Elective Procedures An Elle Harrison Thriller (Audible Audio Edition) Merry Jones Cindy Piller Oceanview Publishing Books
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Elle Harrison is back! She and her pals Jen, Becky, and Susan travel to Mexico where Jen has arranged cosmetic surgery, after which she will recover in a plush hotel suite. But more is going on at the hotel than tummy tucks. Soon after they arrive, Elle sees the woman in the suite next door fall from her sixth floor balcony. When the room is later occupied by another patient, Elle finds her brutally mutilated body on that same balcony. Police question Elle as the last person to see these women alive. Their doctor also takes an interest in Elle; a woman staying at the hotel asks Elle to help her fend off a creepy stalker; a veiled woman sneaks into Elle's suite at night; and her late husband, Charlie, reappears (or Elle imagines that he does) when Elle gets pushed under water in the ocean and nearly drowns. As dangers swirl and intensify, Elle is forced to face her unresolved issues with Charlie, even as she races to find the connections between killings before more patients - including Jen - can be murdered. And before she herself becomes prey.
Elective Procedures An Elle Harrison Thriller (Audible Audio Edition) Merry Jones Cindy Piller Oceanview Publishing Books
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Elective Procedures An Elle Harrison Thriller (Audible Audio Edition) Merry Jones Cindy Piller Oceanview Publishing Books Reviews
My Review
The story begins in Mexico where we discover Elle in a very dangerous, perilous predicament, we then flash back to several days prior to the trip, Becky and Elle are on their way to a girls night out, Becky has the hankering to consult with a fortune teller who tells her she is about to meet her special man. Against her better judgement, Elle was persuaded to also have a reading where she was given a strange but vague forecast
"If you are wise, you will protect yourself", Elle immediately assumes the fortune teller is referring to the dead.
"You are stronger than you think, this is why they come to you"
Back to Mexico, where, as the blurb tells us, Jen has undergone her plastic surgery, despite having a private nurse to attend her, she constantly calls upon her friends to pander to her real and imagined needs. Jen is a bit of a fool, or else her surgeon omitted to gain an informed consent because she seems to have had no idea that undergoing invasive surgery, by its very nature, involves a degree of post operative discomfort. She does not suffer it well and there are some amusing passages involving her petulant demands and the begrudging responses of her friends!
The scenario set, the story then takes us back to the opening passage of the book, which, as it turns out, is Elles' attempt to save the life of the female stranger in the adjoining hotel room, a failed attempt. The woman's death quickly turns in to a police inquiry, where Elles explanation of the sequence of events is viewed as being an unlikely story by the investigating officer. Many strange occurrences follow, she can't help but recall the fortune tellers prediction. Sometimes it seems easy to believe that Elle is, indeed, quite mad, she has conversations with her dead ex husband (who is, as it happens, quite the voice of reason). She reports some strange goings on, both to her friends and to the police,which are always disproved or discredited to the point where even she wonders what is real.
Amidst all the mystery, Elle finds herself attracted to a very handsome fella, Jens' surgeon, and he gives every indication that she is very special to him, yet Elles' lack of self esteem prevents her from believing his feelings are genuine. Meanwhile, Becky, having found her dream man is getting on everyone's nerves by vacillating between her euphoria and her fears of losing him.
This story has many layers, many threads, A little humour, a nod to the paranormal, romance, moments of trepidation and, of course, mystery. I didn't, however, feel much affinity for Elle, some of her actions seemed out of sync with her character as I understood it. She certainly made some unexpected, not to say slightly improbable moves, to be truthful, I'm not sure I really liked her all that much. The group of girls worked well I thought, with their differing characteristics and, despite their little squabbles, all came through for each other, just as friends do. I'd be happy to read more of their adventures.
Narrator
Read by Cindy Pillar who I have previously had the pleasure of listening to. I said "read" but Cindy is more than a reader, she knows how to tell a tale and, as such, does any author the huge favour of making the best of the characters. She has a pleasing, easy to listen to voice, excellent characterisations, I particularly enjoyed our petulant patient, Jen. Cindy does a good creepy and chilling too!
This audiobook was provided by the publisher, author or narrator in return for an honest review
Elle Harrison is still mourning the loss of her deceased husband Charlie. On a whim she sees a fortune teller who tells Elle that the dead seem to be attracted to her aura. She agrees to go on a trip with three of her friends to Mexico where one of the girls is getting some plastic surgery done in A Mexican resort, Nuevo Vallarta. The story opens with Elle hanging precariously from a balcony in their room after unsuccessfully trying to save a women from going over the edge to her death. The friends had planned to spend time just relaxing and being with each other, doesn't happen though as not only is there one dead woman, there is another one that Elle finds in the next door suite. Someone thinks that Elle knows too much and after a near drowning, she realized that her life is definitely in danger. Plus the fact that Charlie, her dead husband, seems to be appearing to her at certain moments. Does this mean he is trying to warn and protect her?
Elective Procedures is the second book, the first being The Trouble With Charlie. I enjoy this authors writing and have loved both books. I hope there is a third. Past paced, suspenseful, humorous with a cast of characters that will draw you into the story. A great summer read!
I received a copy of this book for review and was not monetarily compensated for my review.
To an upscale resort town neighboring Mexico's Puerta Vallarta, Jen brings along her Sex and the City-like gal pals, Becky, Susan, and Elle, for support while Jen has extensive cosmetic surgery performed by handsome and debonair Dr. Alain DuBois. And Elle Harrison brings along her husband who was murdered in 2013's The Trouble With Charlie (An Elle Harrison Thriller). Rather, let's just say Charlie's ubiety accompanies Elle on this Mexican medical junket, especially when Elle dates Dr. DuBois.
A medium tells Elle that "spirits are drawn to you." Bunk, she thinks, until she's chatting with Charlie on the sixth floor balcony in the wee hours. Elle hears an argument from the loge next door. While "pulling an Elle" (spacing out in her own special ubietous space that shrinks call "dissociation disorder"), she becomes aware that a woman has climbed---or was pushed---over the railing. Elle reaches to grab her hand, but fails. The rising sun and homicide Sergeant José Perez greet her upon returning from her "Elle". She recalls nothing, except the woman crashing onto the concrete.
Cops, however, don't believe in coincidences, especially when Elle discovers on the same adjacent balcony another dead DuBois patient with her face shredded like Parmesan cheese. Perez suspects Elle, and defense attorney/gal-pal Susan comes to Elle's...uh, defense. But Mexico's criminal procedural rules differ from those in Philadelphia.
There is no shortage of suspects, and anorexic Melanie Crane from Montreal claims she's stalked by one of the beefcake pool boys hired by the posh resort to make female patients feel more special. Meanwhile, Becky falls for charismatic "activities coordinator" Luis, as Elle discovers the beefcake brigade hides secrets behind capped-teeth smiles. The reader feels like a ball volleyed about in a murder-mystery tennis match. Is it this suspect? No, that one. But it could be...
The author takes on social issues that involve appearances and society's perception of beauty. She philosophizes when Elle ponders "scars that were invisible to the eye but that disfigured the heart or the mind," instead of those from plastic surgery.
Unless Elle can unravel the mysterious demises of two occupants in the adjacent hotel suite, she may be chatting with Charlie on his side of the afterlife. Readers may compare this installment that lacks the intrigue to the first excellent Elle Harrison novel, but bestselling Merry Jones adds another "Elle-oquent" thriller to her list of 16 books.
Reviewed by L. Dean Murphy, for Bookreporter
terribly funny and hard to imagine the things that happen in such a short time but i really did enjoy it
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