suspicion

Suspicion (Private)
$9.99
In the tenth novel of the Private series, you can't help but to feel very sympathetic to poor Reed. Who isn't out to get her these days?

After a wild New Year's bash thrown in honor of Sawyer's life saving abilities, Reed has some after party plans with Upton Giles. He leaves early to get everything prepared, and sends a chartered boat to take Reed back to the island. Except, all goes wrong, and Reed ends up in the middle of a kidnapping plot, and stranded on a deserted island.

Kate Brian's addictive writing keeps the pages turning, and the suspense rolling. Compared to Paradise Lost, this is a step up in the right direction and Brian leaves you hanging yet again with quite an interesting cliffhanger regarding the Billings Girls'. I definitely cannot wait for Scandal, to see how the plot develops...

Highlights: Description (Brian always has me feeling like I'm there), the writing, the mystery. Figuring out the villain was, as always, the best part. I also loved how protective Noelle became over Reed, keeping an eye on her.

Lowlights: Seeing as this is the tenth novel, I'm getting a little annoyed with Reed, and how she's always snagging a guy and a crazy ex-girlfriend. The plot feels overdone. Yet, I love the writing, and unlike with other series I given up, I can't quite leave the Private series alone. Curiosity always draws me in, as well as the writing.

Spellbound
$19.98
Spellbound is just what its title indicates. It keeps you on the edge of your seat and is one of the better who-done-its to be put on film. Ingrid Bergman is excellent as the psychiatrist who takes a more-than-clinical interest in her patient, Gegory Peck. She is, as most women tend to be, irrational in her views of events due to her infatuation with Peck and his intriguing portions of memory. When she gets close to the answers, she turns totally female, ignoring her training and duty to remaain impartial, and refuses to push for the whole truth for fear it will prove her new-found love for Peck is misplaced.
Spellbound is typically Hithcock - a convoluted, red-herring-filled tale which, if you haven't seen it before, leads you to conclusion after wrong conclusion until the very end. Excellent supporting cast lends authenticity to an already marvelous acting job by the leads. Fabulous tale told by the Master.

The Alfred Hitchcock Signature Collection (Strangers on a Train Two-Disc Edition / North by Northwest / Dial M for Murder / Foreign Correspondent / Suspicion / The Wrong Man / Stage Fright / I Confess / Mr. and Mrs. Smith)
$99.98
Love collecting movie collections & this a really great Hitchcock collection! Thumbs UP!The Alfred Hitchcock Signature Collection (Strangers on a Train Two-Disc Edition / North by Northwest / Dial M for Murder / Foreign Correspondent / Suspicion / The Wrong Man / Stage Fright / I Confess / Mr. and Mrs. Smith)

Rebecca
$19.98
"Rebecca" is one of the finest films of the 1940's, and features Joan Fontaine as the second mistress of Manderley, forever living in the shadow of her mysterious predecessor. Lawrence Olivier is perhaps detached in his performance, but nevertheless embodies the master of Manderley as few others of his generation could. "Rebecca" also contains the paranoia, suspense, and dreamlike mood that would color much of director Alfred Hitchcock's later work, yet stands apart as a perfect example of gothic romance.