Sidney Sheldon's Chasing Tomorrow
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4.3 • 69 Ratings
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
#1 New York Times bestselling author Sidney Sheldon’s most popular and enduring heroine—Tracy Whitney of If Tomorrow Comes—returns in a sensational sequel full of passion, suspense, and breathtaking twists.
Tracy Whitney never thought she wanted to settle down. With her suave and handsome partner, Jeff Stevens, she’d been responsible for some of the world’s most astounding heists, relishing the danger and intensity of life on the wild side. But there is still one thing missing from Tracy’s perfect life: a baby.
At first “going straight” feels like a new adventure. But as the months pass and Tracy’s longed for pregnancy doesn’t happen, she finds herself yearning for the adrenaline rush of the old days. When a mysterious and beautiful stranger enters their lives, Tracy and Jeff’s once unbreakable partnership is suddenly blown wide open. Jeff wakes one morning to find Tracy gone, vanished without a trace.
For more than a decade, a broken Jeff struggles to carry on knowing Tracy is out there somewhere. But the rest of the world believes Tracy Whitney is dead . . . until a series of murders leads a tenacious French detective to her doorstep. Eleven victims, in ten different cities, over nine years—all of the cities where Tracy pulled off some of her most brilliant capers. Someone is targeting her, manipulating a series of disturbing events and raising terrifying ghosts she thought were dead and buried.
Once again, this clever woman finds herself out on the edge, playing the odds in a desperate game of roulette. But this time, she’s got everything to lose—including the man she cannot forget.
Tomorrow has come at last. But it isn’t the future Tracy bargained for . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This outlandish romantic thriller from Bagshawe (Sidney Sheldon's Angel of the Dark) picks up where the late Sheldon left off with 1985's If Tomorrow Comes. Tracy Whitney and Jeff Stevens, a pair of attractive con artists, have spent their careers pulling off lucrative jewel heists around the globe. Now, they're ready to tie the knot and settle down into wedded bliss and gender stereotypes: Jeff gets a job as a curator of antiquities at the British Museum, while Tracy pins her hopes on pregnancy. Enter a sultry third wheel, who shatters the couple's happiness, and a deranged serial killer, whose murders are mysteriously tied to Tracy's previous thefts. Descriptions of an international world of luxury contrast with the lives of lowbrow victims and villains who are stuck with bad accommodation and economy-class travel. Just when the absurdity of it all reaches its highest ebb, the book teeters to its preposterous climax.
Customer Reviews
Disappointing. Wish I had never read it
A little bit interesting because of the previous book but I wish I had never read this book. It was dark and the actions of the main characters were not believable. Large Parts of it were tedious and drawn out. None of the cleverness and excitement of the first book is evident here. If I can remember what I read in the previous book, why can't the author? There were a couple of references from the characters' past that were incorrect. Wish I could get my money back on this one.
Not up to the mark!
Sidney Sheldon wrote books with a certain character in mind. This 'central character' was always a strong woman who'd had a difficult life and was full of mysteries. His books would make you fall in love with this character, at times even compare some of your characteristics with 'hers'.
This book picks up previous character Tracy, but does nothing to add to her strength. She's projected as a mere lover, mother and housewife. This book's a 'regular thriller' with no objective in mind. You have to read the previous book that featured Tracy Whitney to get some continuity.
There are silly spelling mistakes: like on page 415, 'know' is spelt as 'now'. Even a child knows that the plural for amoeba is 'amoebae'. It's spelt as amoebas on page 91.