BOOK REVIEW
Intrigue abounds in ANYONE BUT HER by Cynthia Swanson
A compelling tale of psychological suspense set in Denver
The clairvoyant powers of the main character, Suzanne, in Anyone But Her apparently intrigued me even more than I was aware while reading author Cynthia Swanson’s latest novel. After finishing Anyone But Her, I had a dream in which I called a family member a variation of the nickname teenage Suzanne gives her mother’s ghost. While the clever moniker reveals not only the comfortable, and comforting, relationship Suzanne has always shared with her mom, it also reveals how accepting Suzanne has always been, thanks in great part to her mom, of her own unique ability to see — and sometimes interact with — supernatural beings.
Denver author Cynthia Swanson, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Bookseller and The Glass Forest (and editor of the terrific Denver Noir anthology), delivers yet another compelling work of psychological suspense with Anyone But Her. Set in Denver with narratives that alternate between 1979 to 2004, Anyone But Her tells the story of Suzanne, who lost her mother in an apparent holdup when Suzanne was 14. Twenty-five years later when she returns to Denver with her husband, teenage daughter, and young son, Suzanne is haunted in more ways than one — and…
