Nightfall (Paperback)

I've just finished reading "Nightfall" by Anne Stuart.

Product Description

A woman in love with convicted murderer Richard Tiernan will do anything to have him--even when she learns the truth about his wife's death and his children's disappearance.

When Cassidy receives the call from her father Sean that he is ill and would like her to visit, she takes his word as a banker would a convicted bank robber's word. She doesn't trust the sitation or the man.

Her father, Sean, is a tabloid-like writer who searches for the most gossip infested stories to untangle and break wide open to the public in books. When he stumbles upon his new pet project, Richard Tiernan, he once again has the writer's lust to ferret out the tale, grit, and details. He will do nearly anything to accomplish his greatest percieved novel. Even take the suspected murderer into his own home and entice his eldest daughter home to unknowingly serve as a temptation for Richard.

Cassidy is unable to explain her attraction to Richard. She is aware of his suspicion of murder and half believes the rumors are true that he has murdered his wife and children and is hiding the bodies of his children where they cannot be found and yet there is something about him that moves her. That challenges her. The mystifies her.

When Cassidy agrees to take on Sean's project of editing Sean's novel and leave her own job behind for a while she plays the cat and mouse game Richard weaves for her and the game seduces her beyond her wildest dreams.

If you're tired of the cliche hero..this one's for you!, May 19, 2008
By Krista Lyn (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews


This is not a book for everyone. It's dark, dangerous, and is borderline unhealthy at times. It defines why Anne Stuart is unique and dares to go "where few will go".

Richard Tiernan is a convicted serial killer, out on bail, awaiting the outcome of an appeal. He is sentenced to die for the murder of his wife, children, and the suspected death of his mistress.

Sean O'Roarke is a nationally reknowned author who has just posted Richard's bail in exchange for his cooperation in a book detailing his crime and also offering readers a glimpse into his mind.

Cassidy Roarke, Sean's daughter, is a part of the deal. Richard wants her involved and Sean agrees to "bring her in". The reader does not understand why, and we are only given bits and pieces of the "why" until the last part of the book.

5/5