Cruel as the Grave A Deep South Mystery Dean James 9781503057586 Books
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Graduate student Maggie McLendon is at home in Houston, studying for exams, when a letter from her great aunt arrives, bearing bad news. Maggie's grandfather, Henry McLendon is seriously ill in Jackson, Mississippi. Maggie's never met her relations her father, English professor Gerard McLendon, has been estranged from his family since Maggie was an infant; perhaps now there is one last chance for the McLendons to be reunited.
The family welcomes Maggie and her father with open arms to Jackson, but almost immediately, a murderer strikes—and Gerard McLendon is the chief suspect. But when the killer strikes a second time, it looks like Maggie’s father could be the next victim...
Racing against time, Maggie delves deep into the mystery surrounding her grandmother’s suspicious death 25 years ago and discovers long-held family secrets that could lead her straight to the killer. If only she can get there in time to save her father...
Cruel as the Grave A Deep South Mystery Dean James 9781503057586 Books
What I like most about Dean James's writing is his ability to plot a good cozy who-dunnit, and this book is no exception. What kept me reading was wanting to know the answer to the puzzle. James feeds in enough clues (and red herrings) to make readers feel we are making progress in identifying the murderer. Then, he surprises us with another twist, and sometimes another crime. And if you like historical as well as contemporary fiction, you'll find touches of both in this setting where modern folks still have a butler and call their living room a "drawing room."Product details
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Cruel as the Grave A Deep South Mystery Dean James 9781503057586 Books Reviews
Suppose that Dame Agatha Christie had allowed her wonderful creation,
Miss Jane Marple, to have married when that lady was young, and the
happy couple had a child. (Certainly Miss Marple would NEVER have had
a child without having first been married!) Had this happened, it
would not then be too much of a stretch to also imagine that Miss
Magnolia Amelia McLendon could be the grand-daughter or perhaps great
grand-daughter of said Miss Marple. Intelligent, a keen observer of
both her surroundings and the people who inhabit those surroundings,
Maggie is yet a modern young miss, working on her pre-Ph.d exams,
when her life is turned upside down. A letter from the only aunt
she's ever known, her father's Aunt Helena--pleads with them to
return to the family home in Jackson, Mississippi, for two reasons.
One is the illness of the family patriarch, Maggie's grandfather, who
is, after all 80 years old, but the bigger news is that the 27
year-long breach in the family is ready to be mended.
For a variety
of reasons, all of this family history is news to Maggie, and she
urges her father, Gerard, to accept the invitation, and to include
both of them in the visit. He grudgingly accepts, inadvertently
setting off modern-day reactions to events of long ago, including a
previously unsuspected murder.
From the very first person she
meets--Adrian Worthington--driver/butler/whatever, but all too
intriguing, through aunts, uncle, cousins--the ambiance of the South
is never far from the surface, although the family secrets are
anything but that. Using the legacy of Miss Marple, (for whom both the
author and his characters freely profess a fondness) Maggie patiently
sorts through all the events, both current and past, to find the
solution.
It is rare indeed, for an author to begin with
award-winning non-fiction, proceed to highly-praised short fiction,
then graduate to a full-length mystery story, but what a pleasure this
journey by Dean James provides for us all. If you, too, share a
fondness for the works of Dame Agatha, or any of the other past
classical mistresses of mystery, you should also enjoy this
wonderfully civil, witty and well-written recreation of the classical
British country house mystery novel. It's just been transported to
the American South, that's all!
It was like reading a mystery written in the 1900's or Agatha Christi. House has many people one is murdered, who done it.
It was difficult for me to bond with the characters. They were like shadows or cut out cardboard people. The story line is promising but not well developed in my opinion.
I couldn't seem to feel for any of the characters. I wasn't able to connect with them. And the author may need to look up The Lion in Winter and watch it. I believe Katharine Hepburn was the actress in this movie and not Audrey. To me it was downhill from that page on.
While I love the other books by this author (especially as Miranda James), this one bogged me down in too much detailed thinking and became a bit tedious. I had a little trouble keeping all the characters and their relationships straight, but that may be just me.
I enjoy reading Miranda James’ novels. They are well written and leave you not wanting to lay down the book or come to the end.
This is a story about Maggie, daughter of Gerard, and their southern estranged family living in the deep south. Gerard receives word that his father, Maggie's Grand-father, is in failing health and now may be the right time for a visit.
Maggie has many unanswered questions about her father's family since she's had little if any communication with them. This trip may hold the answers she seeks.
I was unable to connect with the characters in this story as I had been able to in so many of this authors other books. The chapters seemed quite long and tedious. unfortunately, There was just nothing that kept me reading.
If you have enjoyed this authors works in so many of his lovely books please try this series. This review is only one person's opinion.
What I like most about Dean James's writing is his ability to plot a good cozy who-dunnit, and this book is no exception. What kept me reading was wanting to know the answer to the puzzle. James feeds in enough clues (and red herrings) to make readers feel we are making progress in identifying the murderer. Then, he surprises us with another twist, and sometimes another crime. And if you like historical as well as contemporary fiction, you'll find touches of both in this setting where modern folks still have a butler and call their living room a "drawing room."
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