Raise The Dead

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Summary: Just Keeps Getting Better
Review: Mysteries don't get much better than this. I found her novel, FRUITCAKE, a couple years ago and read it in one night. After that I did everything I could to get my hands on her other books. Sad to say most of them came from Amazon, as your local Borders rarely carries them. And RAISE THE DEAD carries on in splendid Rubino style. Cat is one of the best women slueths around, and I love how Rubino weaves in elements from her other books (in this one we learn what happened to Cat's deceased husband, Chris). And what a cliff-hanger of an ending! I can't wait for the next one!

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Summary: Loved it
Review: Normally mysteries are not my cup of Twinning's Irish Breakfast but I've read a couple of this lady's novels and I'm always impressed with her writing. She tells a good story and the characters are convincing and enjoyable to read. This is no less true in her latest page turner. Hope you all like it as much as I did.

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Summary: A Ten Star Mystery with a Heart-Stopping Twist
Review: What can I say about Jane Rubino's latest? Hilarious. Thrilling. Heartbreaking. Suspenseful. Surprising. The book's flashback prologue puts a new twist on the murder of Cat Austen's husband, one that has dramatic and stunning repercussions. The plot also brushes up against the matter of embryonic life in a way that is not preachy, or clinical, or political because she puts her own characters into a situation where THEY are forced to think about the subject in a new light. I don't know of any other writer who is so willing to take risks with her characters or whose books I can't put down, then can't stop thinking about them once I've finished. And if you think Rubino couldn't pull off a better plot twist than Plot Twist's, are you in for a shock!