Forfatter billede
2 Works 34 Members 5 Reviews

Serier

Værker af Lucy Kerr

Satte nøgleord på

Almen Viden

There is no Common Knowledge data for this author yet. You can help.

Medlemmer

Anmeldelser

Holy crow I hate books like this, and it's reason number 4 or 5 why I don't read romance (although I thought this was supposed to be a mystery). The absolute whole point of this book is to tell you the main character is an asshole for leaving home and pursuing a career. #1 when you choose a different life path than your high school partner, you're not at fault, or if you want to view it that way, you're equally at fault. #2 a family member whose only concern about real trouble in your life is how it affects their image, and takes extra time to tell you that this makes you a terrible person, is not someone you need in your life. I don't know how many people are dealing with that to the point where y'all like this story, but take control of your own health and cut some ties. At least hold people accountable for the damage they cause, ffs. #3 your job as a child is not to supply your parents with grandchildren or workers in their business. If you want to, great, but if not, you're not a terrible person. You don't owe anyone your life choices.
Oh yeah it's also a murder mystery, which has a remarkably ridiculous resolution.
… (mere)
 
Markeret
Kiramke | 1 anden anmeldelse | Jun 27, 2023 |
4.5 stars.

No One Can Know is another perplexing mystery starring ER Nurse Frankie Stapleton. This second installment in Lucy Kerr's Stillwater General Mystery series can be read as a standalone but I highly recommend the first novel as well.

Frankie is on duty during a violent storm when John Mueller arrives with minor injuries he claims were sustained in collusion with a deer. Just as his treatment is wrapping up, Katherine Tibbs is rushed into the ER barely clinging to life. Pregnant with her first child, her injuries are so severe that ER Dr. Paul Costello quickly turns his ministrations to saving her unborn baby. Once the baby boy is safely delivered and rushed to the NICU, Kat unfortunately succumbs to her injuries. Katherine's husband, Steven Tibbs, an assistant district who is in the middle of a political campaign, arrives in the ER just as Frankie discovers the first patient she was treating walked out of the hospital which immediately raises suspicions he was involved in Katherine's accident. Plagued with guilt over not acting on her instincts that something was off with John, Frankie cannot help but poke around the investigation despite her ex-fiancée Sheriff Noah MacLean's warning to stay out of the case.

Frankie has reluctantly made peace about her extended stay in her small hometown for the next few months. She is working part-time at the ER while also filling in at the family's financially precarious hardware business. frankie is temporarily bunking with her eight year old niece Riley who has a huge case of hero worship on her fun aunt. She dodges her mother's matchmaking efforts while at the same time putting up with her sister Charlie's verbal barbs. Frankie gets along great with her fellow nurses, but her relationship with Dr. Costello remains a bit acrimonious.

The police investigation quickly arrives at a standstill since they have the daunting task of trying to unearth a motive for Katherine's accident. Frankie just cannot sit around waiting for the police to locate missing patient John so she begins looking for him on her own. Running into him at the cemetery, he tells her some very puzzling information before disappearing once again. Following a couple of troubling murders and a shocking kidnapping, the pressure is on to figure out who is responsible for these crimes and why.

No One Can Know is a very clever whodunit that is fast-paced and engaging. Frankie is an excellent nurse and a very adept amateur sleuth. Her situation with her family adds interest to her character (although it would be nice if Charlie would take her sniping down a few notches). With a few well placed red herrings, Lucy Kerr brilliantly keeps the identity of the perpetrator(s) and motive for the nefarious goings on carefully under wraps until a somewhat dramatic and nail biting conclusion. Another outstanding installment in the Stillwater General Mystery series that old and new fans will enjoy.
… (mere)
 
Markeret
kbranfield | 2 andre anmeldelser | Feb 3, 2020 |
4.5 stars.

Time of Death by Lucy Kerr is a perplexing mystery with a refreshing and unexpected setting and a multi-layered protagonist. This first installment in the Stillwater General Mystery series is a fast-paced and engrossing novel that fans of the genre do not want to miss!

Emergency room nurse Frankie Stapleton's return to her small hometown is already fraught with tension as she deals with her complicated relationship with her family. The last thing she needs after her sister, Charlie, delivers her baby six weeks early is a threat to her career. However, after heart attack victim, Clem Jensen, dies, the man's estranged son-in-law Jimmy Madigan threatens to sue the hospital. In an effort to deflect attention away from the hospital, slimy hospital vice president Walter Strack is determined to ensure Frankie takes the blame for his death. Certain Clem's death was murder, Frankie starts poking around into his life to try to figure out who would want to kill the devoted grandfather and well-liked handyman.

