The Virgin Of Small Plains [Import] [Paperback]

Nancy Pickard (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Hodder General Publishing Division (2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0340921846
• ISBN-13: 978-0340921845
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (69 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,752,079 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, June 4, 2006

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L. J. Roberts (Oakland, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Virgin of Small Plains: A Novel of Suspense (Hardcover)

This was so well done. I started it in the evening and it was very late when I finished as I wasn't going to bed until it was done. It's a bit of a romance, a bit of a gothic, but mainly a mystery of family secrets. The story is meticulously plotted with all of my "but what about" questions answers and threads tied. Pickard makes the reader feel as though they are a resident of this small Midwestern town and her use of the weather to create atmosphere and suspense is very well done. The story stayed with me long after finishing the book and that, to me, is one sign of an excellent book.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely kept me reading, but, January 1, 2007

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Danton McDiffett (Kansas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Virgin of Small Plains: A Novel of Suspense (Hardcover)

I really enjoyed this book! I grew up in the Flint Hills, went to high school in Council Grove, and felt that the storms that overwhelm that part of my beautiful state are vividly recreated here. The characters are interesting and Pickard kept me fully involved in their stories.
So why not five stars? Just because I figured out the mystery of the frozen girl far too early, well before halfway through the book. I'm not a regular mystery reader, but I think anyway who reads carefully will solve the mystery behind Sarah's death quite quickly. That doesn't mean they'll want to quit reading, because the story is well-told enough that I sure didn't mind finishing it to see how everything would wrap up!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended!!!, October 11, 2006

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Erin Brooks "Erin Brooks" (London) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Virgin of Small Plains: A Novel of Suspense (Hardcover)

This is a great and suspenseful story based around the murder of a young woman in 1987. The discovery of the body by a local ranching family has had devastating effects on all those involved in one way or another. The town turned this victim into some sort of a saint, while the life of those who knew something about her death has turned into a nightmare. I read this book in two days and stayed up late to finish it. It has good twists, a great mix of endearing characters and small town gossip/family secrets, and the whole atmosphere of the small midwestern town made it even better. Very enjoyable read and highly recommended.