I decided to read another Sidney Sheldon book even though the last one was a disappointment to me mainly because I had already bought the book. This one turned out to be a great read. It was fast-paced from the onset and spanned such broad areas in subject matter, that it was also quite instructive. One of its central characters is Leslie Stewart, a P R executive, who decides to model her life after media mogul Katherine Graham after being jilted by Oliver Russel. Russel is an attorney who an all-powerful senator Todd Davis has earmarked for success, even presidency. Russel chooses to sell his soul to politics, success and Todd Davis, over love. Leslie follows his life closely and waits to publish the story that would destroy him as soon as it appeared to him that all his dreams were within reach. Her one chance seems to fall into her lap when a series of deaths involving liquid ecstasy is linked to President Russel, who's major failing is a weakness for the fairer sex.
Revenge is one thing that we all wrestle with but very rarely admit to indulging in. Sheldon very adeptly lets us glimpse the poisonous hate that the a need for retaliation cultivates in all of us and portrays it as both a motivating and a self-defeating impetus. Even thought The Best Laid Plans starts like the tale of the revenge of a woman scorned, it unfolds into much more and exceeded my expectations. It has a wealth of characters that Sheldon develops in parallel, while leaving the reader in complete suspense of how the story will unfold.
SCORE: 3.5 pearls
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