I love all of Cresswell's books with only this as an exception. I must say that it is so un-Cresswell. Maybe because it is co-written. I saw the movie He Said ,She said and it was so funny and entertaining that I thought this book would be the same.

I read this book when it came out in 1990 and always remembered it fondly. Unfortunately, when I reread it recently I learned it wasn't as good as I believed. Laura Penn is dragged into a murder investigation when the prime suspect, her ex-husband, names her as his alibi, then asks her to play along. Laura is horrified, but doesn't believe him guilty so agrees. But when more murders occur, with her ex looking more and more suspicious, Laura begins to fear she made a mistake. Then there are the strange items that begin appearing in her locked home, items linked to each of the murder scenes. Detective Max Elliott knows Laura is lying about something. Can he get her to confide in him before she becomes the next victim?

"Jigsaw" is an acceptable romance. Max and Laura's relationship is developed well, though it won't set the world on fire. This is also one of the most frustrating suspense novels I can remember reading. There aren't that many twists. The only thing that keeps the plot going on so long is the leads' inability to see the obvious. St. George lays out all the necessary clues early on, making it easy for the reader to see where she's going, but the characters consistently refuse to see what's right in front of their faces. I felt like I was having a flashback to when my kids were trying to learn math. 1 + 1 = 3? No. 1 + 1 = 4? No. 1 + 1 = 5? NO! (OK, for the record, my kids were better at math than that!) More than once I threw down the book when the characters dismissed important information or failed to see that 1 plus 1 does equal two. The book also features the kind of climax where the heroine is made vulnerable through sheer stupidity. By the end of this exercise in frustration, I really didn't care if they lived or died. Just as long as they finally got a clue. (On a side note, Laura Gordon tells a similar tale in Intrigue # 282, "Dominoes," which is slightly better. Slightly.)

St. George's other Intrigues, "Murder By the Book" (# 198), "Cache Poor" (# 230) and "The Renegade" (#358) are all far superior to "Jigsaw," which is neither as deep or well written as her later work. I would suggest passing on this one and looking for any of those instead.

I'm considering plastic surgery and ordered 3 books to research it. This book, at [$$], was a total waste of money. I guess thats one of the problems buying a book online-you can't page thru it and see how material is presented. Had I been at a bookstore, this book would have quickly gone back on the shelf.
The style of writing, the 'oh too cute' notes and cartoons, the lack of serious content and presentation are insulting to a mature person. Who wants to look at cartoons-my body isn't a cartoon! I wanted to see pictures of real people who have had real surgeries, not line drawings.
The Complete Idiots Guide is just that-for idiots and not for a serious contemplation of a potential life changing surgery procedure. The authors think liposuction is the cure for 75% of plastic surgery issues.
Even worse, the specific topic I bought this book to learn about was given 1 paragraph consisting of "Don't do this". Maybe these doctors don't like to do 'Tummy /Tucks' but they are done world-wide for valid reasons.
Not every potential patient is looking for "Plastic Surgery Lite" but in need of information presented in a truly useful manner.
Total waste of time and money.
BTW- the best of the books I have purchased so far are: Dr. Marfuggi"-Plastic Surgery-What you need to know" and Dr Loftus-"The smart womans guide to Plastic Surgery".

This is a self published book written by a supreme narcisist. It is probably the most boring book I have ever read. I don't know why he bothers to waste his money publishing this hackneyed advise. The book is also very poorly written.

This book was a disappointment from the beginning. For a couple of years I had wanted to read this book because of a review I had seen in the back of another book. It sounded interesting, well thought out and funny. It was not. The characterization was poor, the heroine ridiculous and brainless, and the hero loathsome. How could I even begin to care for either of them when I couldn't even stand them? The answer is that I couldn't, and for the first time in my life I didn't finish a book. I read the last 3 pages, something I normally wouldn't even conceive of just to find out what happened. (They lived happily ever after, is anyone surprised?) I've read several others of Margaret St. George's books and have always found them to be entertaining and interesting. This one should not have even been written.