The Dead Past (Felicity Grove Mysteries) [Hardcover]

Tom Piccirilli (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1997 | Series: Felicity Grove Mysteries

Awakened by a phone call, Jonathan Kendrick finds himself headed for his hometown to see what seamy crime his grandmother, Anna, is involved in now. This time, it's a corpse in her garbage can.

The "former" thief may be linked to the death of a local woman and even when more deaths occur, Anna stubbornly resolves to continue the investigation. Soon Jonathan is tracking a revenge-bent shadow, a mission that will reveal startling revelations. Caught in a labyrinth of betrayal, murder, hidden loves and lies, Anna and Jon must face their own blood-speckled past in an effort to save their very souls.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...well-written, page-turning, thoroughly satisfying murder mystery." -- Eclectic Book Reviews

"Piccirilli takes us places that few mystery writers are willing to visit ..." -- Mystery News

"This is one of the best written and most enjoyable mysteries I've read in a long time." -- Ed Gorman, Mystery Scene Magazine

About the Author

Tom Piccirilli is a full-time writer, editor and reviewer for several magazine and publications. He has received numerous nominations for his stories and novels. This is Tom's second mystery for Write Way; his first, Shards, joins the list with three other previous works.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 216 pages
• Publisher: Write Way Pub; 1st edition (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885173288
• ISBN-13: 978-1885173287
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,833,387 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tom Piccirilli is the author of more than twenty novels including THE LAST KIND WORDS, SHADOW SEASON, THE COLD SPOT, THE COLDEST MILE, and A CHOIR OF ILL CHILDREN. He's won two International Thriller Awards and four Bram Stoker Awards, as well as having been nominated for the Edgar, the World Fantasy Award, the Macavity, and Le Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire.

www.thecoldspot.blogspot.com

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars couldn't put it down, September 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Dead Past (Felicity Grove Mysteries) (Hardcover)

TDP is a mystery that I couldn't put down, it has rich, vibrant characters and funny dialogue and nuances that most novels can't touch. TDP opens with a 4 am phone call to Jon Kendrick from his grandmother. She tells him she found a body in her trash can. Jon then goes home to Felicity Grove to help solve the crime. See, Jon and his grandmother are a tag team of amateur sleuths who have solved a few of the crimes that have occurred in the small town of Felicity Grove. Suffice to say, I read this one in one 3 hour sitting. The characters are so flamboyant and unique that I enjoyed finding out what happened next. The dialogue pops and snaps so crisply, I found myself yelling and/or laughing out loud. And the plot is so full of surprises and twists that I didn't figure out what was really going on until the very end...and then I couldn't believe it. Highly Recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real page-turner, April 4, 1999

By A Customer

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This review is from: The Dead Past (Paperback)

Piccirilli gives us an exciting, gripping, dark but often humorous novel that makes extremely good use of the "amateur sleuth" team of Jon Kendrick and his grandmother Anna. A unique, believable, and wonderfully well-done mystery!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE DEAD PAST fully satisfies as well as intrigues!, September 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Dead Past (Felicity Grove Mysteries) (Hardcover)

TDP is a mystery that I couldn't put down, it has rich, vibrant characters and funny dialogue and nuances that most novels can't touch. TDP opens with a 4 am phone call to Jon Kendrick from his grandmother. She tells him she found a body in her trash can. Jon then goes home to Felicity Grove to help solve the crime. See, Jon and his grandmother are a tag team of amateur sleuths who have solved a few of the crimes that have occurred in the small town of Felicity Grove. Suffice to say, I read this one in one 3 hour sitting. The characters are so flamboyant and unique that I enjoyed finding out what happened next. The dialogue pops and snaps so crisply, I found myself yelling and/or laughing out loud. And the plot is so full of surprises and twists that I didn't figure out what was really going on until the very end...and then I couldn't believe it. Highly Recommended.