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Saving Grace
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Grace Pierrepoint Rendell, the only child of an ailing billionaire, has been treated for paranoia since childhood. When she secretly quits her meds, she begins to suspect that once her father passes, her husband will murder her for her inheritance. Realizing that no one will believe the ravings of a supposed psychotic, she devises a creative way to save herself—she will write herself out of danger, authoring a novel with the heroine in exactly the same circumstances, thus subtly exposing her husband's scheme to the world. She hires acclaimed author Lynn Andrews to help edit her literary insurance policy, but when Lynn is murdered, Grace is discovered standing over the bloody remains. The clock is ticking: can she write and publish her manuscript before she is strapped into a straitjacket, accused of homicide, or lowered six feet under? With a cast of secondary characters whose challenges mirror Grace's own, Saving Grace is, at its core, an allegory for the struggle of the marginalized to be heard and live life on their own terms.
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Saving Grace is one of those books that will keep you up all night reading. With it’s intriguing plot and questionable characters, I literally couldn’t put this book down. Not only does Barr successfully deliver a fast-paced, gripping suspense story, but the well developed characters also made it feel dimensional and realistic at the same time.
While I really enjoyed the book, I also felt that some of the supporting sub-characters were distracting and unnecessary, such as Kenzie’s side story. It began to feel less like a thriller and more like a cozy mystery at that point, but overall I would still recommend it to domestic or psychological thriller fans alike. I look forward to reading more of D.M Barr’s books in the future.
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About D.M. Barr
By day, a mild-mannered salesperson, wife, mother, rescuer of senior shelter dogs and competitive trivia player (Go Penguins!) happily living just north of NYC. By night, an author of sex, suspense and satire.
My background includes stints in travel marketing, travel journalism, meeting planning, public relations, financial services and real estate. I was, for a long and happy time, an award-winning travel magazine writer and editor. Then kids happened. And I needed to actually make money. Now they're off doing whatever it is they do (of which I have no idea since they won't friend me on Facebook) and I can spend my spare time weaving tales of debauchery and whatever else tickles my fancy.
The main thing to remember about my work is that I am NOT one of my characters. For example, as a real estate broker, I've never played Bondage Bingo in one of my empty listings or offed one of my problem clients. And I haven't killed off the owner of the nearest weight loss clinic either.
But that's not to say I haven't wanted to...
