Deanna Raybourn
Autor(a) de Silent in the Grave
About the Author
Deanna Raybourn grew up in San Antonio, Texas. At the age of 23 she wrote her first novel. She married her college sweetheart and after the birth of their fist child she left teaching to become a mom and full-time writer. Her debut novel, Silent in the Grave, was published in January 2007. It is mostrar mais the first in the Lady Julia Grey Mystery series. Silent in the Grave won the 2008 RITA Award for Novel with Strong Romantic Elements. The Lady Julia Grey series has been nominated for several other awards, including an Agatha, a Daphne du Maurier, a Last Laugh, and two Dilys Winns. Raybourn lives in Virginia with her husband and daughter. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1968-06-17
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Fort Worth, Texas, USA
- Locais de residência
- Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
- Educação
- University of Texas at San Antonio (BA)
- Ocupação
- high school English teacher
writer - Agente
- Pam Hopkins
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- Obras
- 30
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 13,839
- Popularidade
- #1,672
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Resenhas
- 899
- ISBNs
- 234
- Idiomas
- 5
- Favorito
- 59
The year is 1889; the setting - the Bishop's Folly estate in London's Marleybone district just south of Regent's Park. Our dynamic duo are focused on their duties of repairing and classifying Earl Rosemorran's collection of curious objects. Just when there is not one more inch of space to place another find, in through the door comes a large crate containing a perfectly created wax figure, a la Madame Tussaud. It was a gift to the Earl's daughter and wouldn't it be simply delightful if Stoker could add a small motor to the figure to make it appear as if it is breathing. That shouldn't be too difficult. That is, not until Stoker got into the project and encountered some rather alarming irregularities. Justice must be served and Veronica and Stoker are back at it.
Ms. Raybourn has done an excellent job of weaving concurrent historical events into the continuing storyline of our undaunted Veronica and her beloved Stoker. The dialogue is spectacular and witty. The mise en scène is superb as it formulates a world drawing on all of the reader's senses. The tension runs high, the pacing is excellent and just when you think all is tied up in a pretty bow, there's a new twist which heightens the tension a bit further. In the end, all is drawn to a successful conclusion leaving any armchair sleuth fully satisfied.
As much as I thoroughly enjoyed this story, I would be remiss if I did not mention the adult nature of some of the material contained within it. Although never graphic, there is dialogue and innuendo of a sexual nature and a bit of gore. It is tastefully proffered and at times, quite amusing.
Can you read this as a stand alone book? Certainly, by why would you want to when the entire series is fabulous and there are five other adventures which lead up to this one? I recommend them all.
Publisher: Berkley
Publication Date: March 12, 2024
No. of pages: 336
ISBN: 978-0593545959… (mais)