Dead Giveaway (The Stillwater Trilogy, Book 2)
by Brenda Novak
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Author: Brenda NovakEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-01-24
ISBN: 0778324796
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: Mira
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Book Review: Well done. Enjoyable. Good romantic mystery with strong character and relationship development.
Summary: 4 Stars
STORY BRIEF:
This is book 2 in the Stillwater Trilogy. Each book can be read as a stand alone, but they are best when read in order and soon after each other. Lee Barker was a sexual-sadist minister who abused his stepdaughter and others. He was mysteriously killed 19 years earlier. His wife and step kids had something to do with his death and buried the body on the family farm. Clay has remained on the farm all these years so no future owner would accidentally discover the body. The local people thought Barker was a good man, and they believe Clay killed him. The police chief's daughter Allie moves to town to live with her parents and work in the police dept. She was a cold case investigator in Chicago. She is now investigating the Barker case. She interacts with Clay and eventually believes he is innocent. Someone lies about Clay causing his arrest for the murder. The main mystery in the story is what evidence will be found and how it will be used to hurt or help Clay.
REVIEWER'S OPINION:
I enjoyed the way Allie would find out small pieces of information just by talking to people. I enjoyed the early conversations between Allie and Clay. She's digging for information, he's hiding information, yet they have a certain honesty with each other. A comment on the cover implies suspense. I didn't find any suspense other than worry and concern for the characters and one shooting scene. Don't read this if you're looking for suspense, but it's good for romance and mystery.
DATA:
Story length: 415 pages. Swearing language: moderate/strong. Sexual language: none. Number of sex scenes: 2. Total number of sex scene pages: 6. Setting: current day Stillwater, Mississippi. Copyright; 2007. Genre: romantic mystery.
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For a list of my reviews of other Brenda Novak books, see my 5 star review of "Dead Silence" posted 8/26/08.
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