Desert Heat
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From Publishers Weekly
Jance ( Hour of the Hunter ) has created a taut and poignant mystery. Joanna Brady finds her husband, Andy, shot in the Arizona desert on the night of their tenth wedding anniversary. But this, and Andy's subsequent suspicious death in the hospital, is only the beginning of the destruction of the comfortable world of Joanna and her nine-year-old daughter, Jenny. The police decide that Andy, a sheriff's deputy, tried to commit suicide. He is further implicated as the hit man in a mob rub-out and fingered as a crooked cop with drug-cartel connections. Even his personal life is dragged through the mud, as allegations of an extramarital affair surface. Neither mother nor daughter is spared from the brutality of the accusations: the DEA comes after Joanna, while schoolmates taunt Jenny. All the while, Jance cross-cuts to the contract killer who shot Andy. The conclusion features a classic confrontation, but the post-showdown ending seems trite. Until that moment, however, Jance's tale crackles with tension. Joanna's struggle and pain are affecting; Jance writes with an understanding that character is destiny.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Jance ( Hour of the Hunter ) has created a taut and poignant mystery. Joanna Brady finds her husband, Andy, shot in the Arizona desert on the night of their tenth wedding anniversary. But this, and Andy's subsequent suspicious death in the hospital, is only the beginning of the destruction of the comfortable world of Joanna and her nine-year-old daughter, Jenny. The police decide that Andy, a sheriff's deputy, tried to commit suicide. He is further implicated as the hit man in a mob rub-out and fingered as a crooked cop with drug-cartel connections. Even his personal life is dragged through the mud, as allegations of an extramarital affair surface. Neither mother nor daughter is spared from the brutality of the accusations: the DEA comes after Joanna, while schoolmates taunt Jenny. All the while, Jance cross-cuts to the contract killer who shot Andy. The conclusion features a classic confrontation, but the post-showdown ending seems trite. Until that moment, however, Jance's tale crackles with tension. Joanna's struggle and pain are affecting; Jance writes with an understanding that character is destiny.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
I really enjoyed this one. I liked the characters, they were believeable. The storyline was good as well. I will be looking for other books in this series.
Adding to catsalive's HUGE m-bag! (I assume it's for catsalive. Right?)
Released 16 yrs ago (5/5/2007 UTC) at
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On its way to Australia! Happy travels!
On its way to Australia! Happy travels!
Thanks irenic.
Journal Entry 6 by catsalive at Rooty Hill, New South Wales Australia on Wednesday, November 23, 2016
An enjoyable read, if a bit simplistic in its culmination. I quite like Joanna Brady as a character. I've read a couple of the later ones - Shoot, Don't Shoot & Outlaw Mountain - so it's good to finally read the 1st in this series.
Journal Entry 7 by catsalive at Southern Crossers, Donation -- Controlled Releases on Monday, December 5, 2016
Released 7 yrs ago (12/5/2016 UTC) at Southern Crossers, Donation -- Controlled Releases
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Sent to LadyIndigo for the November 2016 SCBE.
catsalive has been helping santa this year by sending sacks, aka australia post satchels, of books around australia (and other sacks of books around the world i am sure)
thankyou for your generosity - a new mt tbr begins - my wish would be for corresponding reading time
thanks again
happy reading
;)
thankyou for your generosity - a new mt tbr begins - my wish would be for corresponding reading time
thanks again
happy reading
;)