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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9780778324928
ISBN number: 0778324923
Label: Mira
Manufacturer: Mira
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 560
Printing Date: January 01, 2008
Publishing house: Mira
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fresh from a six-month sojourn in Italy, Lady Julia returns home to Sussex to find her father's estate crowded with family and friends— but dark deeds are afoot at the deconsecrated abbey, and a murderer roams the ancient cloisters.
Much to her surprise, the one man she had hoped to forget—the enigmatic and compelling Nicholas Brisbane—is among her father's houseguests… and he is not alone. Not to be outdone, Julia shows him that two can play at flirtation and promptly introduces him to her devoted, younger, titled Italian count.
But the homecoming celebrations quickly take a ghastly turn when one of the guests is found brutally murdered in the chapel, and a member of Lady Julia's own family confesses to the crime. Certain of her cousin's innocence, Lady Julia resumes her unlikely and deliciously intriguing partnership with Nicholas Brisbane, setting out to unravel a tangle of deceit before the killer can strike again. When a sudden snowstorm blankets the abbey like a shroud, it falls to Lady Julia and Nicholas Brisbane to answer the shriek of murder most foul.
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A solid read, captivating readers with the sexual tension and underlying passion between the heroine and the dark hero. For fans of this author, you will find it her most compelling yet and anxious for the subsequent saga. Write Deanna write!
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This book was definitely better than the last. To a point I did enjoy [book:Silent in the Grave], but the solving point I felt ruined what could have been a perfectly great mystery. But that's enough about that. I really enjoyed this one. This was not just one mystery, but several wrapped up in one. There was some romance and extreme feelings between various persons and trying to see them was a task. I enjoyed this story, and it makes me anxious to read [book: Silent on the Moor], because I believe it will be even better. The very first book I would not recommend to certain audiences, but I believe that most people could read this one without much affect in a negative sense. It is much more tasteful and enjoyable. I felt as if I could see clues and piece them together, when with the very first novel it was more of a jolt of information here and there. In my opinion, this author is getting better and better.
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If you need to get lost for a day or so, but just cant bring your brain to absord "The world without us" or "The God Delusion" get this book, a big beach umbrella and enjoy. Sure, its bubblegum, but fabulous bubblegum. The charachters are fun and absorbing and the story holds its own. Some dialogue is hokey, but nothing that will cause you any real pain. Seriously worth it.
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This less-than-successful follow up to Silent in the Grave does not have the clever plotting found in the very first installment. The pace drags until the murder finally happens halfway through the book.
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Upon being drawn to the cover at a local library, I read the back of the book and had expected another sorry endeavor at the genre so favorably called, "romantic suspense". While the genre itself boasts quite a few good novels, most of the time they have nothing else to offer than obvious plot lines, thinly stretched twists, much-too-familiar characters that all sum up to frustrating cliches.
Nonetheless, I had some time to kill and I invested some doubtful minutes reading and skimming through. As I went deeper into the story, pleasantly surprised, I became intrigued by the Christie-esque settings, characters, etc, which were all thoroughly charming, but most of all the witty dialogues and the characters' acerbic tongues that reminded me of Salinger. These lent the book a delicious seasoning on top of what could have been a story vulnerable to a few dull scenes (though I admit that readers have to learn to be patient when involved in this genre).
Solving criminal mysteries and delving into little clues that trail after the culprits and finally meting out justice is not my idea of a favorite book, but Silent in the Sanctuary is delightfully refreshing and unconventional, and I was kept chuckling until the very last sentence of the book. I'll look forward to the subsequent installment of the series very much!
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