Salt Rock Mysteries [Paperback]

Magdalena Zschokke (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: New Victoria Publishers; 1st edition (May 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892281074
• ISBN-13: 978-1892281074
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,804,112 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Magdalena Zschokke holds a 100-ton (US Coast Guard) captain's license and a Ph.D. in Literature from the University of California, in Santa Cruz. She has taught inside and outside of institutions for over twenty years. During 12 years of sailing she taught navigation, sailing and windsurfing, later literature, Women's Studies, and creative writing courses at universities and in prisons. Nowadays she is happiest when she can spend the days writing novels, short stories and other prose narratives.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Caribbean adventure, March 5, 2001

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"blissengine" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Salt Rock Mysteries (Paperback)

In the mid-1980s, Janet travels to one of the islands in the Turks & Caicos group to do research on the island's history. She befriends Michelle, an unhappy married woman, and the two are more and more drawn to each other. When Janet stumbles on Michelle's brother's dead body, she finds herself drawn into a convoluted mystery of hidden agendas, political corruption, and blackmail. She continues her research and finds some rather intriguing information about one of the famous denizens (which reminded me of Patricia Powell's "The Pagoda"). Like the other reviewers, I found the book fascinating, as well as sensual and compelling. The love affair doesn't end happily, rather hopeful.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars secrets, September 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Salt Rock Mysteries (Paperback)

Salt Rock Mysteries by M. Zschokke is a lovely read. Set in a tropical paradise marred by islandism and politics. Self discovery is the most potent theme and the protaganist is enlightened through her own involvement in relationship. A story on several levels, that peels back layer upon secret layer. recommended!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Salt Rock not worth its salt, September 10, 2003

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Lisa A. Riznikove "California Mom" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Salt Rock Mysteries (Paperback)

This would be mystery reads like a bad romance novel ... with a heavy dose of feminist rhetoric sprinkled in. To call this book a mystery is indeed a mystery worthy of world class sleuths. When Janet, a mid-western college professor comes to a small Caribbean island to research a book, she falls in love with Michelle, a beautiful but dangerous islander. Along the way she stumbles onto some hidden family secrets, a couple of dead bodies, a drug ring, political [evilness] and a little bit of [alternative lifestyle activity]. Most of the time it feels like the author wrote a book about ... romance and threw in a couple of corpses so that it would fit on the "mystery" shelf in the book store. The many pieces to the puzzle just don't seem to fit together, and even the [physical activity] lacks spice because it's more talk than action ... The most unforgivable part of the book is that the author gives away one of the major "surprises" in the forward of the book. That's right, before you even turn to page 1 you've already got a good idea how the book ends. But even without this tip of the hand you would have known the conclusion. The author practically hits you over the head with so many blatant hints that by the end the only surprise is that you actually kept reading it.