Review: Everyone Has A Double..... Or Do They?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2014
I've always been told that everyone has a double, I've actually met mine!  In Dead Ringer, V.B. Tenery will have you riding a roller coaster of is she/isn't she until the very end.  I've come to expect from this author a perfect mix of romance and suspense, peppered with faith and hope throughout and she doesn't disappoint.  What I think is great is that while they are great reading, I don't have to skip through raunchy sex scenes and verbal onslaughts of cursing.  I can actually read the entire book!  She has done her homework and while I'm trying not to give anything away, I have to say that I wasn't sure through most of the book if Mercy was really Mercy Lawrence or Traci Wallace.  Virginia does a great job of keeping you guessing.  She has definitely done her homework and I feel like I've been given a glimpse not only into the life styles of the really rich but also into the hidden world of covert ops!  Her accounts and descriptions of characters and situations are so real you feel as if you are literally watching the scenes play out instead of just reading about them.  This author fills in the gaps so you don't wonder, "well how did he get away with that", or "why didn't she do this?"  etc.  If you have enough money, you can do just about anything, even the things Thomas Wallace did in this book!  To walk with the heroine from one bad situation to another feeling her fear, her anxiety, her anger, her helplessness, her compassion etc. is just one of the qualities of a good book.  Losing yourself in the main character to me is the best part.  What good would fiction be if we weren't able to escape for a bit?  I'm not a romance type reader but I don't mind a little romance thrown in with the suspense and for me Virginia Tenery gets just the right mix.  There are some twists and turns that you don't see coming or at least I didn't.  There were also a couple of AHA moments for me and I like that.  For me a really good book is one that keeps me guessing but also has just enough hints that I can play super sleuth myself as I'm reading.  This isn't the same type of book as "Works of Darkness", (which so far is still my favorite), but it is a good read.  When I started it, I finished it the same day because there was always something going on that I thought I had to find out what happened, but when one suspense line was winding down another one started up.  THAT is what keeps me reading!  Thank you V.B. Tenery for giving me a copy of the book, I thouroughly enjoyed it and my review is my own opinion based on reading the book not getting it free. :-)