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Marcia Talley is the Agatha and Anthony award-winning author of A QUIET DEATH and nine previous mystery novels featuring survivor and sleuth, Hannah Ives.

Marcia is author/editor of two star-studded collaborative novels, NAKED CAME THE PHOENIX and I'D KILL FOR THAT set in a fashionable health spa and an exclusive gated community, respectively. Her short stories appear in more than a dozen collections. A recent story, "Can You Hear Me Now?" is featured in TWO OF THE DEADLIEST: NEW TALES OF LUST, GREED AND MURDER FROM OUTSTANDING WOMEN OF MYSTERY, edited by New York Times best-selling author, Elizabeth George.

Marcia is immediate past President of Sisters in Crime International, serves on the board of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America and is a member of the Crime Writers' Association (UK) and the Authors' Guild of America. She lives in Annapolis, Maryland, with a husband who loves to sail and a cat who doesn't.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very good read-not the typical heroine, June 13, 2000

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This review is from: Unbreathed Memories (Hannah Ives Mystery Series, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

After recovering from a mastectomy, Hannah Ives waits to undergo reconstructive surgery so she can feel like her old self. While, her new age sister Ruth runs off to Bali to find her spiritual self, her younger sibling Georgina begins to ask Hannah strange questions related to their childhood. A hysterical Georgina calls Hannah to come pick her up at her psychologist's house. Hannah arrives only to have Georgina show her the body of Dr. Diane Sturges who apparently fell off the balcony. Hannah anonymously calls the police as her sister flees the scene.

The next day the police call Georgina and Hannah who admits they left the scene of the crime. They bring Georgina in for questioning and follow up with a visit to her father. Georgina believes, with the help of Dr. Sturges, that her father sexually molested her as a child and he killed Diane to silence her. Hannah takes it on herself to prove her dad's innocence and to persuade Georgina that she suffers from false memory syndrome planted there by her now deceased therapist.

UNBREATHED MEMORIES is an entertaining mystery that sensitively deals with current social issues. Hannah is a wonderful role model who has no time for self-pity. She is a fighter who will enter hell for that heavenly cause she believes is morally right. The story line is intriguing and fun, but tally one for the star as this plot belongs to Hannah. Marcia Talley is a bright light who has enlivened the amateur sleuth galaxy with the opening act of what should be a warm long running series.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Unbreathed Memories, June 20, 2000

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This review is from: Unbreathed Memories (Hannah Ives Mystery Series, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

Marcia Talley's second mystery, Unbreathed Memories, features spunky breast cancer survivor, Hannah Ives. Hannah's sibling, Georgina, believes she's a victim of child sexual abuse. When Georgina's psychologist is murdered, Georgina becomes a suspect, along with Hannah's father who believes the psychologist was a quack. Hannah, eager to save her family, sets out to prove her father's innocence. If you like your heroines spunky, heroic, and humorous, then you will enjoy Unbreathed Memories. It's a fast-paced jaunt that draws you in and keeps you turning the pages to the end.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very Impressive!, January 25, 2001

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This review is from: Unbreathed Memories (Hannah Ives Mystery Series, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

I have not once read a book by Marcia Talley, let me tell you, she is a fantastic writer. This book is full of excitement, romance, and best of all mystery of a murder! I can't say this is the best book I have ever read, but it is one of the best books I have ever read. You will be amazed when the killer is revealed in Unbreathed Memories. This book kept me turning pages late at night, don't miss this great read! The best Mystery book I have ever read in my entire lif is called Bloodline by Jill Jones, don't miss that one either!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Really four and a half stars
I love Hannah Ives. She is just about the most realistic heroine around today. I had read "Sing It to Her Bones" and liked it. Read more

Published on October 6, 2008 by S. R. Schnur

4.0 out of 5 stars Delightful and different
This book (and several others by the same author) were a gift from a friend who teaches at the US Naval Academy. Read more

Published on May 2, 2005 by Laurie Fletcher

5.0 out of 5 stars Tangled memories
Those of us who have experienced traumatic amnesia at some point in our lives understand that there are blank spaces in our memories for varying periods of time. Read more

Published on March 29, 2005 by Fred Camfield

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Ms. Talley tops her first. This was an excellent read, fast paced and exciting. I only had one problem with Hannah. Read more

Published on July 1, 2004 by M. Bechyne

4.0 out of 5 stars Unbreathed Memories
What a great book! I am hooked and have since read everything else I can find with Talley's name on it. Read more

Published on October 31, 2002 by Carolyn Ehley

2.0 out of 5 stars Good Read.. Save for a Rainy Week
This was my first book by Marcia Talley and it'll probably be my last. Even though it was a good read, for a short book it took my a while to finish. Read more

Published on September 10, 2002 by MJ24

4.0 out of 5 stars Got me hooked!
Like another Amazon reviewer, I have never been a reader of mysteries. Last year I read Sing it to Her Bones, and then came across Unbreathed Memories this year. Read more

Published on January 2, 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Unbreathed Memories
Marcia Talley has done it again with the continnuing tale of Hannah Ives. This is a true mystery that keeps you guessing. Read more

Published on September 30, 2000 by kksubdrvr

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm not a mystery reader
I loved Sing It To Her Bones and was anxious to read the next in the Hannah Ives series. I loved the book. It's a page turned and I couldn't put it down. Read more

Published on September 25, 2000 by Rebecca Waibel

5.0 out of 5 stars A Multi-faceted mystery
Marcia Talley has a knack for handling serious subjects with ease and wit. Breast cancer, incest, and false memory syndrome are all treated with the seriousness they deserve, but... Read more

Published on July 30, 2000

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BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE ARE ADVANTAGES TO HAVing had cancer. Read the first page

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Diane Sturges, Sergeant Williams, All Hallows, Officer Duvall, Cabbage Patch, Aunt Hannah, Officer Williams, Fiona Voorhis, Falls Road, Thank God, Father Wylands, Fresh Fields, Hannah Ives, Mary Rose, Naval Academy, Prince George Street, Senior Warden, Stephanie Golden, Betty Smith, Captain Alexander, Dennis Rutherford, Diet Coke, Johns Hopkins, Main Street, West Street

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