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Lädt ... Dead Rapunzelvon Victoria Houston
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. The young widow of a wealthy man who is about to open an art gallery with the money he left her is pushed in front of a lumber truck & killed...and old man without a hat is seen running away from the scene. The young man who saw the old man is then found dead out near an ice fishing spot. As Lew & Dr Osborne investigate her death, it becomes obvious that her predeceased husband's children & extended family know nothing about her plans for the museum & have high hopes of inheriting. It was obvious "who done it". Not as much actual fishing in this one, but still the subject is there. Ho hum run of the mill murder mystery, is this a series? Oh who cares none of the characters is really that captivating. I did like, as the first character was killed off in a terribly gruesome manner, the author takes the victim into the 'after life'. It's just a paragraph but it stuck with me, nice touch. Zeige 4 von 4 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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A Los Angeles Times Page-Turner "...populated with sympathetic, well-drawn characters... ouston also delivers beautiful descriptions of the bucolic setting, along with plenty of sharply rendered fly-fishing scenes." --Booklist It's the dead of winter in Loon Lake when a wealthy widow is run down and killed by a logging truck on an icy street. The truck driver insists he saw a man shove the woman into the path of his truck. A lone witness who may have seen the man who shoved the victim is soon found dead--drowned in icy waters where he was ice fishing. Within hours, Police Chief Lewellyn Ferris finds herself dealing with malicious family members related to the dead woman, a cache of grisly paintings, and strange disturbances on the land surrounding the widow's contemporary mansion--all of which point to various people who may have wanted her dead. Lew recruits her close friend and fellow flyfisherman, retired dentist "Doc" Osborne, for his forensic and interrogation skills. Meanwhile, Ray Pradt, ice fishing guide and expert tracker, helps with the initial investigation even as he threatens to engage in an inappropriate relationship with a key witness. Lew's life and career is further complicated when a young woman calls, convinced that Lew is her birth mother. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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A woman is pushed before a truck and the local police must find out who killed her. Since she is a rich widow with stepchildren are there enemies close to her, but who is cold-blooded enough to snuff out her life?
This one started out good and then along the way the story became pretty obvious and the revealing of the murderer was really no big surprise. On the plus side, I liked the characters and the little down and that made it easier to read. But on the other side, have you ever seen a Midsomer Murder episode? This one felt like an episode of the series, although with an American setting.
It was a fast read, not a perfect book, but it entertained me somewhat.
Discovered now that this is book 15 in a series. I knew it was a series, but had no clue that it was to be that many books before this one. Oh well, it was easy to get into the book, despite that!
I received this copy from the publisher through Edelweiss in return for an honest review! Thank you!
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