Maiden Rock (Claire Watkins Mysteries) [Paperback]

Mary Logue (Author)

Book Description

Series: Claire Watkins Mysteries | Publication Date: November 20, 2007

Deputy Sheriff Claire Watkins is back, in this tragic, personal follow up to Poison Heart. Claire's daughter Meg is struggling with depression--after an all-night high school Halloween party, Meg's best friend was found dead of an apparent suicide at the foot of Maiden Rock. Krista and Meg had fought at the party, over a boy, and Krista had run off. Meg feels responsible, but what shocks the deputy is that Krista was found with meth in her system. Now Claire is faced with a growing trend in her rural town--meth labs, doped-up teenagers, and young girls just looking for a way to escape their small-town lives.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

When Meg, deputy sheriff Claire Watkins's 15-year-old daughter, doesn't come home from a Halloween party hosted by close friend Krista Jorgenson at the start of Logue's harrowing fifth mystery set in Pepin County, Wis. (after 2005's Poison Heart), Claire fears the worst. Early the next morning, Claire discovers Krista, still wearing her Halloween costume, lying dead at the foot of a high limestone ledge called Maiden Rock. Two hours later, Claire and Meg, who had spent the night making out with a boy in his car, have a tearful reunion. After Meg learns of Krista's apparent suicide, she blames herself because the two had had a falling out at the party. But when meth turns up in Krista's bloodstream and a woman manufacturing meth in her trailer dies in an explosive fire, it becomes clear there's a serious drug problem among the community's young people. With minimal detail, limited characterization and few plot twists, this cautionary tale may be too straightforward for many mystery readers. (Nov.)
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About the Author

Mary Logue is an award-winning poet and mystery writer. She was born and raised in Minnesota. Her most recent books are Snatched, a middle-grade mystery she wrote with Pete Hautman; Poison Heart, her seventh crime novel; and Meticulous Attachment, her third book of poems. Meticulous Attachment was awarded honorable mention by the Midwest Booksellers Association in 2006 and Dark Coulee won a Minnesota Book Award in 2000. She has also published a young adult novel, Dancing with an Alien, with Harper Collins. Her non-fiction books include a biography of her grandmother, Halfway Home, and a book on Minnesota courthouses, both published by the Minnesota Historial Society Press. She has been an editor at The Village Voice, Simon & Schuster, Graywolf Press, Mid-List Press, and The Creative Company. She has taught for many years at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis and at Hamline University in St. Paul. She lives with writer Pete Hautman in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Product Details

• Paperback: 239 pages
• Publisher: Bleak House Books (November 20, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932557601
• ISBN-13: 978-1932557602
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,396,135 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Really good, January 16, 2012

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This review is from: Maiden Rock (Kindle Edition)

This book to me, seemed quite different to the others in the series, probably because it was events wayyyyy to close to the main character, Claire.

I enjoyed this book and felt that it actually addressed a lot of the issues that teens face today.

The writing, as always, was descriptive and I could imagine the places written about, not just the characters. I felt some characters were a little weak, however, it needed each character to tell the tale.

If you've enjoyed the others in this series you will love this one :)

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, easy read, March 22, 2010

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This review is from: Maiden Rock (A Claire Watkins Mystery) (Hardcover)

I've read all of Mary Logue's previous Claire Wakins books. I find her books easy to read, yet enjoyable. I would like to see more development among the secondary characters. Their back stories, etc. So much more could be told about them.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Maiden Rock, March 7, 2008

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This review is from: Maiden Rock (Claire Watkins Mysteries) (Paperback)

Maiden Rock is one of those books that you cannot put down! In addition to the suspense, it also provides some insight into the youth of today and the challenges they face.