The Sky Is Falling: Summary and book reviews of The Sky Is Falling by Sidney Sheldon, plus links to an excerpt from The Sky Is Falling and a biography of Sidney Sheldon.
The Sky Is Falling
by Sidney Sheldon
Hardcover: Sep 2000,
368 pages.
Paperback: Jul 2001,
416 pages.
A spellbinding novel of glamour, sex, power,and murder that spans the globe
If America had a royal family, the Winthrops would wear the crown. The popular, charismatic Winthrops have captured the imagination of the world with their public service, their enormous charity, and their glamorous lives. But in a single year, all five members of the family are killed in a series of accidents.
Dana Evans, a beautiful young anchorwoman with a Washington television network, believes there is something more sinister behind their deaths. She begins an investigation and starts uncovering compelling evidence that she can hardly believe.
In her determined pursuit of the truth, Dana never anticipated the cat-and-mouse chase that leads her through a half-dozen countries in search of a remorseless killer. As she closes in on her suspect, the shocking secrets she then unearths place Dana and her young son in dire jeopardy and -- in an unexpected turn of events -- Dana becomes the hunted.
Can Dana outwit her pursuers and expose the truth that will astound the world? Readers should prepare themselves for the breathtaking journey through the skillful twists and turns of the plot that are Sidney Sheldon's hallmark.
A dynamite thriller filled with all the elements that have made his previous works phenomenal bestsellers, The Sky Is Falling is Sidney Sheldon at his sizzling best.
BOOK REVIEWS
Media Reviews
Library Journal
The book has pretty flimsy character development, a feeble plot line, and an ending that hardly surprises. Yet it works. From the first page, the reader is caught up in the snappy and suspenseful chapters, which become inescapably addictive.
Publishers Weekly
Efficiently brisk and reliably suspenseful, Sheldon's 17th novel demonstrates that this veteran master of commercial fiction has not lost his touch.
Boston Herald
Springs one surprise after another, page after irresistible page.
People Magazine
The master of the bestselling game.
New York Daily News
When you want a novel you simply cannot put down, go to Sheldon.
Recent Reader Reviews
Rated of 5
by Michael Luis Casil That was so COOL The story is to nice to read. It made me encourage to read more books authored by Sidney Sheldon.
Rated of 5
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