Frankie's relationship with her mom and Charlie has been strained since she chose to move away twelve years earlier instead of remaining in town to work in the family owned hardware store. She loves the diversity of working in the ER and in her downtime, she enjoys traveling. Despite the slight estrangement with her family, Frankie does not hesitate to return to help out while Charlie is in the hospital. However, her interactions with her sister and mother are quite tense and quickly deteriorate into bitter exchanges over her decision to pursue her career in nursing instead of working in the hardware store.

Frankie's investigation into Clem's death is another source of friction with her family and her former fiancé, Noah McLean, who is now a sheriff's deputy. With little evidence to back up her theory that Clem was murdered, she has no choice but to try to find proof his death was not from natural causes. She finds very troubling information about the current medications he was taking but she is stonewalled by Strack every time she tries to convince him Clem's death was the result of foul play. Frankie makes progress in gaining help from McLean but when the person she is convinced killed Clem is murdered, suspicion falls on her. Frankie then completely loses Noah's support after her wild accusations are disproven so she becomes more determined than ever to unmask the killer.

An absolutely phenomenal beginning to the Stillwater General Mystery series, Time of Death is a well-written and riveting debut by Lucy Kerr. Frankie is a fascinating and well-developed heroine who is finally forced to take a hard look at the choices she has made over the years. The mystery surrounding Clem's death is quite interesting and although it takes time to make sense of the incongruous clues, Frankie tenaciously follows every lead she unearths. Will Frankie uncover the truth about the murders before it is too late? Or will she fall victim to a murderer who is willing to kill anyone who gets in their way?
… (mere)
 
Markeret
kbranfield | 1 anden anmeldelse | Feb 3, 2020 |
No One Can Know by Lucy Kerr is the second book in A Stillwater General Mystery series. Francesca “Frankie” Stapleton has temporarily moved back home to Stillwater, Illinois to assist her family. She has taken a part time job as an ER nurse at Stillwater General as well as working at family hardware store. On a Tuesday evening, a man comes into the ER with a dislocated shoulder after a hitting a deer with his car. Frankie is then pulled away to help with a trauma involving a pregnant woman who was severely injured in a car crash. The staff safely delivers the baby (a little boy), but the patient passes away from her severe injuries. The patient was Katherine Tibbs whose husband is running for Congress. He is the local town hero who stopped a fire from destroying the business district when he was in high school. When Frankie returns to her dislocated shoulder patient, he has disappeared. It is then that Frankie realizes that her patient with the dislocated shoulder hit Katherine (not a deer) and he vanished on her watch. Then they learn that the crash was not an accident. Why was Katherine targeted? Does it relate to her husband or her job as a social worker? Frankie feels compelled to locate the killer. The situation escalates when Baby Tibbs disappears from the hospital. What is Frankie willing to do to find the baby and catch a killer?

No One Can Know can be read as a standalone novel. The author provided Frankie’s history as well as a summary of what happened in Time of Death. The mystery had potential, but it was not fulfilled. With a woman is murdered, a baby stolen, political candidate, and a social worker, I expected the mystery to be complex. I was hoping for a good twist or unexpected revelation. Unfortunately, I accurately pegged the killer early in the story along with the reason for the crime. I appreciate that Frankie is a strong, intelligent female character, but she seems to have a death wish in No One Can Know. She repeatedly put herself into dangerous situations. I lost track of the number of times (at minimum once a chapter) she was told to stay out of the investigation (Noah should have worked with her instead of fussing at her). Frankie’s reason for looking in to the crime was weak. There was also too much speculation (thinking, questioning, wondering) and reiteration of facts regarding the murder. I do, though, like the author’s writing and the pace of the book (steady). I enjoy the medical scenes which enhance the book, and they are not overly technical. I am hoping that there will be some crimes centered in the hospital in future books. I also enjoy the interactions between Frankie and her family especially her niece, Riley (she is very inquisitive). The ending felt incomplete. Readers are left with unanswered questions. A Stillwater General Mystery series has the capability of being a good mystery series with a few tweaks. No One Can Know, unfortunately, only gets 3 out of 5 stars.
… (mere)
 
Markeret
Kris_Anderson | 2 andre anmeldelser | Feb 21, 2018 |

Statistikker

Værker
2
Medlemmer
34
Popularitet
#413,653
Vurdering
3.0
Anmeldelser
5
ISBN
17