

This
professionalism served Rennie well during her recent jury service. She was the
foreperson on a controversial case. After carefully considering all facts, she
and her peers agreed that there wasn''t enough evidence to convict professional
hitman Ricky Lozada.

Attracted by
Rennie''s striking looks, Lozada convinces himself that she is in love with him.
After all, she found him not guilty didn''t she? He stalks her in
frightening ways and Rennie''s solid personal foundation starts to crack out of
fear.

Wick
Threadgill is taking an indefinite break from the Fort Worth Police Department
in an attempt to run away from his painful past. Lozada murdered Wick''s brother
years ago. When Wick learns Lozada is free to continue his killing career, he
is motivated to return to Fort Worth
and finish what was started so long ago.

The Crush revolves around the lives of Rennie,
Wick and Lozada. Rennie prefers to keep her suitor a secret and live in fear.
Wick works undercover surveillance, watching the doctor/murder suspect from a
house down the street. Lozada observes it all, continuing to incorrectly assume
Rennie is in love with him.

Rennie is
most comfortable alone, but this preference puts her in grave danger. Wick
falls for her from afar. He must win her trust before it''s too late. This
Sandra Brown novel has the main characters driving all over Texas while Lozada terrorizes everyone in
the process.

Brown is
returning to familiar territory for this tale, and that''s not necessarily a
good thing. The suspense that was evident from page one of Envy is merely
mediocre here. Rennie is the typical Brown heroine: beautiful, successful and
smart, except when in danger. Given the doctor''s distance, she''s barely
likable. The soap opera dialogue in The Crush is also a trait inherited
from past novels like Exclusive.

One thing
Sandra Brown does well is a sizzling sex scene and The Crush has
several. Sadly, her characters always seem to drop their drawers at the most
inappropriate times (usually when they''re on the run and their lives are in
danger). This time, the coupling comes immediately after tragedy. I guess we
all mourn differently, huh?

The Crush is a great escape novel, but it''s
not the best Brown has to offer. The story doesn''t grab readers as quickly as The
Switch and Envy do. It doesn''t have the memorable setting of Fat
Tuesday. It''s just your average combination suspense/romance tale perfect
for a television movie.

Fans of
Brown''s earlier romance novels should be happy with The Crush. The basic
plot and outcome are similar to earlier works. For the rest of the readers,
there''s no hurry to run out and get your own copy of The Crush. A local
library edition will do just fine.

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