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Pinnacle Books (2005), 447 pages
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Thirty years ago, a young man mysteriously vanished from rural Black Pool, Mississippi. Now his skeleton has been discovered in a murky swamp, a length of rope entwined in its bones... Detective Louis Kincaid doesn't regret having left the hometown that always treated him as an outcast. But nothing could have prepared him for the ominous reaction of the locals when he returns to investigate the decades-old slaying. With a veil of suspicion and terror descending over the quiet streets of Black Pool, Kincaid is about to uncover a trail of blood-chilling evil as he hunts a shadowy killer whose work is far from over...
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LibraryThing member miyurose
I was sucked into this book almost immediately! The story is somewhat slow paced, but the author(s) manage to give you enough to keep you intrigued. It’s set in 1983, which gives the racial situations an authenticity that I don’t think would be there if it was set in the late ’90s, when it
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was written. At the end of the book you’re left with a mystery that’s not quite completely solved, so it leaves you with something to think about. Will what happens in Black Pool come back to haunt or help Louis at some point in the future? I guess I’ll have to read more books to find out! Show Less
LibraryThing member la_femme_jennifer
A great mix of suspense and an intricate plot, and I could hardly put it down once I got into it. I loved the way he created the characters and thought he did a nice job of depicting the south without being insulting or overly stereotypical. And though Parrish is clearly tackling a lot of
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complicated issues, especially around race relations, he doesn't get lost in them and instead deftly weaves them into the plot. This was a random pick that I got at the bookstore because it was so cheap, but I'm so glad I did! Show Less
LibraryThing member bacreads
A friend suggested I might like this series. It was a good mystery. Louis Kincaid is a detective from Detroit who goesA home to Mississippi because the mother from who he is estranged is dying. A body is discovered that has been dead around 30 years and as Kincaid begins investigating his efforts
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are not appreciated and he has to hurtle many road blocks. There was some predictability but I will probably get the next in the series to see how Kincaid progresses. Show Less
LibraryThing member Georgiann
Dark of the Moon is the first book in a series. Louis Kincaid works as a police officer in Michigan. When he finds out his Mother is dying he returns to the small town in Mississippi where he was born to be with her. He is hired over the phone to work as an investigator for the local sheriffs
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department. Louis is biracial and his arrival is greeted with dismay. A body is found shortly after his arrival it appears the black victim was lynched years earlier. As he works to solve the crime he meets resistance. The people don't really want the crime solved. Some more murders start taking place Louis knows they are some how connected to the lynching victim. As he works to solve the old and new cases he finds himself in danger and than he is placed under arrest for murder. He must uncover what the promiment citizens have been hiding for years in order to clear his name. A truly fantastic read i look forward to reading more books by P.j Parrish Show Less
LibraryThing member SharronA
First in the Louis Kinkaid series, set in a small southern town in the 1980s.
LibraryThing member susandennis
This is the first of the, so far, two mysteries staring Louis Kincaid. Louis has come back to Black Pool, Mississippi because his mother is dying. His law enforcement education and experience gets him the job as the first inspector in Black Pool's sheriff's office. But, he got the job over the
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phone and the sheriff didn't know he was black because he didn't 'sound' black. His first case is a discovery of bones with the lynching rope still attached. Both this book and the second one are just excellently written, finely crafted stories. I understand that Parrish's third is due out this Fall and I'm eagerly looking forward to it. Show Less
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447