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A review by dennisfischman
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter by Sharyn McCrumb
4.0
This is one of the best mysteries I have read in a while. It gives you such a visceral sense of the setting where it takes place that when you look up from the page, you're surprised not to see the mountains looking over your shoulder. The characters you meet in the first book of the series get deeper, and the new ones (especially Nora Bonesteel and Laura Bruce) are unforgettable. The subplot involving an old man dying from an industrially polluted river adds to the sense of place...and also, to the theme of struggling to make meaning out of a hard but beloved life.
The mystery itself, involving the death of parents and two of their four children, is sad to the core. But the relationship between the minister's wife and one of the surviving children is redemptive. It's a very Christian book that way, and even though I am not a Christian, I could recognize and appreciate that faith.
The mystery itself, involving the death of parents and two of their four children, is sad to the core. But the relationship between the minister's wife and one of the surviving children is redemptive. It's a very Christian book that way, and even though I am not a Christian, I could recognize and appreciate that faith.