The Triumph of Katie Byrne

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Summary: I was interested...
Review: When this book came out I was interested in reading it because I have been a fan of Barbara's since A Woman of Substance was released many years ago. As I started reading about Katie Byrne and the rest of the cast, I was intrigued by the events, when Kaite's friends were attacked in the woods, but as soon as we join Katie 10 yrs later, I think that it went downhill from there. This book was extremely boring. It took all I had just to finish. It really could have gone somewhere with the all the characters that she introduced. One of them could have been the killer but it ended being someone completely unknown. Many times I wondered what the point was through the entire book, there was no plot in my opinion. I am very dissapointed and I recommend this book only if you have absolutely nothing else to read.

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Summary: Wouldn't recommend
Review: While reading this book, I kept wondering when the good part would begin. The trip to London had little to do with the plot. Not a good read at all.

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Summary: Deserves a 0
Review: Why can't we give a bad novel a 0? I never look at the reviews until I have read the book as I don't want to risk someone throwing me a spoiler but I wish I had with this one...It took me 4 full weeks to read this one, along with some which were better, and I read 6-7 hours a day in my lovely retirement. the small town cop should, I think, have interviewed all the peers of the two victims in an effort to pin down the murderer. Alec Davenport would have. I thought NRK18 hit the nail on the head when she said there were really 2 books here. I admit I enjoyed the information (if true) on the Bronte family. I doubt I will ever read BTB again. Woman of Substance was wonderful.