With her life in shambles after her career is destroyed by a friend's betrayal, J. S. Symkin, known as Sym, retreats to El Gato, a remote development in the Sangre de Cristo mountains. Sym has come looking for peace, but discovers instead unexplained skeletons and an ancient, sacred site guarded by a mythical cougar and haunted by restless apparitions. Joined by hit artist-turned-sleuth Cordelia Morgan, Sym probes the mysteries of El Gato while exploring the nature of evil and the myriad shapes of justice.
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A worthy sequel to Johnson's well-received debut novel, The Woman Who Knew Too Much, the second Cordelia Morgan mystery is an intricately woven tale of memory, betrayal, and greed. When the poet J.S. Symkin's academic career is derailed by a false accusation, she escapes to a beautiful and remote planned community in the Sangre de Cristo mountains of Colorado, unaware that the disgruntled former owner of her house maintains a "previous claim" on the property she has painstakingly restored. Just as Symkin begins to familiarize herself with the residents of El Gato, they begin to die. Each of the neighbors seems to hold a piece or two of the puzzle, but it is the glamorous Eva Blake who lures Symkin into a dangerous private investigation of the community and its apparent link to a serial killer. The sparks between Eva and Symkin are rivaled by Symkin's attraction to the local sheriff, a mysterious man who admits that he, too, has a connection to her house. The Woman Who Rode to the Moon is a well-written and suspenseful tale, languorously paced until the final satisfying chapters. --Regina Marler
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Scintillating Yet Complex Mystery,
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This review is from: The Woman Who Rode to the Moon (A Cordelia Morgan Mystery) (Paperback)
I found this thriller a tad bit confusing. Going back and forth between a diary of sorts and present action. The ending was fulfilling--the journey as twisting as the mountains the novel takes place in. A community of diabolical characters shows Sym, a recently ruined poetess, just how sacred real estate can be. Murders, magic, and mayhem abound. I enjoyed the careful play between Sym and Eva Swank as they attempt to solve the murders on their own. I would have appreciated more on the sexual side and less on the bizarre. But an entertaining read.
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"Moon" Beams & Beguiles,
This review is from: The Woman Who Rode to the Moon (A Cordelia Morgan Mystery) (Paperback)
Authoress Bett Reece Johnson delivers a beguilling sequel to "The Woman Who Knew Too Much". Once again we are treated to fiesty sleuth, Cordelia Morgan, as she becomes involved in a sinister plot including actual skeletons, an ancient, sacred site guarded by a mythical cougar and the haunting of frenzied spirits.In "The Woman Who Rode To The Moon", Cordelia teams up with poetess, J. S. Symkin, who is fondly known as "Sym". The setting of the Sangre de Cristo mountains exquisitely enhances this exploration of El Gato and all its evils. Sym has retreated to this mystical place, leaving a ruined career behind. She is there to find peace. Sym's lovingly restored house becomes like the even edged outer pieces of a jig-saw puzzle, somehow part of her new neighbors suddenly dying, we begin mentally connecting the oddly shaped segments--slowly and carefully meshing each detail to solve this razor paced matrix. Standout character, Eva Blake, a wildly swank woman who sways Sym into investigating these deaths on their own, is as diabolical as they come. Add a triangular romantic attraction between Sym, Eva, and the local sheriff, and this alluring suspense of a tale becomes deeper than the dark canyons of Colorado. I reveled in this book. Elaborately woven characters, a magical plot, sub-plots, scintillating scenery descriptions, and more importantly, a non-biased approach to sexual preferences makes "Woman Who Rode to the Moon" truly beam. other reading suggestions: "Booked For Murder" by Val McDermid, "The Front Runner" by Patricia Nell Warren, and "The Woman Who Knew Too Much" by Bett Reece Johnson Thanks for your interest & comments--CDS
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Plenty of Mysteries But Not Like This One,
This review is from: The Woman Who Rode to the Moon (A Cordelia Morgan Mystery) (Paperback)
The reviewers below who complained about not enough sex so irritated me that I had to write as counterpoint. This is an exquisitely crafted work and to the reviewer who doesn't find some of it 'believable' - you need to get out more or at least read the papers and science magazines. What 's missing is merely ellipsis that allows the reader to imagine and create as they read along with Ms Johnson's wonderful creation of character and plot, setting and the unsettling.
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