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Original Sin by Beth Mcmullen

Original Sin

A Sally Sin Adventure

by Beth Mcmullen

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  • Jul 2011, 304 pages
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Les G. (Fort Collins, CO)

Sally Sin - superspy
Can a spy ever really retire? Sally Sin gives up the spies life for marriage and a family. However, her husband and friends suspect that she's more than just a housewife, and her past comes back to haunt her. This is a very fun book that doesn't require a lot of thought, you just have to suspend your disbelief enough to accept the premise. It has plenty of action and enough mysteries to leave one looking forward to future books.
Kathleen W. (Appleton, WI)

Sally Sin Book One
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, despite not all of it being "believable". I had a hard time deciding how to rate the book: I wanted to give it a 5 for sheer fun and reading pleasure, but it simply doesn't have the quality of a 5-star b00k. That being said, I am totally looking forward to the next book in the series, and hope that the author will be able to add character depth without sacrificing the easy flow of the writing. I predict that this series will be wildly successful!
Cheryl D. (Angola, NY)

Impossible to classify
This book was an enjoyable read, but it is impossible to fit it into a category. It is a little bit chick lit and somewhat a thriller with a comic edge. I never did figure out whether the heroine was a "good" spy or simply survived through luck. You just have to sit back and enjoy the ride.
Helen S. (Palm Desert, California)

Interesting New Character
Beth McMullen's book, Original Sin, brings a new fascinating character to the pages of page turning reading. This is a new type of female character, mother, successful career person to read about. I look forward to additional adventures with Sally Sin. A couple parts of the book moved slowly and made up for time in the adventures following. I recommend this book for book clubs.
Julia H. (Excelsior, MN)

Orginal Sin
I really enjoyed reading Original Sin. Lucy Hamilton's seemingly banal life as a fairly new mom and housewife belies the fantastic memories of her past life as Sally Sin. The book flows between her paranoia over being a mom and leaving Theo at preschool to her days as a spy for USAWMD, a story that eventually comes together in Lucy's present life. I loved Lucy, she felt like a real mom with real worries about Theo. And even though her nemesis Ian Blackford returns, I didn't feel like she was ready to throw over her marriage with her unsuspecting husband Will, either. I am definitely looking forward to the nextmore
Deborah D. (Old Forge, NY)

Entertainment
The bright pink cover threw me a bit, not fitting a spy type
thriller theme. The story however kept up a good pace with humor and suspense. There is nothing like a female James Bond with
a diaper bag to liven up the everyday blahs. Hope there are
more on the way.
Andrea S. (Lafayette, IN)

A fun romp!
I thought this was a entertaining story in the vein of Janet Evanovich - made me laugh. There is not a lot for a book club to discuss but if you are looking for a good story to help you escape everyday life (like this winter!), this is the book for you.
Gail G. (Northbrook, Illinois)

original Sin
This is a fast-paced spy novel. The one thing I did not like about it was the constant change of times and locations. Just when I became comfortable in one spot, the location and time period would change to another one, so I was unable to get into the play by play action the way I'd like to. The main character of the book, Sally Sin or Lucy Hamilton, was a spy in a earlier life. However now she is married and a mother, too. But her spy master keeps trying to involve her in the old game. Her husband comes from a wealthy family while Sally has no family to speak of. They were killed when she was a little girl,more

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