When Sheriff Gabriel discovers a New York ex-convict's corpse in Blackwater Bay, he worries that the press will invade his quiet hometown, but when a local schoolgirl suddenly disappears as well, he realizes that greater evils are afoot.
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The town of Blackwater Bay, Mich., the inspired setting for A Few Dying Words, is back. Gold Dagger winner Gosling uses two main characters to hold together this intricate tale of big-time mob doings and small-town dirty laundry: Jess Gibbons, a 30-something home-economics teacher; and stolid Sheriff Matt Gabriel. In the middle of a harsh winter, Jess, a little bored and a little depressed, can't know that when a local fisherman glimpses a corpse floating beneath the ice, events will conspire to give her more excitement than she bargained for. Meanwhile, Matt is mystified by the corpse's identity, and the homecoming queen has been throwing wild parties and may be living a secret life. Jess is still cooking gourmet meals for her five housemates, but the air is charged and everyone is on edge, including Jess's normally placid cats?and it's not just cabin fever. This complicated puzzler, pivoting from cozy sewing circles to talk of mafia hit men and cocaine dens, comes to its brilliantly staged conclusion at the annual ice festival where Gosling dramatizes the point that smooth and shiny surfaces can hide a lot of treachery.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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After the discovery of a body in an ice-fishing hole nearly scares a tipsy man sober, Sheriff Matt Gabriel knows what to do. Because the victim has mob connections, Matt fears unrest in the usually peaceful Blackwater Bay. One of Jess Gibbons's high school students, meanwhile, disappears.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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gosling's dead of winter an winner,
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This review is from: The Dead of Winter (Hardcover)
Set in Michigan, in a fictional town, Gosling's book conveys well the way a resort town in the north fluctuates with the seasons. At this time the ice fishermen are out on the lake, when one of them sees a very odd sight under the ice. To say more would give too much of the plot away. Suffice it to say this is a very exciting mystery, well written, with just the right touch of romance. Recommended for those who like the gentler side of mysteries.
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