If you are looking for an easy read The Other Lady Vanishes by Amanda Quick is the book to read. I really wanted to love this book because I have loved so many of Quick/Krentz/Castle books. I may have had high expectations. That is not to say this was a bad book because I did finish it within two days. The problem is that there was not anything that really stands out. The characters did not have anything special. The story line was predictable and the twist I figured out right away. It took me two weeks from finishing the book to writing this review and I am having a hard time remembering the book. This was an enjoyable read just not one that I would rave to friends about or use to introduce Quick to a new reader, because she has had more enjoyable and memorable books.

Adelaide is on the run after escaping from a mental asylum. She isn't sure how she ended up at Rushbrook Sanitarium, the last thing she remembers is being on a date with her fiance. When she woke up she is in Rushbrook and they refer to her a Mrs. Massey. After being drugged and hearing stories about the previous patient in her cell disappearing she knows she has to escape to survive. Now she lives in Burning Cove and has a job and friends. When she begins to feel in danger it is Jake, a wealthy new resident of Burning Cove that helps her stay alive. A strong woman trying to be true to herself and a touch of romance combine in this enjoyable mystery.

Didn't want to put it down! Can't wait to get it for the Library. Have already recommended it several times.

I really enjoyed this latest by Amanda Quick. I had grown somewhat bored with her previous period pieces (period romances with some supernatural and suspense elements), and am really enjoying the change. These books seem fresh and new, while still dealing with some darker content. A variety of characters, and a quick pace kept the book moving.

Amanda Quick's second foray into the world of the 1930s is even better than the first. I was caught up the mystery from the beginning, and even when I thought all was told there was yet a little more to getting the whole story. There were twists and turns, and each time I thought "what about this?" the answer came. I loved the descriptions of the time period, from the dress to the cars to the suggestion of drug abuse and Hollywood stars. The relationship between Adelaide and Jake progressed slowly, from two people with a mutual goal, to friends, to lovers, and then to a life together. I'm a long time fan of Amanda Quick's and am very happy with this new series.

THE OTHER LADY VANISHES by Amanda Quick (Jayne Ann Krentz) is a sure-fire hit. Quick is at the top of her game in this enthralling mystery which takes place in the 1930's. 

Set in Burning Cove, California, the story starts out with a murder and an escape from a private sanitarium and kicks off with a roaring bang from there. Mysteries, secrets, murder, and mayhem come together in this rollicking romance starring intrepid tea shop employee Adelaide Burke and regular customer Jake Truette, who is not as in need of rest as he might seem.

Adelaide is on the run from a murderer and a villainous ex. Jake is determined to set right a past wrong. Together, they work to solve a new string of murders while growing closer together.

Amanda Quick pens a delightful mystery set in the glorious 30s, where old Hollywood glamour, gangsters, and larger-than-life escapades abound. The romance is undeniably romantic and lovely to read, and the book's tight plot keeps the story going at the perfect pace.

A true delight for mystery fans who like a touch of romance and a well of secrets to entertain them, Amanda Quick's books never disappoint. 

Don't miss this outstanding new historical mystery from the queen of romantic suspense. And don't miss the first book set in 1930's Burning Cove, California, THE GIRL WHO KNEW TOO MUCH.

A Recommended Read!!  

5 Hearts, Recommended Read
SJ, Romance Junkies

I loved this book. The storyline was great. The characters were believable. I will be recommending this book that had suspense and romance.

Another Amanda Quick hit. For those of us who have read them all, thare some predictable twists and characters. But she never fails to deliver an interesting story and cool characters. For the Dashiell Hammet purist, the book is far too modern. But the themes are appropriate to the times and, interestingly, to modern times as well. A very enjoyable read.

"The Other Lady Vanishes" is an excellent second installment in Quick's Burning Cove series. The book follows Adelaide, a tea room waitress who is establishing a life for herself in Burning Cove after escaping from being forcibly held in a sanatorium. She crosses paths with Jake Truett, a man recovering from a tragic loss but who's past is a murky mystery, just as those chasing her finally find her. This book is quickly paced, taking the reader up and down the windy highways of California's Pacific coast as Adelaide and Jake try to discover who is behind a string of deaths and how it all ties back to Adelaide's imprisonment at Rushbrook Sanatorium. This is one of those books that has you staying up past your bedtime because you have to know how the latest twist turns out.

I really like where Quick has gone in her last two novels, both time and location! This was an interesting fun read, the time period of the book was really interesting and one I haven't read a lot in. Hoping she does more in this vein!

Quick returns to the 1930s with another romantic suspense set in Burning Cove, California.

Adelaide has escaped from a private sanitarium--where her maybe-husband had her committed--and started a new life in Burning Cove. But there are dark doings in Burning Cove, connected to the sanitarium and to the death of her parents. With the help of enigmatic ex-importer Jake Truett, Adelaide seeks to uncover the truth and to keep from being killed or returned to the sanitarium

Exciting and romantic. So far, I'm liking Quick's Burning Cove books (all two of them) even more than most of her Victorian ones.

Full review to be published online in early May.

