The Rivers Run Dry is published by Thomas Nelson. I have to say right off that this mystery was great--and frankly, I was a bit surprised. I expected it to be tame--and this was not at all.
The heroine, Raleigh Harmon, is an FBI agent specializing in Forensic Geology. (I never realized there was such a thing.) In this story, Raleigh's expertise is displayed in many ways, all important to revealing clues to what has happened to a missing woman.
The book is peppered with the unusual: poker games, a clairvoyant, a casino and an addicted gambler, lots of FBI involvement in the wonderfully described environment of Seattle and its surrounding mountains. There is plenty of action and thrills, along with surprising twists.
What there isn't is bad language, gratuitous sex or violence, and I didn't miss any of it.
This is a real page turner and I recommend it highly.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance
Just finished reading this quite remarkable and unusual mystery by Gyles Brandreth. I believe this will be the first in a series about Oscar Wilde as an amateur detective.
The setting, the characters, and the time period are written extremely well. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is one of the characters which is interesting, because the story reminds me a lot of the Sherlock Holmes tales.
Definitely Recommended.
Marilyn Meredith
http://fictionforyou.com
The setting, the characters, and the time period are written extremely well. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is one of the characters which is interesting, because the story reminds me a lot of the Sherlock Holmes tales.
Definitely Recommended.
Marilyn Meredith
http://fictionforyou.com
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Starvation Lake by Bryan Gruley
Starvation Lake is the story of a young man who has returned home to a job as a reporter for a small newspaper in an equally small town.
His life and the lives of his friends and family has centered around ice hockey from childhood on. The disappearance of the hockey coach in snowmobile accident years ago once again becomes big news when the snowmobile is discovered.
Along with the snowmobile, one secret after another is uncovered--secrets that will change the town of Starvation Lake forever.
The characters are wonderful in the book. For me there were far too many descriptions of hockey matches, but I'm not a sports fan of any kind, and I realize the interaction of the players and the coach were vital to the plot.
All in all, this was a good read, though possibly more appealing to the male reader.
Marilyn
http://fictionforyou.com
His life and the lives of his friends and family has centered around ice hockey from childhood on. The disappearance of the hockey coach in snowmobile accident years ago once again becomes big news when the snowmobile is discovered.
Along with the snowmobile, one secret after another is uncovered--secrets that will change the town of Starvation Lake forever.
The characters are wonderful in the book. For me there were far too many descriptions of hockey matches, but I'm not a sports fan of any kind, and I realize the interaction of the players and the coach were vital to the plot.
All in all, this was a good read, though possibly more appealing to the male reader.
Marilyn
http://fictionforyou.com
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