Gone Quiet

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Summary: One Word------Boring
Review: After reading all of Bland's books, I have to say this is the most boring of the series. It did not offer any excitement and on top of that, was predictable.

Rating:
Summary: One Word------Boring
Review: After reading all of Bland's books, I have to say this is the most boring of the series. It did not offer any excitement and on top of that, was predictable.

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Summary: A FAMILY AFFAIR
Review: Deacon Hamilton was an upright stalwart member of his church and a stern patriarch of his family. His death in bed was thought to be from a fatal disease. A routine investigation reveals more. Hamilton did not die from a disease or natural causes. Someone murdered him.

Enter detectives Marti and Vik as they attempt to solve the murder of this well respected man who is the stepfather of one of their juvenile probation officers. A case like this sounds easy but Marti and Vik run into a quagmire of silence, old hatreds and hidden family secrets. Hamilton was not all that he appeared to be. To make matters worse the list of suspects grows to the point of including their colleague.

You will enjoy this murder mystery as Marti and Vik attempt to unravel years of pain and denial in a family affair gone awry. Issues of abuse, rejection and low self esteem impregnant the Deacon's family, all of whom had a motive to kill him. Which one. I enjoyed this thriller and loved the way Bland handled a sensitive topic all to often kept under wraps. The main weakness of the text was its predictable characters and useless subplots that didn't add to the story. Other than those defects Bland gave us an engaging tale which causes us to take a look at the hidden family secrets that we may carry.

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Summary: Excellent writing.
Review: This is the second book that I have read by Taylor-Bland. She is an excellent writer.

From the very first page of this novel I was enthralled. The characters in this book were filled with so much pain. Taylor-Bland made you understand what they were going through. I like the fact that she gives such detailed background information on each character. It makes the story much more believable.

I too, like the other person who reviewed this book, was disappointed at who did it, but I got over that real fast because the writing was so good.

All in all this was a great book also. I am reading her first book "Dead Time" now. I'm sure it will be just as good as the other 2 I've read.