Paul Weiss's Reviews > Smash Cut

“Family rivalries, incalculable wealth, and a prominent man dying in the arms of his beautiful mistress”

I have to own up to the fact that the genre characterization “romantic suspense” always gives me the heebie-jeebies. Call me a misogynist but I have this preconceived mental idea that the book I have in my hands is lowbrow chick lit and could not possibly be worth the reading. I’ve only read a few Sandra Brown novels but I also have to own up to the fact that I’ve been wrong every single time. And SMASH CUT is no exception.

A serial killer who has the rather bizarre MO of re-creating gory scenes and murders from his favorite movies with all of the requisite twists, turns, red herrings and suspense that you’d expect from the very best thrillers – what’s not to like? And the romance, well, it’s certainly there but even that comes with a surprising twist in the tale that can be characterized as interesting, creative, and heartwarming.

Note to self: Pick up your next Sandra Brown novel and tell yourself that, yes, it will be romantic suspense, but lose that idea of low-brow, unexciting chick lit! Sandra Brown is a winner.

Paul Weiss