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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED!,
By Carol (Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Murder at Five Finger Light: A Jessie Arnold Mystery (Alaska Mysteries) (Hardcover)
When a book title begins with "Murder at...." I know I am going to have a good time. Sort of reliving the old Nancy Drew days!!!
Sue Henry has written an able mystery again featuring Jessie Arnold. Jessie gets a request from an old friend to help renovate the lighthouse they just bought. In the process of getting to her destination, she does a good deed for a fellow traveler on the run from an abusive boyfriend. The story takes off from there. I have lost track of Sue Henry's books lately but intend to catch up soon. The concept - Murder on a remote island with just a small circle of friends, one of whom is a killer. Ms. Henry describes Alaska nicely, but praises Cruise West too highly. I was not that impressed with CW on my vacation to Alaska. I am sure it was a fluke, but the other descriptions were right on track. Also as a fan of New England lighthouses, I was interested in the detailed description of the lighthouse and its history. Ms Henry gets you right there into the action. The ending, as well as the book, was not melodramatic. It was good to see that Tank, her faithful lead dog, is as devoted to Jessie as always, and that Alex Jensen is back in the picture. Very pleasant read.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good but...,
By J (Maryland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Murder at Five Finger Light: A Jessie Arnold Mystery (Alaska Mysteries) (Hardcover)
Sue Henry is one of my favorite mystery authors. The Jessie Arnold series is well worth reading from the first to the last. But, the truth is that I find this is Henry's least well written book.
The plot is promising: Jessie Arnold is invited,along with several others, to visit/work on a remote old lighthouse that friends are renovating. En route, a young woman fleeing an abusive ex attaches herself. Shortly after arriving on the island, the dead body of a stranger is found....and the complications mount. In previous novels, the Alaskan landscape and history are an important, integral, and appealing part of the books. Here, unfortunately, they are awkwardly treated and become laborious. There are too sentences with so many dependant clauses you must read them 3 times to be sure what she's trying to say. Definitely read the book if you are already a Sue Henry addict. But, if you haven't read her before, don't start with this one.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A minor production from a usually good writer,
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This review is from: Murder at Five Finger Light: A Jessie Arnold Mystery (Alaska Mysteries) (Hardcover)
Over the years, I've waited anxiously for Henry novels: I enjoy the setting, the suspense, the characters. But "Murder at Five Finger Light" was a real let-down. It was very formulaic (put your characters in an isolated spot and let human dynamics work) and the characters were poorly defined (frankly, I didn't care WHO did it, because nobody was particularly distinguishable from anybody else). The setting was fun (I always like Alaska and whales and eagles) but not worth the predictable and flat ending. My advice to Sue Henry readers: don't ask for this for Christmas. It's a waste of a good gift.
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