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Sto caricando le informazioni... Bones Under the Ice (1) (A Jhonni Laurent Mystery) (edizione 2023)di Mary Ann Miller (Autore)
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. A few days after a blizzard, the body of a pregnant teenager is found in a snowdrift outside of rural Fields Crossing, Indiana. At first it was presumed that the Stephanie, the dead girl, was caught in the storm and had frozen to death. After the body thaws, they discover hammer blows to her head and conclude that she was murdered. The blows may not have killed her but The cold more than likely would have done the job. It soon became very obvious that someone had made sure that she would end up die at any rate. This small, rural town is now in a tailspin of recrimination and worry. The case now belongs to the new Sheriff in town...Jhonni Laurent, and it is her first murder case. She knows that she must solve it and do so quickly if she has any chance of reelection. Then a second body appears, and Sheriff Laurent must decide if they are connected or if she now has Two killers. of course, she is expected to do this with limited resources, a snoopy reporter, and her growing concerns that this case might well be her last. Like a lot of small towns everybody knows everything about everybody, and old and new grudges run deeper than any winter snow. Even though the sheriff narrates most of the story, there are some alternate, points of view from town residents whose actions show that they may know more than they are saying. Indeed, the story stresses the interconnectedness of small-town life. In Fields Crossing, farmers and retired people mingle and talk at The Skillet, the local restaurant. There are also cultural clashes between the hardworking farm families and the Martins, and the Tillmans, a group that is trouble for everyone in town, whose latest scheme is to add wind farming to their land. Overall, this is an engrossing mystery in which a small-town sheriff’s skills are tested when she’s tasked with solving cold-minded murders... by a new author...at least for me...with a great deal of promise if this one is any indication of what could follow. This is not a well-written book. There are so few characters and so little depiction of the town that it seems somehow as if Field’ s Crossing, Indiana has about 15 residents, of whom 4 or 5 work, or did work, for the Sheriff's Department. My attention quickly drifted away and I didn't finish. I received a review copy of this book from Oceanview Publishing through NetGalley.com. Bones Under the Ice by Mary Ann Miller is a highly recommended procedural and the first novel in the Jhonni Laurent series. Two days after a blizzard hits Field’s Crossing, Indiana, Sheriff Jhonni Laurent finds the frozen body of high school senior Stephanie Gattison under a pile of snow. This is her first homicide case and it just happens to occur when she is in a reelection battle. Complicating matters further is the location - a small community where everyone seems to know everyone else's business and old feuds between families are still an issue. adding to the stress is a local news paper reporter who is working closely with her opponent. When a second murder occurs, it complicates everything while it also makes it clear that there may be more involved than Jhonni originally thought. This is a well written, carefully crafted debut procedural that follows the clues and teases out the information needed to solve the cases. There is a bit too much repetition of information already provided, but that can perhaps be chalked up to events being at the forefront of a character's mind. The small town setting rings true in the details of farm culture and in the pressure to solve the case. The investigations are believable in the uncovering of information and following clues. The turmoil surrounding the reelection is equally interesting. Jhonni is an interesting character who has personal connections with many of the local citizens who support her in her efforts to investigate the murders as well as her reelection bid. She is a well-developed character as she navigates a narrative filled with a plethora of ancillary characters. All the characters are distinctive and add depth to the plot and enhance the small town setting. Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of Oceanview Publishing via Edelweiss. http://www.shetreadssoftly.com/2023/03/bones-under-ice.html This first-in-a-series thriller introduces Sheriff Jhonni Laurent who works in Field's Crossing, Indiana. After 15 years in the department and four years as sheriff, she is now faced with her first murder investigation. Eighteen-year-old Stephanie Gattison was found buried under piles of snow left by a blizzard. At first, the assumption is that she got lost during the blizzard and died of hypothermia. However, two dents on her head soon lead to the conclusion that someone hit her and left her to die. Stephanie was an ambitious high school senior who worked two part-time jobs. She worked for the city scanning documents and for the local hardware store. She has a boyfriend named Dylan Martin and had recently had an argument at work with Theo Tillman. Both are potential suspects since she saw both of them the afternoon of the storm at the local water tower. The Martins and Tillmans had a long-standing feud. Both families farmed but the Martins were frugal and successful while the Tillmans were lazy and deeply in debt. Laurent is afraid that her investigation will acerbate tensions between the two families. Tensions are already high enough in town. Laurent is up for reelection in just a few weeks and her defeated opponent works as one of her deputies and is running again with the strong support of the local newspaper which is more known for vendettas than serious news. Laurent is also dealing with a letter she's recently received from the daughter she gave up for adoption thirty years earlier. Then the local banker is found dead in a suspicious accident and Laurent has another murder to solve. I enjoyed this story. I liked Laurent as she deals with all the stresses in her life. I thought the plot was well done and the characters very realistic. I recommend it for all mystery fans. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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HTML:Jhonni Laurent is the first female sheriff of Field' s Crossing, Indianaâ?? and now she has her first murder case Two days after a blizzard hits Field' s Crossing, Indiana, Sheriff Jhonni Laurent discovers the frozen body of a high school senior under a fifteen-foot pile of snow and ice. Murder is rare in farm country, and this death marks the beginning of Jhonni' s first homicide case. Just as the investigation gets underway, Jhonni' s opponent for sheriff from four years ago wages a bitter reelection battle to oust her. Then, Jhonni finds another body, and further complications arise when a century-old feud between two families reaches its breaking point. Soon, a slew of newspaper articles causes the Indiana State Election Board to doubt her credibility. Jhonni must fight to maintain her reputation, keep the small farming community together, and find the murderer at largeâ?? all while demons from her own past threaten to crush her. Can she find the killer and mend her battered spirit before it' s too late? Perfect for fans of J. A. Jance and C. J. Bo Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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