Summer of Storms [Paperback]

Judith Kelman (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Jove Books (2001)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000P0LB76
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Hitchcockian suspense thriller, February 15, 2001

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Summer of Storms (Hardcover)

Thirty years ago, Hurricane Queenie battered New York City. The storm made so much noise that no one in the next room heard the struggles of five- year old Julie Jamieson when she was murdered. The police investigated everyone connected to Julie, but failed to find the guilty party. To escape the media and the ghosts, the family fled to Charleston, South Carolina where they still grieve their loss.

The dreams of Anna, Julie's younger sister, come true when her uncle finds her a job as a photographer for a major publisher. The only catch is the job is in the Big Apple. Over the objections of her mother, Anna accepts it. As Ana moves into an apartment in Brooklyn, the Arcaneum, a semi-secret organization consisting of law enforcement officials, decide to relook Julie's murder. These two events trigger the return of a killer who has definitive plans for Anna.

Judith Kelman, known for her superior psychological suspense tales, creates a gothic style story line that sends shivers up and down the spine of the reader. The villain is hidden in plain sight with nobody suspecting the identity of the killer until it is almost too late. SUMMER OF STORMS is also a psychological drama about a family unable to attain closure over the abrupt violent death of a loved one. This absorbing novel will keep the audience's attention even if a thunderstorm booms overhead.

Harriet Klausner

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic read ..., March 20, 2001

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Brett (Saginaw, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Summer of Storms (Hardcover)

Judith Kelman's "Summer of Storms" provides the reader with an extraordinary insight into the minds of its characters. As the Jameson family deals with the 30-year old legacy of their young daughter Julie's unsolved murder, the reader cannot help but share the frustration of their lingering pain and their growing terror as the murderer reenters their lives. Kelman's unique ability to engage her readers in the experiences of her characters has been pervasive through each of her (now) twelve novels. "Summer of Storms" is certainly no exception ... a wonderfully gripping tale.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating characters, intense suspense, March 23, 2001

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Ivan L. Wolff (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Summer of Storms (Hardcover)

A JonBenét Ramsey-like case forms the backdrop for this intense novel about Anna Jameson's search to make sense of and identify the murderer of her sister, Julie, 30 years ago. This fast-paced book has Kelman's typically extraordinarily interesting main characters including Anna's family, her blustering editor Stuart Burlingame and her colleague, Dixon Drake. Even more fascinating are a host of supporting characters such as her landlord and a particularly loathsome customer at her photography studio. Perhaps the most unusual and engaging is the Arcanum, an elite group of criminal science and behavior experts dedicated to solving cold murder cases. I absolutely recommend Summer of Storms for all fans of fast-moving well-crafted suspense.