THE OTHER LADY VANISHES throws you into the action, hypnotizes you right along as the pages almost turn themselves and leaves you wanting more of this world. The setting is the 1930s, but there were times when I almost forgot the time period and then something would be brought up that took me back into that recent history. One of the clues to the different time was they kept stopping at what they called an auto court which we know as a motel in modern lingo, and the one item that I noticed missing the most - cell phones!

Ms. Quick knows how to take opposites and make them perfect for each other, each bringing out the best in the other. In this case both of them have secrets, a past that haunts them, and together they find the answers to his troubles, hers, and the inexplicable "suicides" that are happening in this sleepy area.

The ending surprised me, but I shouldn't have been as Ms. Quick does so like to send her readers on intriguing twists and turns. The supporting characters in THE OTHER LADY VANISHES are intriguing and I am really hoping there will be at least one more offering from this town. There is a certain private eye and club owner I would love to read more about.

Annetta Sweetko for Fresh Fiction

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Amanda Quick (aka Jayne Ann Krentz aka Jayne Castle) brings the magic again with The Other Lady Vanishes. The twists as the mysteries unravel keep the suspense up throughout the novel.

The start, with Adelaide Blake breaking out of the sanitarium, is frantic, and shifts to calm two months later as she has been quietly working in a tea house in Burning Cove, California. Jake Truett is a regular customer and her boss hints that Adelaide is the reason he is dropping by. In the meantime, we learn that Conrad Massey is searching for Adelaide, aka Patient B, and those who are helping him already know where she is. As Adelaide and Jake get to know each other, they are drawn into the death of Madame Zolanda, where there are way too many suspects. There is also a mysterious drug in play that has great affect on different characters. I don't want to say more so you can enjoy solving the mysteries on your own.

The reader knows from the beginning that Adelaide and Jake have mysterious pasts that have lead them to Burning Cove. Their reasons for being there are carefully revealed as they investigate Zolanda's death and who is after Adelaide. She was living an isolated existence after her parents' deaths and now that she's out of the sanitarium, she's carefully making connections that won't jeopardize the safe life she's building for herself.

Recommended for romantic suspense readers. The historical setting (1930s California) add a unique touch.

Not as exciting as the first book in the series, but it's set during an interesting time period. The chemistry between the main characters is not as strong as the first book, BUT the suspense is greater throughout.

The Other Lady Vanishes is a step back to the golden age of Hollywood. And what a step it is! Adelaide who works at a Tea Shop and Jake who claims mental exhaustion and needs no excitement, might not be exactly who they say they are. They might find more intrigue than they had planned while visiting Burning Cove and isn’t it a coincidence that they have each other as an alibi when a body shows up?
There is so much happening and fun twists in this book. The storyline is wonderful with strong characters that are not always perfect. Some of the background people are familiar if you’ve read other Amanda Quick novels, and some might just earn their own book in the future. I loved the return to Burning Cove and look forward to more in the future.

A fascinating tale of Adelaide Blake, who escapes from an asylum where she has been imprisoned. She gets a job in a tea room in Burning Cove, California where she meets Jake Truett. Together they hunt down the people involved in blackmailing and drug dealing. Great characters, a real page turner.

The Other Lady Vanishes is...alright. The author knows her stuff for sure; she's a gifted writer. The book trots out all of Amanda Quick's tried and true formulas, which I'm ok with. I guess what I struggle with when it comes to Quick's more recent work is she's done better with it than her recent few novels. The characters are starting to get pretty bland and forgettable with each new novel, and the issue with that is when the plot follows a pretty generic formula from book to book, eventually the whole story becomes interchangeable with many of her other works.

*I received a review copy from the publisher/author via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.*

I love this setting, it's not an era you read a lot, but the author does a great job with the characters, setting & social conventions of the time.

Everyone has a past and Adelaide Blake is no different. In the California town of Burning Cove, Amanda Quick takes the reader back in time to the 1930's where there is an abundance of mystery. Adelaide is hiding out in Burning Cove with a different identity hoping that she is not discovered, but she can't hide forever and her past is quickly catching up. In classic Quick fashion, she provides a great mystery with a strong female character. If you are a fan of historical romances with a great mystery involved, this book will not disappoint.

