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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780425214626
ISBN number: 0425214621
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 304
Printing Date: March 06, 2007
Publishing house: Berkley
Sale Popularity Level: 54603
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Now best known for her New York Times bestselling Sookie Stackhouse novels, Charlaine Harris hit 'a home run the very first time out' (Birmingham News) with the story of a murder that embroils a small-town reporter in mystery that hits close to home...
Catherine Linton has returned to her hometown of Lowfield, Mississippi, unconvinced that the death of her parents in a car crash six months earlier was an accident. And her suspicions are confirmed when she stumbles upon the dead and beaten body of her doctor-father's longtime nurse. There are secrets being kept in Lowfield. And the town where Catherine grew up may be the same place where she is sent to her grave...
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I guess as a debut novel this isn't bad but it's by no means a good book. The main character has no hooks to endear herself to the reader. There's no real story to her, she's just barely above one dimensional. The rest of the cast is trotted out on a one by one "Wait, is THIS the killer?!" basis. The story starts nowhere and really goes nowhere. There's a killing, there's another, there's two in the past. Gasp! Are they all related?! With the exception of a couple short stories and her second novel (waiting on the nightstand as I type) I've read and enjoyed everything Ms Harris has written except this. If you're a completest, go for it, you might as well read everything. Otherwise, give this one a pass, it's not that good.
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If you haven't started reading Charlaine Harris - you should! If you like this book, try the Sookie Stackhouse, Harper Connelly, Aurora Teagarden, and Lily Bard series! These books are great - entertaining and smart, and they flow very easily from one to the next, leaving you wanting more.
I can't believe I just "found" Charlaine Harris last year! :)
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Catherine Scott Linton has moved back to Lowfield, Mississippi. Her parents died in a car accident on their way to visit her at her very first job. She's now working for the local paper and building walls to keep everyone out of her life -- passing time feeling guilty. Then one morning she finds a body. In the horror and chaos, Catherine didn't recognize the dead woman, who turns out to be her father's nurse of thirty years. Now, she's convinced that her parents' accident was no accident at all -- but why would someone kill the town doctor, his wife, and his nurse. Catherine is determined get to the bottom of this mystery.
The story unfolds slowly as we met the characters that Catherine does interact with. Slowly, we come to know that Catherine is not a shrinking violet but a modern woman a bit embarrassed by her unthinking prejudices. But, she is a daughter that loved her parents and misses them with a depth that I think many of us can understand. All her reactions seem subdued and a bit off-kilter but that's because we've been brainwashed by movies and TV. When you stop and think of it -- how would you react to finding a body in an abandoned house in mid-summer Mississippi -- one that had been bludgeoned to death. Catherine is every woman who has had to deal with circumstances outside her generally expected experiences. Harris brings us a character, who is strong and believable in her depression, anger, and the uncertainty whether what is wanted is justice or vengeance.
The conclusion is a shock for the character as well as the reader. Murder is a crime that often seems necessary to the perpetrator but an outsider looking at it sees other avenues that could have achieved the same result.
For fans of Harris' Southern Vampire and Grave... series, this stand alone is far less humor, but the same deft touch with characterization, setting, and plot. You can smell the hot dusty air and feel the tension build with every chapter.
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I really stumbled on this book while scanning for new books and ordered it on a
whim. It is a nicely written novel, certainly not her best work but an indication
of good things to come. She stumped me totally on the medical mystery and although
the ending felt rushed she finished on her own terms. I have read all of her
vampire books and they indicate that Ms. Harris is polishing her skills very
well indeed. I will continue to buy her books.
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I agree with the other reviewers in that this is not Charlaine Harris' best work. Everyone has to start somewhere and this is her start. The characters weren't well developed and the ending was rushed. The way that Catherine figured out "who done it" was sudden and didn't have enough background, not to mention that the way the revelation was made was odd. Even so, the book was an okay read. The Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris is EXCELLENT, closely followed by the Harper Connelly series. I agree with the reviewer that said don't start here if you've never read a Charlaine Harris book before. Start with Sookie and then Harper.
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