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Hit List
Hit List
Hit List
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Hit List

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Sanity is not something you lose, like your car keys or that elusive sock in the dryer. That's what Ian believed before his mother stepped over the edge from sane to crazy.

Ian hires private investigator Lucianna Martel to retrace the events of his mother's last sane day. Eventually they discover that Corinne may not be so crazy after all.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherDarcia Helle
Release dateSep 13, 2009
ISBN9781452313672
Hit List
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Darcia Helle

I write because the characters trespassing through my mind leave me no alternative. My books are available in trade paperback on Amazon and Barnes and Noble, as well as my website - www.QuietFuryBooks.com. I hope you'll join me in my fictional world. The characters await you.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Hit List (Darcia Helle) is a roller coaster of suspense. Ian's mother (Corinne) appears to have gone crazy, lost her mind. She has memory loss, bouts of paranoia and insists she is being watched. But Ian questions his mother's insanity.He hires private investigator Lucianna, to find out exactly what happened that last sane night. Ian begins to find that his mother may not be the "crazy lady" she appears to be.Just when you think you have it all figured out a new surprise pops out at you. Fast paced thriller at best. I highly recommend this all night read. I look forward to reading more of Darcia Helle's books.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Product DescriptionSanity is not something you lose, like your car keys or that elusive sock in the dryer. That's what Ian believed before his mother stepped over the edge from sane to crazy. No one is able to give Ian a reasonable explanation. Corinne suffers from severe memory loss, odd behavior, and paranoid delusions. Or at least Ian had been told they were delusions. After all, who would be hiding outside watching his mother? And why? Ian hires private investigator Lucianna Martel to retrace the events of his mother's last sane day. During Lucianna's investigation, she and Ian learn that Corinne may not be so crazy after all. My ReviewI have been fortunate lately to find books to review that I really enjoy. Hit List by Darcia Helle is one of those books. I love stories that emphasize strong family relationships. Corrine is suffering from a mental illness, and despite advice to have her institutionalized, Ian has chosen to care for her at home. There is also a nice romance that develops during the story. Although I didn’t quite buy that the mental illness was brought on by the sudden event, it doesn’t matter. The book is good enough to give the author license to bend our imagination a little. She did prove the old saying, “Even paranoids have enemies! ” There is a lot of bad language, but in fairness, it is just the bad guys (I’m mean REALLY bad guys) that use it. There are lots of twists in this interesting story that will surprise the reader and keep you wondering until the end.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    First rate detective thriller. This gal really knows how to spin a good yarn. Helle's beautiful dark haired green-eyed private investigator Lucianna Martel (Lu), and her ex-cop uncle Vinnie, steal the show in this dynamic mystery thriller. This book has it all good guys, bad guys, dirty cops and even some romance. I didn't want to put it down. Hit List should be at the top of your reading list.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A suspenseful thriller, will keep you guessing until the very end. Good plot. Good character development.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I loved this book with its blockbuster premise. What do you do if your sane mother one day loses her mind? Ian hires a beautiful investigator to look into his mother's disturbing behavior. I was reluctant to put the book down, wanting to know where the story was going. Darcia Helle takes readers down a road of twists, turns and dark family secrets. The story also has a sweet romance. I didn't figure out where the plot was going, yet all the clues were there. What is the hit list and why are people being targeted? Do they deserve it? Read this book to find out the answers - you won't be disappointed.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    A real page turner.This is a book I did not need a bookmark for, I couldn't put it down. A thoroughly enjoyable ride, if you enjoy crime stories. It had a good plot line that was slowly revealed throughout the storyline, leaving mysteries to discover all the way till the last pages. A sweet romance is slowly woven into the action and doesn't feel out of place. A modern psychological thriller, good to the last page. Highly recommended.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Product DescriptionSanity is not something you lose, like your car keys or that elusive sock in the dryer. That's what Ian believed before his mother stepped over the edge from sane to crazy. No one is able to give Ian a reasonable explanation. Corinne suffers from severe memory loss, odd behavior, and paranoid delusions. Or at least Ian had been told they were delusions. After all, who would be hiding outside watching his mother? And why? Ian hires private investigator Lucianna Martel to retrace the events of his mother's last sane day. During Lucianna's investigation, she and Ian learn that Corinne may not be so crazy after all. My ReviewI have been fortunate lately to find books to review that I really enjoy. Hit List by Darcia Helle is one of those books. I love stories that emphasize strong family relationships. Corrine is suffering from a mental illness, and despite advice to have her institutionalized, Ian has chosen to care for her at home. There is also a nice romance that develops during the story. Although I didn’t quite buy that the mental illness was brought on by the sudden event, it doesn’t matter. The book is good enough to give the author license to bend our imagination a little. She did prove the old saying, “Even paranoids have enemies! ” There is a lot of bad language, but in fairness, it is just the bad guys (I’m mean REALLY bad guys) that use it. There are lots of twists in this interesting story that will surprise the reader and keep you wondering until the end.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    When an author can both teach and entertain, that's an accomplishment.This is what Darcia Helle has done in "Hit List" not only is it a good story but it brings out the difficulty of dealing with dementia with a parent.Corinne McCormick has been frightened so badly that she often goes into a world of her own. When her son Ian comes home she tells him that she's seen men watching her.Ian doesn't see the men and when the psychiatrist his mother has been seeing doesn't help, he's desperate.He hires a P.I. to find out what happened to his mother in the days prior to her dementia. Perhaps the lovely P.I. Lucinella, "Lu" Martel will find the answer.Elsewhere, the reader overhears two men, Nico and one of his employees discussing if Corinne really knows anything.Lucianna finds that Nico is the subject of a police investigation. There is a Det. Graham who has also been watching Ian's home. Nico heads a gang called Unit K that deals with young children, some runaways, for use in pornography or as young hookers. In addition, Lu finds that before Corinne's fright she dated a man named Sam Evans who did some work for Unit K.What are the connections between the police watching the house, Nico and Unit K, and Sam Evans? These are the things Lucianna has to uncover as attachment for Ian grows.The author deserves more recognition. She has done a fine job of tieing these ends together, giving the reader a number of plot twists and exploring the relationship between Ian and Lucianna. Darcia Helle also brings out an important point in an adult child caring for a parent in the home they were accostomed to rather than taking the easy route and placing the parent in a govenment facility.

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