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Night She Died

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Jenny Patrict's characters become very real. I was disappointed when the book ended as my realtionship with the people ended. I can't wait for the sequel.

Once in the book, it won't let you go. The plot moves along without seeeming to. The descriptions are wonderful. The weather just hangs over everything, oppressive. The comments on the small town do not make me want to live there.

I plan to read it again.

This book has a compelling plot with an engaging ending mixed with tragedy and promise. I really enjoyed reading it.

This was one of the most compelling books I have ever read. I have never felt so compelled to spread the word about a book until I read The Night She Died. I only bought this book because when I was in the bookstore in Fearington Village, NC buying Sam's Letters to Jennifer, I saw it and Jennifer Patrick happened to be standing beside me when I was checking it out. She said she would sign it if I wanted to buy it...what was I to do? That was the best book purchase I have ever made. Jennifer Patrick--please give us more! This book made me feel like Lara and Sterling were really a part of my life--as a matter of fact I still feel that way. I MISS them and MISS reading this book. No matter what genre you usually go for, I guarantee you won't be able to put this book down, much less forget it when you are done. I only hope I can read another book in my life that has the same effect.

Jennifer Patrick writes engaging, believable characters that pull you in and won't let you go. I loved the unique setting. She captures that small-town Southern feel so well. But it was the complex and sophisticated relationships that made this mystery novel unique. Jennifer Patrick gives us a window into the lives of real people, not cultural caricatures. I enjoyed every minute of it!

This is a stunning, sultry first novel. The characters are well developed and true, and there is somehting for every reader -- lots of Southern atmosphere, romance, mystery, intrigue. This is a much more literary book than most in the mystery genre. Great work!
Deborah Straw

What can I say but KUDOOS to the author. This book was a great read from page 1 to the very end. I actually found myself getting emotionally involved with the characters. I was sad when the I finished reading the book. This book would make a great movie. I would love to read another book from this author.

Thirty year old Lara Walton has just lost her longtime live-in boyfriend to a terrible car accident. She is having trouble getting on with her life in Washington D.C., so she decides to head south. She ends up in the small town of Winston, Georgia where she buys a dilapidated old Victorian. She runs across seventeen-year-old Sterling O'Connor at the Diary Queen. She hires Sterling to help her repair her tumble down old house. Their relationship is fraught with simmering tension comprised of sexual energy, mutual need, and affection. The small town is buzzing with stories of the two of them and when Lara is later found murdered in her bedroom, Sterling is the prime suspect.

This first novel is told in flashback sequences interspersed with the present day. It is more a character study than a traditional mystery. The book meanders at a sedate pace, but you don't really mind because the characters are people for which you feel compassion even if you don't always agree with their actions.

This is a fabulous book. The characters, setting, and plot all come together beautifully. My only complaint is that it had to end. I truly missed reading The Night She Died when I was through.

This is not only a great read, but it would make a Blockbuster movie! It's a lot of fun to dream up the cast for the book's well-drawn characters.
Lara could be Cherese Theron, Eric-John Cusick, Detective - Harvey Keitel, Mother- Kim Bassinger, and Sterling- the newest young hunk!
See how YOU would cast this book's character for a super movie.
Hope we see another book by this new writer very soon!

That this book was excellent. The story line pulls the reader in right away and Patrick's execution was pitch perfect.

`THE NIGHT SHE DIED' takes the reader back through a series of events that led up to the death of a woman who just moved to a small Georgia town. Not only is the mystery gripping but Patrick uses the many flashbacks to endear the reader to the victim as well as the suspects before we are lead to the surprising conclusion.

Jennifer Patrick is a great storyteller who has put a new twist on the typical murder mystery. `THE NIGHT SHE DIED' is her first novel but if it is at all telling of the talent and imagination of the author then she is definitely one to watch out for!