Synopses & Reviews
Tuesday, February 17. 11:40 a.m., Corner of Vermont Avenue and Sunset Boulevard. A robber approached the victim from behind and put a knife to her stomach...Stabbings, even fatal ones, are not uncommon in Los Angeles. But the stabbing death of Aggie Lasher a vibrant young woman dedicated to helping others and, it seemed, deeply loved by everyone who knew her was especially tragic. For almost six years she has been obsessed by the mystery of her best friend's murder: If she had been with Aggie, would the killer have chosen another victim? Will the killer ever be caught?
When Molly’s LAPD pal Detective Andy Connors shows her a locket found on the body of a dead man, suddenly the case seems solved. Molly had given that locket to Aggie. Still coiled inside it is the red-thread good-luck charm that Molly had brought back years ago fromRachel’s Tomb in Bethlehem, a thread with the reputed mystical power to protect its wearer.
The presumed murderer a good-looking aspiring actor named Randy Creeley was found dead of an overdose in his shabby Hollywood apartment. But Molly has unanswered questions. And though she should be focused on her wedding, only weeks away, she is driven to find out more about Creeley; about his nervous sister, Trina; about his missing girlfriend, Doreen. About Aggie, who, it turns out, didn't tell her best friend everything. The more Molly discovers, the more she wonders: Was Aggie's life snuffed out so an addict could shoot up? Or has Creeley been framed? What if Aggie was deliberately murdered by someone else, someone who is ready to kill again to ensure that his motives stay buried with Aggie and Randy Creeley?
Molly's search for the truth sends her scurrying for answers in an L.A. tourists seldom see. But closure is elusive, and seeking it can exact a stiff price sometimes even a life.
Rochelle Krich's third Molly Blume mystery is irresistible: an inexorably compelling chiller.
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"Krich...demonstrates that she is a master at presenting an intricately plotted mystery....Grave Endings should ultimately find an audience beyond the boundaries of those who troll the mystery aisles. BookReporter.com
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"As always, Krich mixes a good mystery with L.A. lore and a glimpse at Orthodox Jewish traditions." Booklist
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"[I]f you want a facile tutorial on contemporary females grappling with the orthodox Jewish lifestyle, Molly's your gal." Kirkus Reviews
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"[A] whodunit that, however well written, somehow falls flat....[G]one are any hints of romance or those warm and funny moments we've come to expect from the Blume family, which makes the book feel one-dimensional." Library Journal
Synopsis
Crime writer Molly Blume is determined to solve the six-year-old mystery of her best friend's death.
Synopsis
In this third novel of Krich's bestselling, Agatha Award-winning series, crime writer Molly Blume is determined to solve the six-year-old mystery of her best friend's death.
About the Author
Rochelle Krich is the author of many acclaimed novels of suspense, including Blues in the Night (which introduced Molly Blume), Dream House, Shadows of Sin, Dead Air, Blood Money, and Fertile Ground. An Anthony Award winner for her debut novel, Where’s Mommy Now? (which was adapted as the TV movie Perfect Alibi), Krich lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their children. Visit Rochelle Krich’s Web site at www.rochellekrich.com.