Dead Body Language [Paperback]

Penny Warner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1997

Thirty-seven year old journalist, Connor Westphal, has relocated from San Francisco to Flat Skunk, a mining-turned-tourist town in the foothills of the Sierras, to start up her own weekly paper. Suddenly, dead bodies begin turning up in the most unusual places, setting Connor on a hunt for a killer. You might say Connor has a sixth sense when it comes to investigating...but she only has four of the usual five senses. Connor Westphal is deaf. But being hearing impaired doesn't stop Connor from pursuing the murderer. Without sound to distract her, she attends to subtleties that others overlook and ultimately unravels the mystery.


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Winner of the 1998 Macavity Prize for Best First Mystery!


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Winner of the 1998 Macavity Prize for Best First Mystery! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Bantam (May 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553763199
• ISBN-13: 978-0553763195
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,057,542 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars funny, entertaining and accurate, January 2, 2000

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E. Morse "crazyquiltervt" (Westford, VT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dead Body Language (Crime Line.) (Paperback)

As a deaf person, I was hesitant to pick up this book because many books written about deaf individuals are inaccurate. However, this book is a very accurate portrayal of a deaf character. Not only that, Conor is a funny, gutsy and likeable character. The book ended much too soon for me and I'm off to buy her other 3 books now!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful to see a deaf woman as the MAIN character, July 26, 1999

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This review is from: Dead Body Language (Crime Line.) (Paperback)

It was a wonderful surprise to discover Dead Body Language when it first came out, because we finally see a main deaf character. Reading this book, the author really gives the reader a glimpse of what it is like to be deaf. I liked the scene where Connor Westphal was trying to lipread Lacy Penzance. The plot was great and kept me guessing until the very end!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a very good books, August 30, 2000

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james e.glidewell (indio, california United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dead Body Language (Crime Line.) (Paperback)

well dead body language is a very good book,i must tell you i could not put it down ,the novel was a great stump in the end on who did it,but in the end i love the book about deaf person name connorn, so as a deaf person i always enjoy a good books to read but in the end this book really heart stoping tale of a good mystery books,so now i am reading my fourth book of the series,and i tell you it was little funny and witty humor as well,so i have to thank penny warner for the books that she write i just cannot wait for her next book,thank amazon,com for having this book for me.