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Moonlight in Vermont: a novel

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Skiers, romance and mystery lovers, get this one. Only a real skier such as Hilferty could describe the gut-wrenching, yet exhilarating sensations of powder skiing and World Cup racing that form the backdrop of this mystery/romance. Unlike mystery writers who rely only on plot twists, Hilferty creates multi-level characters that grab your interest as much as the plot does.You'll find yourself cheering for a character in one chapter and booing him/her in the next. And the plot? The prologue opens with a frozen dead skier riding a chairlift. You spend most of the novel trying to figure out which character is the body and why it wasn't discovered in time. Warning: don't start this novel at bedtime. You'll be reading past 2 AM!!

There really should be a decent review here for John Hilferty's Moonlight in Vermont. It certainly deserves one. I read it even though I have never skied and do not usually read romantic novels. But it's more than that. There's the skiing, the training and the races. There is the camaraderie among team mates and the rivalry among contestants. There are lots of geographical locations and romantic relationships and all the ups and downs that can put you through. And then there is a little case of who's responsible for a frozen corpse. It's not just racing down hill here...there are a lot of twists and turns. I enjoyed it and hopefully someone will write a better review than this.

The plot was weak, as was the main character. Both never developed. The ending had a lot of build up but fell flat. It was frustrating that nothing ever worked out in the entire book, it crushed the reader's hopes again and again.

The book started out very slow in capturing my attention. As a born and raised Vermonter I knew where the author was talking about when he described the locations. By the middle of the book the author had brought me into the story and it ended leaving you wanting more.