Violet Cove
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VIOLET COVE IS THE STUNNING DEBUT NOVEL OF LOVE, OBSESSION, AND LIFE AFTER DEATH FROM THE MACABRE STORYTELLER ANN REILLET.
July 1913: A servant in the employ of Mrs.
John Austin leaves a poison-laden beverage
on the kitchen counter, but it is not Mrs.
Austin who drinks the tea. The servant
can do nothing but watch as her mistress
is accused of murder. Tormented by self-pity,
she takes her own life but death
has a servitude of its own.
July 1930: A broke and desperate actor
is looking forward to the company of his
wealthy mistress, but she winds up missing
and presumed dead. After watching the
very last of his money go up in smoke
and colorful shades of bursting fireworks,
the actor takes a rope and then takes his
own life but death is not the end for
Mr. Witherspoon.
July 1988: Ill spoken words cut straight
to the heart of a young married couple.
In an act of rage, Neil Eckers shoots his
wife and then turns the gun on himself.
No one understood why he did it, least
of all his father. That is, until he withdrew
a dusty old book from his bookshelf
twelve years later. The answers uncover
an even greater mystery.
July has come again and with it, a fax
detailing the specs of yet another property
listing. Robert and Anna Ford set off to
meet their real estate agent with hope of
finding their dream home, but their agent
has his own reasons for showing them this
house. Of all the homes they’ve looked at,
it seems the least suitable for many reasons.
The Fords may live to regret their decision,
if they can only survive Violet Cove!
Book Reviews
Ann Reillet´s writing is freshly entertaining. She leaps across
social boundaries to create likable characters that would
otherwise be taboo. In her novel, Violet Cove, she successfully
intertwines a ghost story and murder mystery. Although I can
usually form a suspicion about the guilty character, I was truly
surprised by the denouement here and realized only afterward
that the clues were there all along; staring me in the face.
Violet Cove is best suited to an adult audience; anyone who
enjoys murder mysteries, ghost stories, or paranormal fiction
will delight in this novel. And once you´ve read Violet Cove, you´re
going to want more from this talented author.
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Review by T. Steinbach for Midwest Book Review
If you want to read a good murder mystery/ghost story, this is it. Ann Reillet´s unique writing style is a breath of fresh air. Her ability to draw you into the story, make you care about the characters, and keep you interested is on a level with well-known, best selling novelists. A little comedy, love, murder, mystery, ghosts. What more do you need in a one book? The ending alone is enough to make me want to read it again and when you read it and get to the last word, you´ll say exactly what I said, "Wow, I didn´t see that coming." Awesome book! I´m glad to have it in my personal library.
---Review by M. Hartman for Barnes & Noble