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LET IT BE ME
by Libbie Richman
Serenade Books, February 2003
209 pages
$14.95
ISBN: 1932300023


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Why does someone want Yale Frye, dead? Yale is a superstar, making a comeback, when someone tries to kill him. If Lisa Klein, who is probably his number one fan, had not fought with the assassin, Yale would likely be dead now. Lisa has been obsessed with Yale for years and still writes him letters, sends him poems, etc. which he does not answer. After she is shot while trying to save him, Yale feels so indebted to her that he invites her to his home in California to recuperate. But the search for the person or persons who tried to kill him continues. Are they still out there? Will they try again? Can Lisa identify anyone?

The author has created a mystery but at the same time delves into the lust created between fan and idol, as well as, exposing the guilt and emotional pull an individual feels when s/he does wrong and knows it, but fails to admit it or the futility of their direction.

The premise of the story is interesting. But, I did have a couple of problems with the story not holding true to life. One example is that I just don’t see any husband encouraging his wife to go to California to live in the house with a superstar while she recovers physically from the wounds she received while saving that superstar’s life. We are talking about a rich, good-looking superstar! (Let me try this one on my husband and I’ll get back to you!)

The sex is overdone and in some points actually takes away from the story. The characters probably are representative of some real people, however, they are not ones I would care to know. This may come more from my personal preferences than from the author’s depiction of them. For the realist, this book has too much fantasy to be appealing. For the fantasy believer, this book has too much realism and inner conflict that pulls down the fantasy fun. But then, that’s the point isn’t it? How so like our lives. 

Reviewed by Barbara Wright, May 2003

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