A Ceremonial Death
by B. J. Oliphant, Sheri S. Tepper | Mystery & Thrillers |
ISBN: 0449148971 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0449148971 Global Overview for this book
Registered by potok-fan of Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on 8/7/2007
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4 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by potok-fan from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi / Egentliga Finland Finland on Tuesday, August 7, 2007
A colleague passed this on to me, but skimming the back cover and the excerpt inside the front cover, I think I''d rather just trade it for something else in the VBB! ;)
A taster from the back cover: Shadow Dancer was readying her hogan for a healing ceremony and her own terrible death... And the beautiful cosmic healer, née Bridget McCree, had not been dead long when her neighbor Shirley McClintock found her viciously mutilated body. Was the murder the work of extraterrestrials, as recent cattle mutilations in the Santa Fe area are believed to be? Shirley''s investigation into Shadow Dancer''s torrid romances and tangled family affairs suggests more traditional motivations: greed, lust, and envy.
A taster from the back cover: Shadow Dancer was readying her hogan for a healing ceremony and her own terrible death... And the beautiful cosmic healer, née Bridget McCree, had not been dead long when her neighbor Shirley McClintock found her viciously mutilated body. Was the murder the work of extraterrestrials, as recent cattle mutilations in the Santa Fe area are believed to be? Shirley''s investigation into Shadow Dancer''s torrid romances and tangled family affairs suggests more traditional motivations: greed, lust, and envy.
Thanks for sending Potok. Sorry it took so long to journal it. Ya gotta love the chaos of moving. :) Onto Mt. TBR it goes.
This is now rsvd for the Mystery VBB!
This was chosen by Elsi and will go out in the mail to her Oct.27th. Hope you enjoy it!
Received in today's mail. I selected the book from the VBB because it is written by Sheri Tepper, whose SF novels I have enjoyed very much. She wrote a series of mysteries using the pseudonym of B J Oliphant, and I'm eager to see if she does as well in that genre as in the SF and Fantasy ones.
I enjoyed this book. The blurb on the back of the book (which Potok-fan posted above) is not a good representation of the story. A Ceremonial Death is the sixth book in Oliphant's mystery series starring Shirley McClintock. From the Publisher:
I mailed this book to catsalive who selected it from the Mystery VBB at BookObsessed.
"Crusty" is the best way to describe Southwestern rancher Shirley McClintock, the star of this series that began with Death in the Scrub. But she's a warm-hearted and common-sense crusty. It's hard not to like someone who occasionally goes on a rant about the state of the world and mutters, "Idiocy. We are mired in idiocy."
This installment of Shirley's adventures finds her moved from Colorado to New Mexico where she lives among people, including the local sheriff, who seriously believe that extra-terrestrials not only walk among us but occasionally murder and mutilate cattle and the occasional human. It takes Shirley's refreshing brand of common sense to pin the ruckus on more traditional things like greed, lust, and envy.
--Margaret Sanborn, Senior Publicity Copywriter
I mailed this book to catsalive who selected it from the Mystery VBB at BookObsessed.
Thanks elsi.
A surprisingly good read. I wasn't expecting much given the blurb on the cover, but it was an entertaining, fast-paced tale. I couldn't help liking Shirley, & I enjoyed the interaction between her, J.Q. & Allison. The supporting cast were well-written too. The seemy murder mystery provided a great backdrop for this excellent characterisation. Nice one!
Journal Entry 9 by catsalive at The John Hewitt Bar in Belfast, Co. Antrim United Kingdom on Saturday, November 4, 2017
Released 6 yrs ago (11/3/2017 UTC) at The John Hewitt Bar in Belfast, Co. Antrim United Kingdom
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With the other books on the shelf.