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Suspenseful murder mystery with clues for the reader to solve, June 6, 2008
Fatal Deduction by Gayle Roper is a terrific murder mystery. Libby Burton and her twin sister Tori have had a difficult relationship for years. With the death of their great-aunt, they are forced to live together for six months in order to inherit the estate. Libby and her teenage daughter Chloe move in, and the sparks immediately fly as Tori does everything she can to win Chloe over to her and turn the girl against Libby. Then Libby trips over a dead man's body on their front steps and finds a note with Tori's name written on it. A homemade crossword puzzle is in the note, and when Libby completes the puzzle, she finds a note threatening Tori. I love Roper's take on the usual murder mystery. Libby is like most people (and unlike most characters in mysteries); she doesn't investigate to find the killer herself, and while she's curious, she doesn't start searching for clues. God bless her! She's an innocent person caught in the midst of evil and wants no part of it. Roper writes well developed characters who aren't cliched. Tori could easily fall into the trap of being entirely bad or just misunderstood, but she straddles both lines, making her more believable. The ending is a bit over the top, but makes for great reading! There are several crossword puzzles throughout the book for the reader to solve in hopes of finding the killer.
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 Fatal Deduction 1601420137
Gayle Roper
Multnomah Books
Fatal Deduction
Books
Suspenseful murder mystery with clues for the reader to solve
Fatal Deduction by Gayle Roper is a terrific murder mystery. Libby Burton and her twin sister Tori have had a difficult relationship for years. With the death of their great-aunt, they are forced to live together for six months in order to inherit the estate. Libby and her teenage daughter Chloe move in, and the sparks immediately fly as Tori does everything she can to win Chloe over to her and turn the girl against Libby. Then Libby trips over a dead man's body on their front steps and finds a note with Tori's name written on it. A homemade crossword puzzle is in the note, and when Libby completes the puzzle, she finds a note threatening Tori. I love Roper's take on the usual murder mystery. Libby is like most people (and unlike most characters in mysteries); she doesn't investigate to find the killer herself, and while she's curious, she doesn't start searching for clues. God bless her! She's an innocent person caught in the midst of evil and wants no part of it. Roper writes well developed characters who aren't cliched. Tori could easily fall into the trap of being entirely bad or just misunderstood, but she straddles both lines, making her more believable. The ending is a bit over the top, but makes for great reading! There are several crossword puzzles throughout the book for the reader to solve in hopes of finding the killer.
Christina Lockstein "http://christysbookblog.blogspot.com"
June 6, 2008
- Overall: 5
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Location: Oconto Falls, WI USA
New Reviewer Rank: 207
Classic Reviewer Rank: 620
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