Original Sin [Hardcover]

Mary Monica Pulver (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1991

When cousin Evelyn takes a fatal bump on the head during the Brichter family's Christmas festivities, Sergeant Peter Brichter begins a hard-core investigation among his own guests. Reprint. K.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Kori Brichter, a young wife and mother raised by a cruel uncle in the family mansion near Denver, has asked her last living relative, long-lost elderly cousin Evelyn Biggins, to spend Christmas in the house where Evelyn, too, was raised. Invited to help Kori solve some of the mystery of her background, Evelyn arrives with a mystery of her own: her sister Inez disappeared 50 years ago and was never found. A blizzard snows in all the guests, including an older neighbor who is greatly disturbed by Evelyn's presence; the power fails; and Evelyn is found murdered. Kori's policeman husband takes charge of puzzling out the murder and in the process brings out other skeletons from the family closet. Despite its conventional plot and romance novel setting, Pulver's fourth novel provides a perfect way to occupy an afternoon.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 202 pages
• Publisher: Walker & Co; First Edition edition (January 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802757707
• ISBN-13: 978-0802757708
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,888,393 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Original Sin, January 4, 2000

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Sarah J (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Original Sin (A Peter Brichter Mystery) (Paperback)

This is by far my favourite of the Peter Brichtery mysteries. The reader is trapped in the manision with the rest of the characters and forced to suspect everyone. Each time a light goes out, you'll need to remind yourself that it's not real. The cleverness of the plot won't let you guess the ending. Recommended to any Mary Monica Pulver fan.

5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating, August 28, 2009

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Lisa "Cyclothone" (Central CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Original Sin (A Peter Brichter Mystery) (Paperback)

I picked up this book and flipped through it. Two hours later I looked up again. Interesting characters, a plot with interesting twists, a satifying conclusion. I've enjoyed all the Peter Brichter books, but this may be the best one.

5.0 out of 5 stars Twists and turns keep you guessing, August 28, 2009

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Original Sin (A Peter Brichter Mystery) (Paperback)

I love all the Peter Brichter mysteries, and I'm not a big mystery buff. The stories are good, the twists are surprising but not unreasonable, and the conclusions satisfying.