To The Grave-Carlene Thompson

To The Grave

Carlene Thompson

St. Martin’s, Jul 31 2012, $7.99

ISBN: 9780312360757

 

Catherine Gray returns to Aurora Falls to establish her psychology practice.  Her teenage unrequited love James Eastman has a legal practice in town.  James met his troubled ex-wife Renée in New Orleans when he attended Tulane University law school.  She left Aurora Falls three years ago without a warning; not a word since she departed.

 

Catherine shows her sister Melissa, James’ country estate where both are shocked to find Renée’s murdered corpse.  They call the police who investigate the homicide while wondering why the victim came back to town and who someone wanted her dead.  At the same time the cops make their inquiries, another homicide occurs, which leads Catherine to wonder if she is next on the killer’s queue.

 

This is an exciting romantic suspense with a strong murder mystery anchoring the engaging storyline.  Although neither lead character nor any of the support players including the corpse comes across as fully developed, readers will want to know who killed Renée and why as the whodunit grips the audience from the start to the final confrontation.

 

Harriet Klausner

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