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Morning, Noon and Night
First published 1995 · 506 pages
A glamorous, high-stakes game of deception where unimaginable wealth breeds deadly family warfare.
What it feels like
Plunge into a world of unimaginable wealth and cutthroat family politics, where every luxury masks a deadly secret. This propulsive mystery thrives on sensational drama, sweeping the reader from the sun-drenched Mediterranean to the tense, grieving halls of Boston's elite. The mood is relentlessly glamorous yet soaked in suspicion, as a contested legacy sparks a passionate and dangerous game of wits. The prose moves at a breakneck pace, prioritizing shocking reveals and high-stakes intrigue over quiet introspection. It is a perfect escape for readers who devour soapy, suspenseful tales of powerful dynasties, surprise heirs, and the lengths to which the super-rich will go to protect or steal a dazzling fortune.
- Mood
- intrigue-laden
- luxurious
- tense
- cutthroat
- Tone
- dramatic
- suspenseful
- glamorous
- sensational
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- family betrayal · wealth and power · hidden identities · deadly secrets · contested legacies
- The writing
- Sensational and fast-paced, focusing on glamorous settings and dramatic reveals.
- The arc
- Moves from the shock of a sudden death into a tense, high-stakes battle of wits and deception.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave soapy, high-stakes family dramas filled with immense wealth, sudden deaths, and surprise heirs.
Content notes
- drowning
- death of a parent
- family conflict
About the book
A power revered by presidents and kings, a fortune unsurpassed by few people on earth: all that ended for Harry Stanford the day he mysteriously — and fatally — plunged from his luxury yacht into the Mediterranean Sea. Then, back home in Boston, as the family gathers to grieve for his memory and to war over his legacy, a stunningly beautiful young woman appears. She claims to be Stanford's long-lost daughter and entitled to her share of his estate. Now, flaming with intrigue and passion through the glamorous preserves of the world's super rich, the ultimate game of wits begins, for stakes too dazzling and deadly to imagine.
Description from Open Library.
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