When it’s discovered Burke Parker might have been poisoned, the suspicion of guilt falls on his wife Lilly, daughter, Maryann and Maduk, the Indian who is Maryann’s biological father. Sam and Richard face danger when they become privy to data collected by Hawkman, along with information they’ve discovered while fixing up the Parker house. Hawkman follows clues he’s received and finds the investigation leading him in all directions as he deals with an Indian man who’s killed once before, and an abused daughter and wife, who all have excellent motives for murder.
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Born and raised in Oklahoma, Betty Sullivan La Pierre attended the Oklahoma College for Women and the University of Oklahoma, graduating with her BS degree in Speech Therapy with a Specialty in the Deaf. Once married, she moved to California with her husband. When her husband was killed in an automobile accident, she was left with two young boys to raise. She is now remarried and has had another son through that marriage. Ms. La Pierre has lived in the Silicon Valley (California) for many years. At one time, she owned a Mail Order Used Book business dealing mainly in signed and rare books, but phased it out because it took up too much of her writing time. She’s an avid reader, belongs to the Wednesday Writers’ Society, and periodically attends functions of other writing organizations. She writes Mystery/Suspense/Thriller novels, which are published in digital format and print. Her Hawkman Mystery Series is developing quite a fan base. She’s also written two stand-alone mystery/thrillers and plans to continue writing. ‘BLACKOUT,’ Betty’s story about a bingo hall (of the Hawkman Series), ranked in the top ten of the P&E Reader’s Poll, and won the 2003 BLOODY DAGGER AWARD for best Mystery/Suspense. EuroReviews recently picked ‘THE DEADLY THORN’ (One of Betty’s stand alone thrillers) for their 2005 May Book of the Month. Betty Sullivan La Pierre’s work is a testament to how much she enjoys the challenge of plotting an exciting story. Visit her personal site at: http://bettysullivanlapierre.com
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Born and raised in Oklahoma, Betty Sullivan La Pierre attended the Oklahoma College for Women and the University of Oklahoma, graduating with her BS degree in Speech Therapy with a Specialty in the Deaf.
Once married, she moved to California with her husband. When her husband was killed in an automobile accident, she was left with two young boys to raise. She is now remarried and has had another son through that marriage.
Ms. La Pierre has lived in the Silicon Valley (California) for many years. At one time, she owned a Mail Order Used Book business dealing mainly in signed and rare books, but phased it out because it took up too much of her writing time. She's an avid reader, belongs to the Wednesday Writers' Society, and periodically attends functions of other writing organizations.
She writes Mystery/Suspense/Thriller novels, which are published in digital format and print. Her Hawkman Mystery Series is developing quite a fan base. She's also written two stand-alone mystery/thrillers and plans to continue writing. 'BLACKOUT,' Betty's story about a bingo hall (of the Hawkman Series), ranked in the top ten of the P&E Reader's Poll, and won the 2003 BLOODY DAGGER AWARD for best Mystery/Suspense. EuroReviews picked 'THE DEADLY THORN' (One of Betty's stand alone thrillers) for their 2005 May Book of the Month.
Betty Sullivan La Pierre's work is a testament to how much she enjoys the challenge of plotting an exciting story.
Visit her personal site at: http://bettysullivanlapierre.com
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This review is from: Cause for Murder (Hawkman Series, Book 7) (Paperback)
Tom "Hawkman" Casey is on the job again... although he never expected this one. He and his wife Jennifer are looking forward to their son, Sam, coming home from college for the summer. They never suspected that his gesture of good will would land him in the middle of a murder investigation surrounding childhood friend Maryann Parker, her mother and a mysterious Native American.
I haven't even read the first six books and I am already a Hawkman fan! Extremely well written, I was never at a loss for occurrences in previous books. Touching on characters from previous novels and giving references to events that happened before were brilliantly yet subtly woven into the book. This is not to say that the book was bogged down with describing history either because it wasn't. A tightly woven murder mystery complete with the wholesome Casey family, who could want more? Perfectly contained in its own story, Cause For Murder is a must read but I would recommend starting with number one! This author isn't to be missed.
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By Eveline "Eveline" (Brussels, Belgium) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cause for Murder (Hawkman Series, Book 7) (Paperback)
The quiet time Hawkman and Jennifer are enjoying at Copco Lake comes to an end when Sam, their son, returns from university for the summer holidays. Sam intends to go fishing and spend some quality time with his best friend Richard. But when he offers Maryann, one of Sam's high school classmates, a ride home, he unwillingly gets involved in a murder inquiry.
Burke Parker, Maryann's father has been found dead in a hotel room. Everyone suspects a lethal combination of alcohol and medication. Further investigation however reveals that Paraquat, a very toxic herbicide, has been mixed with his food and booze. Hawkman is asked to assist Detective Williams in finding Burke's murderer. With the help of his son Sam, Hawkman discovers some very disturbing information. Maryann wasn't Burke's real daughter and she hated him. Lilly, Maryann's mother, has been abused many times by Burke. This makes her a prime suspect. A third party shows up when Hawkman learns about Maryann's real father, a Native American, with a violent history. And what about the vagabond who has been seen close the Lilly's home? Ms. Sullivan La Pierre has written yet again a very thrilling murder mystery. This time Tom Casey, the lead character in The Hawkman Mysteries, is asked to help in a murder investigation that puts the life of his son and his own in immediate danger. It is a well written book with a plot that has enough drive and unsuspected turns to keep you reading right up till the end. Readers familiar with The Hawkman Series will certainly find this book a worthy addition. However, each book in the series can be read separately.
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"Cause For Murder" - Review,
This review is from: Cause for Murder (Hawkman Series, Book 7) (Paperback)
Sam Casey plans to spend the summer not at school, but instead at home with his parents, his friend Richard and his bike. He gives a lift to Maryann, whose father - Burke Parker, abusive and alchoolist - has been found dead in his motel room.
Although Sam doesn't like the girl, when he sees the conditions of her home, he offers to paint it and fix up the garden. In that adventure he involves his friend Richard. They both pass the week-ends working around the house. But so they witness some strange events that need an explanation: Burke Parker's death, in fact, seems more and more caused by a poison. A poison from the house storage cabinet... Hawkman, the private investigator married to Sam's mother, decides to intervene. Helping his friend detective Williams to find the truth about Burke's death, he plans to protect Sam and Richard, too often near the trouble. But the matter worsen, because Maryann and her mother disappear. And clues and suspects begins to accumulate and rebound from person to person... "Cause For Murder" is the 7th novel in the Hawkman Series, by Betty Sullivan LaPierre. It'a a story I would define "tranquil": without excited action scenes - apart from in the last chapters - it's like a river quietly flowing, carrying the reader in a relaxing voyage. A pleasant voyage, with well-rounded characters, silhouetted against opposed situations: from the almost idyllic family of Sam, Hawkman and Jennifer, to that tormented of Maryann, her mother and her true father; from the scenes of friendship between Sam and Richard, to the incomprehensions and distrust between the boys and Maryann. "Cause For Murder" is a mystery for people, who love to sip a book as a good liquer, curled up with a cat near a brightly lit fireplace.
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