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Summary: Blockbuster Movie Possibilities
Review: This is not only a great read, but it would make a Blockbuster movie! It's a lot of fun to dream up the cast for the book's well-drawn characters.
Lara could be Cherese Theron, Eric-John Cusick, Detective - Harvey Keitel, Mother- Kim Bassinger, and Sterling- the newest young hunk!
See how YOU would cast this book's character for a super movie.
Hope we see another book by this new writer very soon!
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Summary: stunning first novel
Review: This is a stunning, sultry first novel. The characters are well developed and true, and there is somehting for every reader -- lots of Southern atmosphere, romance, mystery, intrigue. This is a much more literary book than most in the mystery genre. Great work!
Deborah Straw
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Summary: Terrific character development with a whodunit bonus
Review: I've never written a review before -- this book inspired me to do so. I was drawn in completely; I cared about the characters, I could visualize them, they were unique (not stereotypes), they drove me crazy sometimes, but they were never "out of character." The mystery aspect of this book is neat but the story and characters hold up without the need to know "whodunit." And I liked that there was minimal violence and gore. Ms. Patrick has a straightforward, intelligent writing style. This book is impressive -- especially as a first novel!
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Summary: sophisticated suspense
Review: Jennifer Patrick writes engaging, believable characters that pull you in and won't let you go. I loved the unique setting. She captures that small-town Southern feel so well. But it was the complex and sophisticated relationships that made this mystery novel unique. Jennifer Patrick gives us a window into the lives of real people, not cultural caricatures. I enjoyed every minute of it!
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Summary: sophisticated suspense
Review: Jennifer Patrick writes engaging, believable characters that pull you in and won't let you go. I loved the unique setting. She captures that small-town Southern feel so well. But it was the complex and sophisticated relationships that made this mystery novel unique. Jennifer Patrick gives us a window into the lives of real people, not cultural caricatures. I enjoyed every minute of it!
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Summary: New Mystery Writer Has A Hit
Review: Jenny Patrict's characters become very real. I was disappointed when the book ended as my realtionship with the people ended. I can't wait for the sequel.Once in the book, it won't let you go. The plot moves along without seeeming to. The descriptions are wonderful. The weather just hangs over everything, oppressive. The comments on the small town do not make me want to live there. I plan to read it again.
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Summary: New Mystery Writer Has A Hit
Review: Jenny Patrict's characters become very real. I was disappointed when the book ended as my realtionship with the people ended. I can't wait for the sequel. Once in the book, it won't let you go. The plot moves along without seeeming to. The descriptions are wonderful. The weather just hangs over everything, oppressive. The comments on the small town do not make me want to live there. I plan to read it again.
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Summary: A character-driven mystery
Review: Thirty year old Lara Walton has just lost her longtime live-in boyfriend to a terrible car accident. She is having trouble getting on with her life in Washington D.C., so she decides to head south. She ends up in the small town of Winston, Georgia where she buys a dilapidated old Victorian. She runs across seventeen-year-old Sterling O'Connor at the Diary Queen. She hires Sterling to help her repair her tumble down old house. Their relationship is fraught with simmering tension comprised of sexual energy, mutual need, and affection. The small town is buzzing with stories of the two of them and when Lara is later found murdered in her bedroom, Sterling is the prime suspect. This first novel is told in flashback sequences interspersed with the present day. It is more a character study than a traditional mystery. The book meanders at a sedate pace, but you don't really mind because the characters are people for which you feel compassion even if you don't always agree with their actions.
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Summary: A thoroughly enjoyable read
Review: This book has a compelling plot with an engaging ending mixed with tragedy and promise. I really enjoyed reading it.
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Summary: Jennifer Patrick knows how to write great characters
Review: This is a fabulous book. The characters, setting, and plot all come together beautifully. My only complaint is that it had to end. I truly missed reading The Night She Died when I was through.
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