Synopses & Reviews
Praise for the Novels of Carolyn Haines
Library Journal named
Penumbra one of its Best Mysteries of 2006.
"Penumbra shakes with violence, passion, and, most of all, conviction."
---The Baltimore Sun on Penumbra
"Haines clearly depicts Southern racial tensions and family eccentricities so typical of the time. While suspenseful and violent, her literary thriller never loses sight of the poignant story at its heart. Transcending the usual mystery conventions, this is highly recommended."
---Library Journal (starred review) on Penumbra
"Powerful scenes of suspense and a moody evocation of time and place."
---Publishers Weekly on Penumbra
"Like the heat of a Deep South summer, Ms. Haines's novel has an undeniable intensity; it's impossible to shake its brooding atmosphere."
---The New York Times Book Review on Judas Burning
"A writer of exceptional talent."
---Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"Wickedly funny. Devilishly clever. Scintillatingly Southern. Carolyn Haines is an author to die for."
---Carolyn Hart, author of Dead Days of Summer
Review
"A writer of exceptional talent." Milwaukee Journal Sentinal
Synopsis
With the acclaimed novel
Penumbra, Carolyn Haines branched out from the cozy Southern mysteries that made her name and moved into more ominous, more literary territory. She continues that exploration of the darker side of the South with
Fever Moon.
Set in New Iberia, Louisiana, during World War II, Fever Moon begins when Deputy Raymond Thibodeaux discovers Adele Hebert covered in blood and hovering over the brutally eviscerated body of Henri Bastion, a wealthy plantation owner. In the aftermath of the murder, Adele claims to be the loup-garou, a legendary Cajun shape-shifter that traditionally takes the shape of a wolf, and panic ensues in this small town that already has been living under the pressures of wartime rationing and poverty. Raymond is determined to restore order, but to do so he'll have to prove that Adele isn't a murderer or a monster.
In this dark and swirling literary thriller, Carolyn Haines tells the story of a town that is caught up in the frenzy of a murder and a killer who feeds its terror to suit his own purposes.
Synopsis
When Henri Bastion, a wealthy plantation owner in 1944 New Iberia, Louisiana, turns up dead and eviscerated, Deputy Raymond Thibodeaux is confronted by Adele Hebert, a prime suspect in the killing, who is found covered in blood next to the body and who claims to be a legendary Cajun shapehshifter known as the loup garou. 20,000 first printing.
Synopsis
Following the acclaimed Penumbra, Haines continues her literary exploration of the dark side of the post-World War II South.
About the Author
Carolyn Haines is the author of several crime novels, including Penumbra and the Bones series. Born and raised in Mississippi, she now lives in Alabama.