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Summary: ~~~An excellent read for mystery lovers of all ages~~~
Review: After being released from her vows, ex-nun Christine Bennett volunteers to investigate a forty-year-old murder case long since closed. Christine has to bring the past into the present in an effort to exonerate a pair of retarded savant twins, now senior citizens, while she is also adjusting to her new life as a contemporary woman. Lee Harris has made the characters in this book come to life! This was the first but definitely will not be my last time reading a Lee Harris mystery!!!
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Summary: great book, sloppy ending
Review: although I still recommend this book, and this series, to other mystery lovers, I was disappointed by the ending of this book, which I found to have broken the cardinal rule of good mystery writing. that's all the detail I really want to give, because I don't want to spoil the ending for anyone reading this review. however, I really enjoyed the writing overall, and the characters were very well-drawn. this is not the best of the series, by any means, but an essential read because it introduces you to christine, jack, sister joseph, gene and the rest of the gang.
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Summary: great book, sloppy ending
Review: although I still recommend this book, and this series, to other mystery lovers, I was disappointed by the ending of this book, which I found to have broken the cardinal rule of good mystery writing. that's all the detail I really want to give, because I don't want to spoil the ending for anyone reading this review. however, I really enjoyed the writing overall, and the characters were very well-drawn. this is not the best of the series, by any means, but an essential read because it introduces you to christine, jack, sister joseph, gene and the rest of the gang.
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Summary: Smart and believable
Review: Christine Bennett is in the process of readjusting to "normal life" after spending 15 years as a cloistered nun. At a town meeting, she speaks in defense of disabled twin brothers accused of killing their mother 40 years before and to her surprise is put in charge of researching the case. As she starts to dig into the past, she meets a helpful (and smitten) police officer who helps in her search for the truth.Christina does not run around accusing people of the murder without evidence, judge suspects harshly for their past actions or deliberately place herself in danger which is a refreshing change. This is a refreshing cozy mystery with likeable characters and an engrossing mystery.
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Summary: Smart and believable
Review: Christine Bennett is in the process of readjusting to "normal life" after spending 15 years as a cloistered nun. At a town meeting, she speaks in defense of disabled twin brothers accused of killing their mother 40 years before and to her surprise is put in charge of researching the case. As she starts to dig into the past, she meets a helpful (and smitten) police officer who helps in her search for the truth. Christina does not run around accusing people of the murder without evidence, judge suspects harshly for their past actions or deliberately place herself in danger which is a refreshing change. This is a refreshing cozy mystery with likeable characters and an engrossing mystery.
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Summary: the book and its tape offer subtlety,surprise, and humor too
Review: I decided to listen to the tape before reading the book. My wife and I were going on a long trip by car overseas where English language radio was not available. We had read other books by Lee Harris, a favorite of ours, but had not read this, her first mystery story. This tape turned out to be a unique experience and filled our afternoon of driving with a tale of intrigue and humor as well, and then got us to thinking about how in unusual people, the mind can capture events in a way that's least expected. Judith Roberts Seto, gave a great reading and moved the story along at a rapid and engaging pace. I think from now on we will try tapes like this from authors we have enjoyed in print in the past.
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Summary: the book and its tape offer subtlety,surprise, and humor too
Review: I decided to listen to the tape before reading the book. My wife and I were going on a long trip by car overseas where English language radio was not available. We had read other books by Lee Harris, a favorite of ours, but had not read this, her first mystery story. This tape turned out to be a unique experience and filled our afternoon of driving with a tale of intrigue and humor as well, and then got us to thinking about how in unusual people, the mind can capture events in a way that's least expected. Judith Roberts Seto, gave a great reading and moved the story along at a rapid and engaging pace. I think from now on we will try tapes like this from authors we have enjoyed in print in the past.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: I have had this book on my list of To Be Read forever. I put it there only because this title kept coming up on book review sites, favorite lists, etc. everywhere I looked. When a book comes up that often I usually give it a try and it usually turns out to have been everywhere I looked for a reason. (This is why I finally read Val McDermid's A Place of Execution and it was fantastic also.) Well my theory stands! This was terrific little novel and I highly recommend it, I read it in one day because it was so good.
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Summary: This is a WONDERFUL Book
Review: If you can read (or listen to the audiobook version) this story and not be in tears by the end, you are a stronger reader than I am. This was one of the most moving stories I've ever read. Ms. Harris is able, in the guise of telling the simple tale of a nun who left the convent and gets involved in a mystery simply through the process of living her everyday life, to create characters who are so sympathy-engendering as to make them part of your life. They become like family--and their deaths had me sobbing.
Add that to a well-crafted mystery story, and you have the beginning of a mystery series of books which one will want to read, and re-read in later years.
May Ms. Harris be able to keep on writing Christine Bennett
mystery stories!
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Summary: I found out about this particular mystery quite by accident.
Review: It is a very entertaining read, and held my interest throughout the story. I thought that the twins, James and Robert, were particularly moving characters. I also found it interesting to see how some of the other characters reacted when they were found to be lying about incidents.
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