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St. Martin's Press in cooperation with Macmillan Audio (2011), Edition: Unabridged Audiobook, 9 CDs, 11 hrs 18 mins
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Mira Gallier finds her personal life and career are blossoming after years of pain over the loss of her husband in Hurricane Katrina, but everything changes when she is attacked by a man known as "The Preacher," who is soon after found dead, and a series of events unfold, leading Mira to become a suspect for the murder of her own assistant, and mirages of her dead husband cause Mira to question her own sanity.
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LibraryThing member Darcia
Erica Spindler has long been one of my favorite authors and she reminds me why with her newest release. Set in New Orleans, Spindler captures both the destruction and the spirit of the location. The characters are well-developed and made me care what happened to them. As the plot builds, so does
Some of the characters in this one carry on from earlier novels. But this is easily read as a stand-alone.
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the suspense. And just when you think you know something, a twist takes you in a whole new direction. Some of the characters in this one carry on from earlier novels. But this is easily read as a stand-alone.
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LibraryThing member dearheart
Mira Gallier works with stained glass windows, restoring windows damaged by Hurricane Katrina. It's become her mission, focusing on it as she still can't move on from her husband's death due to that storm six years ago.
People are being murdered by a religious zealot and she's the only link between
The book didn't do much for me. Psychological thriller? It probably would have been if I'd had any feelings for the characters. As it was the only characters I found interesting were the Malone brothers and Spencer's fiancé. I had not read any other books by this author but I suspect the Malones have been featured in prior books.
Mira remembers only the good about her husband and has a difficult time seeing the bigger picture of her marriage. This is a huge part of the story. And while seeing her finally able to let go and move on is good, the theme becomes old before we get there.
What I did appreciate were the number of twists in the story and not being able to guess beforehand who the serial killer is, as well as a couple of the side stories
I set it aside on four separate occasions, beginning with page 4. Religious enthusiasts are a real turn off for me. Thankfully only a small part of the book is written with these voices, but it was the reason for putting the book down the first time when only in a few pages. The first third of the book is pretty slow, but does eventually pick up.
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People are being murdered by a religious zealot and she's the only link between
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them. She first meets the police as a victim of a crime, but later becomes one of two likely suspects in the murders. At the same time she has to question her sanity when it appears that her dead husband might not be dead after all. It certainly seems like he's been in the house. And it seems everyone has secrets, so who does Mira trust?The book didn't do much for me. Psychological thriller? It probably would have been if I'd had any feelings for the characters. As it was the only characters I found interesting were the Malone brothers and Spencer's fiancé. I had not read any other books by this author but I suspect the Malones have been featured in prior books.
Mira remembers only the good about her husband and has a difficult time seeing the bigger picture of her marriage. This is a huge part of the story. And while seeing her finally able to let go and move on is good, the theme becomes old before we get there.
What I did appreciate were the number of twists in the story and not being able to guess beforehand who the serial killer is, as well as a couple of the side stories
I set it aside on four separate occasions, beginning with page 4. Religious enthusiasts are a real turn off for me. Thankfully only a small part of the book is written with these voices, but it was the reason for putting the book down the first time when only in a few pages. The first third of the book is pretty slow, but does eventually pick up.
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LibraryThing member Cherylk
I like this author but for some reason I just could not read this book. I have tried on three separate occasions now. I finally gave the book up as each time I don't seem to be making any progress. I was not intrigued by anything happening in the story. In fact, it seemed to be marshmallow fluff.
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There was not much of a strong substance. It sounds good but when you actually try it, it is not that satisfying. I could not tell you what this book was all about and I just put this book down for the last time the other day. Show Less
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English
Original publication date
2011-05-01 (1st print ed.)
2011-06-21 (audio ed.)
ISBN
1427211582 / 9781427211583
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