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Summary: Another great book by Margaret Maron.
Review: In this novel Deborah Knott visits the pottery making area of Asheboro, NC. She is sent to the area by the Chief Judge to help clear out a backlogged court calendar. She hopes to buy a platter for her new home. One of the cases involves the divorce of two people from famous potting families. Just before their valuable collection is divided, the husband is brutally murdered. In addition to untangling the marital woes of the area, she now has to solve a murder.This is another excellent novel by Maron. She takes us to yet another area of North Carolina, and her descriptions are very vivid. She gives you many clues to solve the mystery, yet I still didn't figure it out until nearly the end. Great book!!
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Summary: Uncommon Clay - Too Common
Review: Judge Deborah Knott is called to a town where she is to mediate the splitting of property during the divorce settlement of two well-known potters. Soon after she arrives, one of the disputants is found dead. Deborah does some investigating and finds out that there is a history of problems among the members of this artistic family. The patriarch, Amos, rules over his clan with an iron fist and causes jealousy and infighting when he keeps changing his will as to who will inherit the business. Several people seem to have a motive for murder, and soon other murders occur. As usual, author Moran evokes a vivid picture of the North Carolina countryside and the folk artists who inhabit this particular area of the state. This is a good read!
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Summary: Uncommon Clay
Review: Judge Deborah Knott is called to a town where she is to mediate the splitting of property during the divorce settlement of two well-known potters. Soon after she arrives, one of the disputants is found dead. Deborah does some investigating and finds out that there is a history of problems among the members of this artistic family. The patriarch, Amos, rules over his clan with an iron fist and causes jealousy and infighting when he keeps changing his will as to who will inherit the business. Several people seem to have a motive for murder, and soon other murders occur. As usual, author Moran evokes a vivid picture of the North Carolina countryside and the folk artists who inhabit this particular area of the state. This is a good read!
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Summary: It's ok, but I felt cheated
Review: This book was ok. That's all that can really be said about it. If you have been reading the series and you are really into it, you may have a different feeling. This is the first book of the series that I have read. I do not think it was bad, but I felt cheated. The print is pretty big -- this book should be half its size. I get the feeling that the author ran out of ideas for the series and based a book on research without taking the plot twists as seriously. I really felt cheated by the ending. (I leave you with that to not ruin it.)
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Summary: It's ok, but I felt cheated
Review: This book was ok. That's all that can really be said about it. If you have been reading the series and you are really into it, you may have a different feeling. This is the first book of the series that I have read. I do not think it was bad, but I felt cheated. The print is pretty big -- this book should be half its size. I get the feeling that the author ran out of ideas for the series and based a book on research without taking the plot twists as seriously. I really felt cheated by the ending. (I leave you with that to not ruin it.)
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Summary: Uncommon Clay
Review: Uncommon Clay is not one of Margaret Maron's best Judge Deborah Knott books. That said, it is still very much worth reading. The ending was a little too easy to figure out for my tastes. However, Maron (in the Knott series) has a great ability to describe people and places so that you truly feel that not only can you imagine what it would be like - but you can feel like you are there. Uncommon Clay taught me a lot about pottery making in the area. Also, we learn more about Deborah's friendships. I was glad to see the end of her relationship; although, I do think it would be nice to see her get revenge. "Living well is the best revenge" and by the end of the book, I'm not sure I was satisfied that she was living well. I highly recommend all of the Judge Deborah Knott books.
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Summary: Uncommon Clay
Review: Uncommon Clay is not one of Margaret Maron's best Judge Deborah Knott books. That said, it is still very much worth reading. The ending was a little too easy to figure out for my tastes. However, Maron (in the Knott series) has a great ability to describe people and places so that you truly feel that not only can you imagine what it would be like - but you can feel like you are there. Uncommon Clay taught me a lot about pottery making in the area. Also, we learn more about Deborah's friendships. I was glad to see the end of her relationship; although, I do think it would be nice to see her get revenge. "Living well is the best revenge" and by the end of the book, I'm not sure I was satisfied that she was living well. I highly recommend all of the Judge Deborah Knott books.
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