The Other Lady Vanishes by Amanda Quick is the 2nd book in her Burning Cove series. This story takes place during the 1930’s in the small town of Burning Cove, California. Some of the characters we met in the first book have secondary roles, as we return to Burning Cove.

We meet Adelaide Blake, our heroine, from the start where she is in the process of trying to escape from an insane asylum. Adelaide knows she must run for her life, and someone is trying to kill her. Adelaide was locked up by her “husband” and the evil people in charge at the asylum, who were doing experiments with her and others using a hallucinating drug. Months later, Adelaide (now Brockton) is working as a waitress in a tea room in Burning Cove, where she help creates various types of herbal tea that has become popular, since it helps people with health issues, hangovers, tonics, etc. Burning Cove has many well known visitors, who spend time in the seaside coast, and the tea room has become a place to meet famous people.
Jake Truett, our hero, finds himself visiting the tea room, and becoming attracted to Adelaide. Jake keeps to himself, but he knows some of the people we met in the first book, but Jake also has ulterior motive, trying to follow someone he suspects of stealing something from someone close to him.

Madame Zoolander is a former actress who is now a famous physic, and she also visits the tea room for one of Adelaide’s famous brews. When Adelaide is invited to Madame’s show, she ends up taking Jake with her; during the show Madame makes a bold prediction that will come true the following morning.

What follows is an exciting story that never lets up, with Jake and Adelaide in the middle of all the action. When a number of deaths happen, the danger and risks escalate, as they will begin to discover that much of this will coincide with her false imprisonment at the asylum. This intriguing story is filled with blackmail, drugs, quack doctors, & physics, not to mention the ‘husband’ whom Adelaide never married (he wanted her inheritance), who was determined to find her and bring her back to the asylum. Almost at every turn, Jake and Adelaide found themselves in grave danger by those trying to kill them. I will not give spoilers, as so many things happen along the way, that saying anything more would ruin the book for you.

I loved Adelaide and Jake together, as they were a sweet couple, and they blended so well together. The slow built romance was so well done by Quick, not taking anything away from the tense exciting storyline. I really enjoyed seeing many of those we met in the first book, such as Luther, Raina, Irene & Oliver.

The Other Lady Vanishes was a wonderful intense suspenseful story, filled with secrets, betrayals, pulse pounding action, and a sweet romance. Amanda Quick once again gives us a complex mystery that had a bit of everything and the fun of being in the glamorous world of 1930’s. I suggest you read the first book to enjoy the setting of this series, but The Other Vanishes reads very well as a standalone.

Loved this book so much. Krentz's writing is consistently like coming home.

Readers who enjoy Amanda Quick's historical mysteries will not be disappointed. Her formula is much in evidence in this book -- super smart female protagonist with an offbeat talent, left alone to fend for herself in the world, meets unmarried man who is quirky but has a sterling reputation among the people whose opinions matter. It works every time and this book is no exception. A good one to recommend to readers who enjoy romance and mystery with a period setting.

Adelaide Blake is insane. Or is she? Wrongly confined to a sanitarium, Adelaide manages to escape and hides herself in Burning Cove. There, she works at a tea shop and custom blends soothing herbals for the rich and famous who flock to the idyllic seaside town to relax. Adelaide meets many people who aren’t what they seem and when her past finds her, she must find someone to trust to help her solve the mysterious and dangerous events surrounding her.
Everything about this romantic suspense by Amanda Quick was appealing. The novel is set in the 1930’s on the California coast. There is glitz, glamour and mystery. The tone was almost reminiscent of a Victoria Holt novel. And while there is some swearing, violence and intimate contact, the novel overall is quite mild. Not gentle but close and that is refreshing.
The plot -- beautiful, intelligent young heiress who is confined by not one but two villains, was what originally attracted me to this title. I enjoyed the story and while the concept was intriguing, I felt it was a little formulaic. The suspense wasn’t truly suspenseful. Even with these minor issues I felt "The Other Lady Vanishes" was a fun read and I would recommend it to library patrons looking for a mild suspense. 3 stars.
I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Other Lady Vanishes by Amanda QuickLike the other heroines of this series (only one other so far, but we're given the pattern), Adelaide Bankcroft has a reason to hide her past. She's in Burning Cove after escaping from an insane asylum; the place her husband consigned her to in order to get control of her inheritance. Now she's working as a tea shop waitress who also creates specific teas for the shop's customers - the tea can do things like create calm or help with insomnia.

