The classic noir suspense novel by the bestselling author of A Very Long Engagement. Part love story, part mystery, and part parable on the nature of evil and the porous fabric separating the victim from the victimizer, One Deadly Summer tells the compelling story of a cunning young woman's plan to avenge a crime committed against her family.
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EXCELLENT TALE OF REVENGE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES,
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This review is from: One Deadly Summer (Paperback)
The author did an excellent job of weaving the story together, one piece at a time while never losing momentum. Although the main character's desire for revenge stems from events of the past, the reader is never bombarded with backstory and is instead shown backstory through character thoughts when it is necessary and pertinent to the story. Although I cannot say that any of the characters are likable, there are believable and the author does keep us aware of their thoughts and intentions, therefore continuously holding our interest. The ending is surprising, dramatic and certainly well worth the wait.
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Get this book if you can find it! A real twister of a plot, an atrocity committed 20 years before, a member of the next generation planning total revenge...every time you think you know what's going to happen, you're taken down another road. A plot skilfully woven with everything gradually revealed, up to a gut punch of a horrifying ending. The ramifications of this story are still occurring to me the next day. It's one of the few books I will keep to reread. The setting of the scene is also wonderful--if your idea of Provence is Peter Mayle's Hotel Pastis or Chasing Cezanne, try a taste of Japrisot for different point of view. If you like contemporary French authors, dont miss it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Compelling, sensual mystery that keeps you guessing.,
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This review is from: One Deadly Summer (Paperback)
Readers of "A Very Long Engagement" might be disappointed by this novel because it does not pack the emotional wallop of Japrisot's popular WW I novel. However, I suspect that any reader would be drawn to Japrisot's excellent prose and magnificent plotting. Japrisot knows how to create a believable and entertaining plot twist and this novel is very entertaining.
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