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Indlæser... A Veiled Antiquity (original 1998; udgave 1998)af Rett MacPherson (Forfatter)
Work InformationA Veiled Antiquity af Rett MacPherson (1998)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. This is the second book in the Torie O'Shea series, and I'm not sure what I think of it yet. It is definitely a cozy series, and I like the genealogy and history links. But I don't find that I'm relating to any of the characters yet (including Torie herself). It would be better if she wasn't a mother of two young girls because I don't think that relationship is portrayed honestly in this series. The kids seem almost secondary to everything and to Torie herself. I find her annoying rather than charming. There are a lot of coincidences and weak links in the book as well. This means that the plot suffers and there doesn't seem to be a build up of suspense. I think I'll give one other book a try to see if it manages to pull me in a bit more because I kind of enjoyed the first book. Certainly moe than I did this one anyway. Torie O'Shea, local historian and tour guide in the small Missouri town of New Kassel, is the only one who thinks that the death of Marie Dijon wasn't accidental. Marie was found at the foot of her basement stairs with a broken neck, but there was no reason for her to have fallen. In her snooping through Marie's house after the police have gone, she discovers an envelope filled with ancient documents, written not only in French, but in code as well. After Torie takes photocopies of the documents to an old friend of hers in St. Louis for translation, the friend is the victim of attempted murder, too. Knowing that she is onto something, she won't stop till she has the answer, even when it becomes obvious that many have died trying to find the very answers she seeks. This story started out nicely enough, but then it looped completely into fantasy land with Knights Templar, Merovingian Kings, The Man in the Iron Mask, and one outrageous development after another. Having been born and raised in a small Missouri town like New Kassel, I realize just how ludicrous such flights of fancy truly are. The characterizations seem wooden and contrived and I have to say that Tori O'Shea seems like a selfish individual who tries way too hard to be funny. I don't think I'll be reading any more in this series. 1 ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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Torie O'Shea investigates the tangled roots of an ancient family tree. Torie O'Shea-- genealogist and amateur sleuth-- is having a killer of a day. The town gossip spreads the word that her sweet wheelchair-bound mother is having an affair-- with the sheriff! Then quiet Marie Dijon is found dead at the foot of her basement stairs. Did she fall? Was she pushed? All Torie knows is that Marie had a family tree with royal roots completely foreign to a folksy Middle America town like New Kassel, Missouri. As foreign as, say...murder. But nosiness in New Kassel is as native as the upcoming Oktoberfest. To Torie, the open door to Marie's house is more tempting than chocolate. Finding a hidden key and old documents in French make further investigating irresistible. But while juggling her growing suspicions, a hectic job at the historical society, two kids, and a sexy husband, Torie overlooks the obvious. Curiosity killed the cat. Someone killed Marie Dijon. And now Torie might know too much to live... No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Indlæser... GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-klassificeringVurderingGennemsnit:
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It was a bit far-fetched, bringing in The Man in the Iron Mask, French royalty and long lost treasure but it was a lot of fun to read. Oh, and Torie is starting to come to terms with her Mom's new beau, the Sheriff!
I'll keep going with this series. ( )