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43 Light Street #18
Midnight Caller
Midnight Caller by Rebecca York released on Aug 25, 1999 is available now for purchase.
248 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 1, 1999
About the author
Rebecca York
427 books452 followersRuth Glick (born 1942) is a best-selling author of healthy cookbooks and has also written dozens of romantic suspense romance novels under the pen name Rebecca York.
Ruth earned a B.A. in American Thought and Civilization from George Washington University and an M.A. in American Studies from the University of Maryland. Although she always wanted to become a writer, Glick was convinced that her lack of spelling skills meant that her goal was unattainable. As a stay-at-home mother, she took a community college course to help her choose a career. The course made it very clear that writing was her primary interest. Glick began writing articles for newspapers and magazines, but after several years decided to try writing fiction. Her first book, a kids' science fiction book, was finally purchased by Scholastic Inc..
Since then, Glick has become a highly successful author of over 50 romantic suspense and paranormal novels. Many of her novels are published under the Harlequin Intrigue line, and in June 2003, she became one of the first authors published under Berkley's new Sensation imprint. Before 1997, she often collaborated with Eileen Buckholtz and Kathryn Jenson.
Glick also is a highly regarded author of cookbooks focusing on healthy eating. She sometimes hires trained chefs to test the recipes that she creates, and makes sure that every recipe is tested at least three times before it appears in one of her cookbooks.
Glick is the head of the Columbia Writers Workshop. She and her husband, Norman Glick, live in Columbia, Maryland, where Ruth collects rocks, and enjoys cooking, walking, reading, gardening, travel, and Mozart operas. They have two grown children, Elissa and Ethan, and two grandsons (Jesse and Leo).
Ruth earned a B.A. in American Thought and Civilization from George Washington University and an M.A. in American Studies from the University of Maryland. Although she always wanted to become a writer, Glick was convinced that her lack of spelling skills meant that her goal was unattainable. As a stay-at-home mother, she took a community college course to help her choose a career. The course made it very clear that writing was her primary interest. Glick began writing articles for newspapers and magazines, but after several years decided to try writing fiction. Her first book, a kids' science fiction book, was finally purchased by Scholastic Inc..
Since then, Glick has become a highly successful author of over 50 romantic suspense and paranormal novels. Many of her novels are published under the Harlequin Intrigue line, and in June 2003, she became one of the first authors published under Berkley's new Sensation imprint. Before 1997, she often collaborated with Eileen Buckholtz and Kathryn Jenson.
Glick also is a highly regarded author of cookbooks focusing on healthy eating. She sometimes hires trained chefs to test the recipes that she creates, and makes sure that every recipe is tested at least three times before it appears in one of her cookbooks.
Glick is the head of the Columbia Writers Workshop. She and her husband, Norman Glick, live in Columbia, Maryland, where Ruth collects rocks, and enjoys cooking, walking, reading, gardening, travel, and Mozart operas. They have two grown children, Elissa and Ethan, and two grandsons (Jesse and Leo).
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April 18, 2018
One Sitting, Stay Up All Night Reading
18 October 1999
Ruth Glick bounces back from the tepid (for her) "Shattered Lullaby" with "Midnight Caller," which ranks among the best books the 43 Light Street series has had to offer. From the moody, suspenseful opening, perfect as Halloween draws near, to the action-filled later scenes, this is the kind book that a reader won't be able to put down until the last page is turned. Glenn and Meg are two very well-defined characters, flawed yet heroic and their story is compelling, filled with erotic scenes and carefully structured suspense. No one tells these kinds of romantic thrillers about secret government operations and incredible odds like Rebecca York. "Midnight Caller" is no exception.
18 October 1999
Ruth Glick bounces back from the tepid (for her) "Shattered Lullaby" with "Midnight Caller," which ranks among the best books the 43 Light Street series has had to offer. From the moody, suspenseful opening, perfect as Halloween draws near, to the action-filled later scenes, this is the kind book that a reader won't be able to put down until the last page is turned. Glenn and Meg are two very well-defined characters, flawed yet heroic and their story is compelling, filled with erotic scenes and carefully structured suspense. No one tells these kinds of romantic thrillers about secret government operations and incredible odds like Rebecca York. "Midnight Caller" is no exception.
December 7, 2018
HI #534 & 43 Light Street series #18 = 3.5 stars
August 14, 2013
I prefer Regencies and read very few contemporary romance books but, for some reason, I got hooked on Rebecca York's "43 Light Street" series. There are always well-developed characters, a lot of action, and some detail in setting or situation that holds my interest.
As usual, the characters in this book are interesting and York makes the situation they are involved in seem plausible. In Midnight Caller, Meg's brother, Tommy, is disabled after a military mission involving chemical warfare and is receiving inadequate support from a VA hospital unprepared for and unfamiliar with his medical condition. Meg is approached by a sympathetic stranger who offers her $1 million to infiltrate a secret compound in upstate New York and confront her brother's former commanding officer, Glenn Bridgman. Tommy idolizes Bridgman but the stranger convinces her that Bridgman is responsible for destroying the men in his command. A rock slide on the way to the compound wrecks the car that Meg is driving and leaves her with no memory of why she was driving to the secret compound. Meg knows that she is not responsible for the problems that suddenly occur after her arrival at the compound but the evidence indicates that Meg is a spy, and represents a dangerous threat to the men and their mission.
Since I am basically a Victorian myself and I am more used to reading Regencies, the sex scenes seemed a little early to me but the book is only 242 pages, 100 pages shorter than the last couple of (sexier Regencies.
As usual, the characters in this book are interesting and York makes the situation they are involved in seem plausible. In Midnight Caller, Meg's brother, Tommy, is disabled after a military mission involving chemical warfare and is receiving inadequate support from a VA hospital unprepared for and unfamiliar with his medical condition. Meg is approached by a sympathetic stranger who offers her $1 million to infiltrate a secret compound in upstate New York and confront her brother's former commanding officer, Glenn Bridgman. Tommy idolizes Bridgman but the stranger convinces her that Bridgman is responsible for destroying the men in his command. A rock slide on the way to the compound wrecks the car that Meg is driving and leaves her with no memory of why she was driving to the secret compound. Meg knows that she is not responsible for the problems that suddenly occur after her arrival at the compound but the evidence indicates that Meg is a spy, and represents a dangerous threat to the men and their mission.
Since I am basically a Victorian myself and I am more used to reading Regencies, the sex scenes seemed a little early to me but the book is only 242 pages, 100 pages shorter than the last couple of (sexier Regencies.
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