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    Victoria Hislop

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The Mortician's Daughter

by Elizabeth Bloom

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A suspended New York City policewoman returns home to investigate the murder of her best friend's son. She races to uncover the killer's identity before she becomes his fourth victim.

Review:

"At the start of Bloom's twisting, turning sophomore effort (after 2005's See Isabelle Run), Ginny Lavoie, a New York City policewoman under investigation for corruption, receives a distraught phone call from her childhood friend Sonya who lives in Ginny's hometown in western Massachusetts. Sonya's teenage son has been found beaten to death, and she wants Ginny to help sort out what happened — the local authorities are strangely eager to close the case. Back in the depressed, postindustrial town she left years ago, Ginny is compelled to confront a past she has long tried to leave behind. Though some of Bloom's supporting characters strain credibility, she reveals enough of Ginny's interior musings to lend the lead character considerable depth. An excellent sense of place serves the story well, and bits of regional humor further enliven the action." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Synopsis:

A suspended New York City policewoman returns home to a small New England mill town to investigate the murder of her best friend's son

Product Details

ISBN:
9780892967865
Author:
Bloom, Elizabeth
Publisher:
Mysterious Press
Subject:
City and town life
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - General
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural
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Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths
Subject:
Young men
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Subject:
New england
Publication Date:
August 2006
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
8.62x5.86x1.08 in. .94 lbs.

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