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"Jason [is] a thoroughly engaging multidimensional character, whom readers will look forward to meeting again." --Publishers Weekly When Jason and his wife, Grace, find the remains of a young girl beneath the porch of their beautiful new house, they want answers. The police say she was raped and strangled some twenty years ago, when the wealthy Monmouth family owned the residence. But as Jason and Grace examine a cache of old photos and letters, and get acquainted with some of Denver's show more reckless rich, a sinister picture clicks into focus. And an old evil takes a new lease on life . . . and death. "Orde writes with a firm, precise voice, and Lynx is a well-drawn and likable character." --San Antonio Express News show lessTags
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This was a good wrap-up to the series, though I could wish she would write more. Not likely at this point, but still.
There are two main storylines which turn out to have people in common for no discernible reason. The fact that a former occupant of their new house ends up involved in a plot completely unrelated felt a little forced to me, but it did reduce the number of characters to keep straight. I enjoyed the investigation of the events at their house, and the eventual reveal. The secondary plot involving a group of extreme-sport fanatics was even more unbelievable than mystery books usually are, motive-wise. Although the resolution of that one was highly satisfying and adrenaline filled.
There are two main storylines which turn out to have people in common for no discernible reason. The fact that a former occupant of their new house ends up involved in a plot completely unrelated felt a little forced to me, but it did reduce the number of characters to keep straight. I enjoyed the investigation of the events at their house, and the eventual reveal. The secondary plot involving a group of extreme-sport fanatics was even more unbelievable than mystery books usually are, motive-wise. Although the resolution of that one was highly satisfying and adrenaline filled.
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Sheri S. Tepper was born Shirley Stewart Douglas on July 16, 1929 near Littleton, Colorado. She held numerous jobs before becoming a full-time author including working at Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood from 1962 to 1986, eventually becoming the executive director. In the early 1960s, she wrote poems and children's stories under the name Sheri show more S. Eberhart. In the 1980s, she became a feminist and science fiction/fantasy writer. Her books include The Revenants, After Long Silence, The Gate to Women's Country, Grass, Shadow's End, Gibbon's Decline and Fall, The Family Tree, Six Moon Dance, Singer from the Sea, The Fresco, The Visitor, The Companions, and The Margarets. She received the Locus Award for Beauty and a World Fantasy life achievement award in 2015. She also wrote horror under the name E. E. Horlak and mysteries under the names A. J. Orde and B. J. Oliphant. She died on October 22, 2016 at the age of 87. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- A Death of Innocents
- Original publication date
- 1997
- People/Characters
- Jason Lynx; Grace Lynx
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- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (3.70)
- Languages
- English
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