TABERNACLE [Hardcover]

Thomas H. Cook (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 21, 1983

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 313 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (October 21, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395343968
• ISBN-13: 978-0395343968
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,404,168 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

THOMAS H. COOK was born in Fort Payne, Alabama, in 1947. He has been nominated for the Edgar Award seven times in five different categories. He received the best novel Edgar for The Chatham School Affair, the Martin Beck Award, the Herodotus Prize for best historical short story, and the Barry for best novel for Red Leaves, and has been nominated for numerous other awards.

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars MURDERIN MORMON, August 4, 2004

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Michael Butts (Berkeley Springs, WV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tabernacle (Paperback)

TABERNACLE is one of Cook's earlier works and evidences the immense narrative skill he would hone in his later works. Most of Cook's more recent books have had a crime committed and we go back in time to solve it. In this one, however, the narrative is told in the time it happens which makes for interesting reading.
A series of brutal murders, seemingly unrelated, are rocking the conservative city of Salt Lake City. Transplant detective Tom Jackson from NY City finds himself battling the upper echelon of the city in tracking down and finding this heinous killer.
As Jackson investigates, he finds that there may be a connection in all the killings and it might just involve the Mormon hierarchy.
Cook has created a strong villain in the killer, and his identity is not easily discovered. He also explores the feeling of isolation and prejudice in the staunch demeanor of many of the Mormon residents. Although at times, the pace slackens, Cook still gives us a riveting thriller and commentary on social behavior.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Author published too soon, August 30, 2004

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Stephen Hancock "Scholar born 300 years late." (Snellville, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tabernacle (Paperback)

Thomas H. Cook is one of our finest mystery writers, He bucks the usual trend and (except for a couple of early novels) has avoided the dreaded serial mysteries that have killed many a lesser talent (Patricia Cornwall to name just one). This novel catches him about two novels before he was worthy of being published. Compare this to "Chatham School Affair" or "Breakheart Hill" and pretend he never wrote this one.