With THE OTHER LADY VANISHES, Amanda quick returns to the post Roaring Twenties and the resort town of Burning Cove, California. The town is a retreat for celebrities and movie stars during the Golden Era of Hollywood. Quick manages to create a 1930s, which is rife with danger and intrigue, including blackmail, illicit drugs, phony psychics, and secret agents; all before the age of modern technology.

Adelaide Blake is hiding out in Burning Cover after having escaped from a very involuntary stay in a shady mental asylum. She works in a tea room, hoping she won't be discovered by the "husband" who put her there. Jake Truett is the former owner of an import/export business, in town ostensibly to recover from a case of shattered nerves.

As THE OTHER LADY VANISHES continues, the plot thickens. No one is who they seem to be in Burning Cove, especially the celebrities who come to escape the pressures of Hollywood but manage to be photographed frequently all the same. Amanda Quick has done well with this fledgling "Burning Cove" series. While different from her Victorian Historicals: it is still written in the vintage and snappy Quick style.

If you are a law and order type, you will have problems with this book from start to finish. If you are more of a justice in the end, then you'll have found your book soul mate. It's important when reading this book that it is a period piece, that means that many of the views expressed are a product of the time while others are very modern. Some of the twists and turns are easy to spot in this mystery thriller, but others will take most readers by surprise. As always Amanda Quick by any name she wishes to write, delivers a fun escape from reality.

One of the things I most enjoy about Amanda Quick's novels is the formulaic predictability: When I select to spend a Friday evening with one of these books, I know what I'm getting and know I will enjoy it thoroughly.

The first book in this new Burning Cove series (The Girl Who Knew Too Much) showed evidence of the author shifting into new patterns of writing and plot crafting, and I wasn't sure those shifts would produce as strong a series as her earlier British romance mysteries. With this second book, I'm delighted to find that the series is off to a strong start with its 1930s California setting.

I strongly recommend this second book, and the new series, to fans of Quick (et al.) novels. This new setting feels fresh, ongoing characters are engaging, and the books are just fun to read.

Amanda Quick has always been one of my favorite authors. She has strong characters, witty dialogue and adds humor to her romantic suspense. Love her stories!

Quick takes readers on a spin through the wild and woolly 1930’s in her latest. Adelaide Blake has escaped the private sanatorium she’s been locked up in and made tracks for Burning Cove, California, the kind of place where Hollywood types like to go to get a psychic reading, a purifying cleanse or just a cup of herbal tea. Adelaide takes a job in one of those herbal tea shops and meets some interesting characters, actors, hoodlums, con-men and gangsters are everywhere. She takes a liking to Jake Truett, who says he’s a businessman getting a little rest. When Madame Zolanda rolls into town, she becomes the darling o the Hollywood set, who all want their fortunes told. Adelaide doesn’t believe in any of that baloney, but when the psychic predicts her own murder, and it comes true, she and Jake wonder just who had it in for the lady and why.

Another winner from Amanda Quick! Adelaide has escaped a horrible fate and is starting a new life when she meets Jake at the tea shop where she works. He has secrets of his own but Adelaide feels she can trust him. Murder, blackmail, treachery, drugs, second chances, love - this book has it all. A great read!

I'm a long time fan of the author whether she's writing as Jayne Castle, Jayne Ann Krentz or Amanda Quick and always look eagerly forward to her next book. This book is set in the 1930's. Prohibition is gone, movies are the rage and the country is moving toward joining the war in Europe. I was reminded of the movies of that era...no cell phones, famous night clubs, operator assisted long distance phone calls, information stored in actual paper files. The writing seemed more gracious....flowing nicely. As always the characters are well developed and likeable. The plot lines are interesting. I thought the plot line involving the invention of a LSD type drug was quite interesting. Some romance, some terror and suitably despicable villains make this an enjoyable read.

Get out the popcorn and the Sno Caps, Amanda Quick has written another movie for our minds!

Quick returns to her new series setting, Burning Cove, California (leaving behind Victorian London, the site of her previous historicals). The Southern California town is a retreat for movie stars during Hollywood's golden era. Quick manages to create a 1930s, which is rife with danger and intrigue, including blackmail, illicit drugs, phony psychics, and secret agents--all this sans modern technology.

Adelaide Blake is hiding out in Burning Cover after having escaped from a very involuntary stay in a shady mental asylum. She works in a tea room, hoping she won't be discovered by the "husband" who put her there.

Jake Truett is the former owner of an import/export business, in town ostensibly to recover from a case of shattered nerves.

Of course, no one is who they seem to be in Burning Cove, especially the celebrities who come to escape the pressures of Hollywood but manage to be photographed frequently all the same.

Quick is a master at complex plotting, bringing characters and story lines together seamlessly, sometimes in expected, and sometimes in very unexpected, ways.

Clear your calendar for an afternoon and treat yourself to an entertaining escape in which the good guys rise above their flawed pasts and the bad guys get their just deserts--a very satisfying read.

Full Disclosure--Net Gallery and the publisher provided me with a digital ARC of this book. This is my honest review.