Jake Truett is in Burning Cove ostensibly to relax his overworked nerves. But he has an ulterior motive, one that perfectly aligns with keeping Adelaide safe.

I quite enjoyed this book and hope that we get to see the full story of what happens between Raina and Luther.



Four Stars

This book comes out May 8

ARC kindly provided by NetGalley

The draw of this book for me was the time period and locale, and it didn’t disappoint.

I really enjoyed this book. Once I started reading I could not put it down. The book opens like a classic Gothic mystery with a mysterious woman escaping a private sanitarium. She lands in Burning Cover and tries to make a new life for herself. Burning Cove is home to Hollywood's Rich and Famous and everyone has a secret. When the local physic to the stars is found murdered and they tried to frame Adelaide she and Jake set out to solve the murder and unlock her past. The author does a very good job with historical setting. The mystery was good with plenty of suspects and lots of twists and turns. The plot moves very quickly and the ending made sense. Enjoy.

There is nothing like curling up with a good book. Regardless of what name she pens them under, Jayne Anne Krentz always satisfies this reader. The Other Lady Vanishes by Amanda Quick is the second novel set in the Burning Cove series. Suspense, Hollywood glamour, murder, and an unexpected romance delivered the perfect Saturday afternoon read.

I enjoyed this book. I gave it 4 stars because it was a little convoluted to me. The ending was a little random and too neat for me. I do think that several of my patrons will like it.

Burning Grove, California, is a hot bed of crime again in this second book Amanda Quick has set in the 1930s. Adelaide Blake has taken up residence after escaping from a private sanitarium where she was subjected to an experimental drug which caused hallucinations. She is on the run from a man who says he's her husband and a pair of doctors. She finds refuge working in a tea room and blending her customized teas.

Burning Cove has become a getaway for Hollywood's rich and famous and others looking for a quiet spot. Jake Truett has come because, newly widowed, his doctor has recommended a quiet, stress-free rest. Madame Zolanda, psychic to the stars, has followed her clients along with her chauffeur/co-conspirator Thelma Leggett. Raina Kirk has come to start her own private investigations agency. Vera Westlake, Hollywood's current "most beautiful" actress, has come to mend her shattered nerves.

But everyone who has come to Burning Cove has many secrets. When Madame Zolanda is found dead outside her home - an apparent suicide - Adelaide and Jake begin their investigations. When someone breaks into Adelaide's house, Jake comes to the rescue and spends the night guarding Adelaide providing both of them with alibis for Madame Zolana's death. He's convinced that she is a blackmailer who has a diary that implicates his wife in treasonous activity but someone else has removed the evidence before Jake can find it.

Madame Zolana and Thelma were also dealing the drug that was being made in the sanitarium giving even more people reasons to want her dead. And someone wants Adelaide dead too. Jake and Adelaide become closer as they share their secrets and fall in love.

I like the 1930s setting and I liked seeing some of the characters from THE GIRL WHO KNEW TOO MUCH in their cameos in this one. I liked the twisty plot and wide variety of suspects. I liked that the romance between Adelaide and Jake grew slowly through the book.

Adelaide Blake escapes from the Rushmore Sanitarium and runs away to Burning Cove CA. She remembers Burning Cove from her childhood and she hopes to find peace there. Her parents are dead, killed in an explosion in their laboratory and Adelaide is on the run from the demons in her head. She works at the local tea shop, lending tisanes and then Jake Truett walks in and upsets her carefully laid plans. Jake has his own secrets and he seems intent on discovering Adelaide's secrets. But will Jake understand that she isn't really insane? Someone really is trying to kill her? It all started with her parents' murder. But the rich and the famous come to Burning Cove and they bring their own secrets and sometimes killers walk among them. Jake and Adelaide have to uncover the truth. Amanda Quick has moved into a new era of historical romance, but retains her customary entertaining writing.

The Other Lady Vanishes takes place in a sleepy town full of shiny and mysterious characters. Adelaide, an escapee from a mental institution, questions her sanity while falling in love and solving a murder. Jake, her partner in sleuthing, must face his past and bring a criminal to justice. Throw in a few of Hollywood's Golden Age starlets, and you have all the drama needed for a suspenseful ride through historical fiction and mystery. Readers will want to return to the once peaceful town of Burning Cove, California again and again.