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celtic_oracle's review
3.0
Oh, Alex. Not what I expected from you at all. And I have very mixed feelings about Zach. Maybe that will change as the series moves forward. Another engrossing read from Gail Bowen.
apostrophen's review
4.0
I love the Joanne Kilbourn mystery series for a few major facets:
(1) The heroine is an independant widowed woman with a strong sense of family, and yet is not reduced to being a simpering victim or wailing emotional wreck. She handles things, and handles them as well as any one could.
(2) The strong Canadian content to the stories: be it simple things like surnames that show a european background, or native rights issues, or any number of uniquely Canadian flavours, Bowen finds a niche for them in her books that adds to the story.
(3) The mystery is always a good one, and hard to puzzle out any faster than her heroine.
Joanne retires to a languid summer at "Lawyer's Bay," where one power law firm seems to rule the roost. When a shocking suicide starts the vacation on a dark turn, Joanne once again finds herself in the middle of the lives of those around her, trying to dig out the dark secrets, and learn if the suicide was even that. When her ex-lover Alex Kequahtooway gets involved, things seem even more personal. The tension keeps rising, and as always, Bowen delivers a stunning finale. Well done.
(1) The heroine is an independant widowed woman with a strong sense of family, and yet is not reduced to being a simpering victim or wailing emotional wreck. She handles things, and handles them as well as any one could.
(2) The strong Canadian content to the stories: be it simple things like surnames that show a european background, or native rights issues, or any number of uniquely Canadian flavours, Bowen finds a niche for them in her books that adds to the story.
(3) The mystery is always a good one, and hard to puzzle out any faster than her heroine.
Joanne retires to a languid summer at "Lawyer's Bay," where one power law firm seems to rule the roost. When a shocking suicide starts the vacation on a dark turn, Joanne once again finds herself in the middle of the lives of those around her, trying to dig out the dark secrets, and learn if the suicide was even that. When her ex-lover Alex Kequahtooway gets involved, things seem even more personal. The tension keeps rising, and as always, Bowen delivers a stunning finale. Well done.
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