Bilge Water Bones: A Luanne Fogarty Mystery [Hardcover]

Glynn Marsh Alam (Author)

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About the Author

Glynn Marsh Alam is a native Floridian. Born in Tallahassee, she is familiar with the live oak forests and cypress swamps of the area. She also knows the sinkholes and reptilia that abound there. She often swims in the cold, clear springs above the openings to fathomless caves. These are the settings for her Luanne Fogarty mystery series (Deep Water Death, Dive Deep and Deadly, Cold Water Corpse) and for her literary novel, River Whispers.

After graduating from Florida State University, Glynn worked as a decoder/ translator for the National Security Agency in D.C., then moved to Los Angeles where she taught writing and literature and earned an MA in linguistics. After many years of traveling back to Florida twice a year, she has now moved there and writes full time.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Avocet Pr Inc (April 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972507841
• ISBN-13: 978-0972507844
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,004,482 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bones, but not the Right Body, April 6, 2009

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Nash Black "Troubadour" (Jamestown, KY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bilge Water Bones: A Luanne Fogarty Mystery (Hardcover)

Glynn Marsh Alam keeps the tension tight with smooth almost lyrical story telling in BLIGE WATER BONES, which is the 4th installment in her outstanding Luanne Fogarty series.
Plot elements include a not so innocent frantic father who's son's body is not discovered after a boating accident, the tug of two men in Luanne's life one of whom she is trying to help reestablish his ability to dive after an underwater explosion almost took his life and the introduction of new characters who live in the swamps but have fallen through the cracks.
As with all of Ms. Alam's stories the setting becomes a major character. This is one mystery series that doesn't get stale.
Nash Black, author whose books are also available in Kindle editions.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A welcome fourth visit to Alam's North Florida swamps, June 5, 2005

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Cathy J. Wright (Columbus, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bilge Water Bones: A Luanne Fogarty Mystery (Hardcover)

"Bilge Water Bones", the fourth of Glynn Marsh Alam's Luanne Fogarty mysteries, builds very nicely on the previous stories, taking the reader into yet another aspect of life in the swamps of north Florida. The characters are well developed and the narrative is wonderfully descriptive of the natural environment as the mystery unfolds. Alam has created such a vivid world that I was immediately transported to the murky and mysterious ways of the folks who reside there.
I enjoy Luanne, an independent, feisty woman who is understandably burning out from her job as a University professor. As a scuba diver working with the Sheriff's Department in her off-time, Luanne is called upon to assist in a growing mystery involving a missing teenager, bodies in the waters, and homeless people who are making a life in the swamps. With her humorous observations that arise as the story evolves and a nice fondness for the eccentrics who live "off the radar", Alam's writing makes for great entertainment with a very satisfying conclusion.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No Bones about it. This is Another Great Read, April 16, 2005

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Mark Baker (Santa Clarita, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bilge Water Bones: A Luanne Fogarty Mystery (Hardcover)

Tommy Hanover, teenage son of a rich family has gone missing after a boating accident. While searching for his body, Luanne finds a skeleton with a third eye in a sunken boat. Trying to identify the bones leads Luanne to a mysterious graduate student. What is he up to in the swamp? Who belonged to the bones? And will they ever find Tommy?

I've been looking forward to this book because Glynn always weaves a great tale with wonderful writing. I was not disappointed. As always, the writing is atmospheric, and I felt like I was diving in the springs right beside Luanne. I've grown to love the characters, and it's always nice to spend more time with them. I especially enjoyed the sub-plot of Harry trying to get comfortable with diving again. That's been a multi-book arc that has enriched the series. And you've got to love Pasquin, Luanne's swamp neighbor. The plot seemed to slow down in the second quarter, but picked up again at the half way point and kept moving until the end.

This series combines mysteries, diving, great characters, and captivating writing. Each book in this series should be savored.