Sad Water

A Novel

Mystery & Suspense, Women Sleuths, Thrillers
Cover of the book Sad Water by Teri Holbrook, Random House Publishing Group
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Teri Holbrook ISBN: 9780307423344
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group Publication: October 7, 2009
Imprint: Bantam Language: English
Author: Teri Holbrook
ISBN: 9780307423344
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication: October 7, 2009
Imprint: Bantam
Language: English

Nadianna Jesup, a pregnant young photographer from rural Georgia, is visiting Mayley, a village in Yorkshire, England, on an arts grant when she discovers a burned corpse floating in a river. No one, including historian Gale Grayson, Nadianna's companion on the trip, believes her, except for a local religious group that thinks she has witnessed a vision from God. Strange events surrounding the old mill that Nadianna and Gale are documenting bring to light tensions among some of the colorful inhabitants of the town, including Chalice Hibbert, a six-foot-seven mute; her employer, potter Olivia Markham; and Gerald Thornsby, a thief-turned-preacher who opposes Olivia's efforts to turn the abandoned mill into an artist's mall. In this, her latest mystery featuring Gale Grayson, Holbrook (The Grass Widow) intersperses her contemporary tale with excerpts from the tragic diary of a Luddite named Michael Dodd. This psychological mystery, although hampered at times by clich s about Americans abroad, succeeds in evoking the bleakness of the depressed mill town and in portraying the family bonds that drive the characters to acts of desperation.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Nadianna Jesup, a pregnant young photographer from rural Georgia, is visiting Mayley, a village in Yorkshire, England, on an arts grant when she discovers a burned corpse floating in a river. No one, including historian Gale Grayson, Nadianna's companion on the trip, believes her, except for a local religious group that thinks she has witnessed a vision from God. Strange events surrounding the old mill that Nadianna and Gale are documenting bring to light tensions among some of the colorful inhabitants of the town, including Chalice Hibbert, a six-foot-seven mute; her employer, potter Olivia Markham; and Gerald Thornsby, a thief-turned-preacher who opposes Olivia's efforts to turn the abandoned mill into an artist's mall. In this, her latest mystery featuring Gale Grayson, Holbrook (The Grass Widow) intersperses her contemporary tale with excerpts from the tragic diary of a Luddite named Michael Dodd. This psychological mystery, although hampered at times by clich s about Americans abroad, succeeds in evoking the bleakness of the depressed mill town and in portraying the family bonds that drive the characters to acts of desperation.

More books from Random House Publishing Group

Cover of the book Call of The Wild, White Fang by Teri Holbrook
Cover of the book A Criminal Injustice by Teri Holbrook
Cover of the book Ancient Evenings by Teri Holbrook
Cover of the book Tarnished City by Teri Holbrook
Cover of the book Mary After All by Teri Holbrook
Cover of the book The Other End of the Leash by Teri Holbrook
Cover of the book A Time of Omens by Teri Holbrook
Cover of the book Never Love a Highlander by Teri Holbrook
Cover of the book Early African-American Classics by Teri Holbrook
Cover of the book Slightly Married by Teri Holbrook
Cover of the book Why Your Life Sucks by Teri Holbrook
Cover of the book The Sacred Vault by Teri Holbrook
Cover of the book Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov by Teri Holbrook
Cover of the book Private Wars by Teri Holbrook
Cover of the book The World at Night by Teri Holbrook
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy