Killer Summer (Red Dress Ink S.) [Import] [Paperback]

Lynda Curnyn (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin Mills & Boon (Aus) (October 31, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0733564291
• ISBN-13: 978-0733564291
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good mystery, January 1, 2006

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Bearette24 (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Killer Summer (Paperback)

In this novel, Lynda Curnyn takes us to Fire Island, where three friends named Zoe, Sage, and Nick are sharing a beach house with clothing magnate Tom. Early in the story, Zoe finds the mistress of the house dead in the water. The police department doesn't expend too much energy on her death, so kind-hearted Zoe, haunted by the incident, decides to explore it further.

I agree with the other customer reviewers who said that Sage and Nick were selfish and unlikable. Zoe is the only character who cares about anyone other than herself. Nick is particularly oafish and annoying, although he redeems himself a little by the end, and I'm not sure why his point of view was included.

The shifts in point of view - among Zoe, Nick, Sage, and the dead woman, Maggie - are confusing, although including a dead woman's voice is a neat trick. I would have eliminated a good 50-75 pages (including all the parts narrated by Nick) for a trimmer, leaner mystery, but the writing itself was light and enjoyable.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great storyline, horrible characters & jumpy first-person view points, December 22, 2005

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Angy "angyeliz" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Killer Summer (Paperback)

This is one of those books which I found hard to get involved in the book simply because the way the story was written. Each chapter is written from a different character's (first person) point of view, which gets confusing and impedes the flow of the storyline. Like other readers, I often would have to flip back to the beginning of the chapter to see which character was talking. Very confusing!

Other than Zoe, who is still has a personality of a wet noodle, none of the other characters are likeable (Sage is a trampy, self-centered character with no positive personality traits). How these three individuals became close friends is a mystery in itself, because of their own selfishness they make terrible friends.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars killer characters, December 24, 2005

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Book Fiend (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Killer Summer (Paperback)

I picked this up because I liked Curnyn's earlier books and I was not disappointed. This novel is more than a whodunit--it's an examination of the relationships of three lifelong friends. The book is written from the points of view of all three friends, as well as the dead woman. Though the characters are not always likeable, they are always engaging and I found myself laughing out loud in some places. Don't miss this one--if the intriquing murder doesn't hook you, the characters will.