The Feathers
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Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Book Type: Paperback
First read about this book in a Goodreads giveaway. Didn't win, but it sounded so interesting that I decided to get it anyway. Sure glad I did.
The story takes place in New Orleans. A serial killer is on the loose, and Brenda Shapira and her partner (in more ways than one) Roy Agnew are tasked with finding and arresting him. One big problem, all signs point to the fact that he is Thomas M. Carpenter, and he died in 1878. Since it's now 1978, this is a real conundrum. How do you locate a dead man roaming the city, and the murders must be related but how??
I love paranormal books, and this one didn't disappoint. It reads like a modern murder mystery though, and I kept wondering when the paranormal feeling would kick in. The fact that the author kept me on the edge of my seat, pondering chewing my fingernails (bad habit kicked a long time ago) while forcing me to think that this would turn out to be a modern day killer masquerading as a man long deceased....
Brenda has had her share of tragedy and seems to be holding on to reality very gingerly. Roy does seem to ground her, but as the investigation goes on, she seems to be going deeper and deeper into her own world, and it's not an altogether pleasant one. The outcome of the book is a real surprise, and Cynthia gave me a lot to think about regarding how we live our lives, and what we expect from ourselves and others.
If you like to be totally engrossed in a story (I couldn't put it down, finished in 1 night) and love surprise endings, I think you would really enjoy this. As for me, I'm off to buy The Irises, the next book in the series!
The story takes place in New Orleans. A serial killer is on the loose, and Brenda Shapira and her partner (in more ways than one) Roy Agnew are tasked with finding and arresting him. One big problem, all signs point to the fact that he is Thomas M. Carpenter, and he died in 1878. Since it's now 1978, this is a real conundrum. How do you locate a dead man roaming the city, and the murders must be related but how??
I love paranormal books, and this one didn't disappoint. It reads like a modern murder mystery though, and I kept wondering when the paranormal feeling would kick in. The fact that the author kept me on the edge of my seat, pondering chewing my fingernails (bad habit kicked a long time ago) while forcing me to think that this would turn out to be a modern day killer masquerading as a man long deceased....
Brenda has had her share of tragedy and seems to be holding on to reality very gingerly. Roy does seem to ground her, but as the investigation goes on, she seems to be going deeper and deeper into her own world, and it's not an altogether pleasant one. The outcome of the book is a real surprise, and Cynthia gave me a lot to think about regarding how we live our lives, and what we expect from ourselves and others.
If you like to be totally engrossed in a story (I couldn't put it down, finished in 1 night) and love surprise endings, I think you would really enjoy this. As for me, I'm off to buy The Irises, the next book in the series!
