- Hardcover
- Publisher: Charnwood (Large Print); Large type edition edition (1 Jun 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1843953374
- ISBN-13: 978-1843953371
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 16 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Praise for The Blue Hour:
‘Jefferson Parker is a powerhouse writer’
New York Times Book Review
‘If you’re seeking a thinking man’s bestseller, T. Jefferson Parker is the writer for you’
Washington Post World Book
Praise for Red Light:
‘Parker’s latest sizzles along, an infectious blend of atmosphere, action and passion’
Publisher’s Weekly
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New psychological suspense novel from bestselling American author of The Blue Hour, Red Light and Silent Joe.
‘Parker has only one rival – Thomas Harris’ Washington Post
Where Sergeant Merci Rayborn is concerned, opinion within the sheriff's department is sharply divided. To some she's a hero for exposing the biggest scandal in the department's history and bringing down the former sheriff. Others cannot forget that, in making her case, she was prepared to implicate her own father and arrest her lover, both well-respected police officers.
Just as the hostility is beginning to die down, a young deputy named Archie Wildcraft is found shot in the head outside his home, next to the gun that has just been used to kill his wife. The evidence points to murder-suicide, and Wildcraft, his memory impaired by the bullet lodged in his brain, can offer nothing to contradict this. But with the arrest of one innocent deputy still plaguing her conscience, Merci is determined to defy the district attorney and pursue the unlikely scenario that Deputy Wildcraft has been framed. Wildcraft, in the meantime, is pursuing his own agenda…
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Format:Paperback
I was quite disappointed with this book; the third in the Merci Rayborn series from Jefferson Parker. The plot was actually quite thin and the book suffered from too much reflection on the part of Rayborn in respect of her son and her previous case, which caused a split in her local police force.
The only real question was whether Deputy Wildcraft had killed his wife or whether he was framed. From early on, Merci's belief is that he was framed and the evidence appears quite quickly. The rest is a chase to catch the real culprits, mixed with a need to catch up with Wildcraft to contain any damage he may cause to himself or otherwise.
The quality of the writing is good, but the book is padded out with too much repetitive reflection, albeit sensitively drawn and considered when you read it for the first time. Thereafter it becomes a bore and slows down the plot - a plot which would have benefited from a twist (or two).
The first two in the series were much better. I hope JP sticks with Merci, though - she's a character with much potential.
Format:Paperback
. In Black Water, Merci is drawn into a manhunt, for a cop, Archie Wildcraft, who has been found badly wounded. Once again Merci uses her judgement to solve this case. Once more she finds she is under pressure. Not just from the members of her own department but from the attentions of the media as well. Her judgement and polices again being severely tested.
The story is well plotted. Each twist and loop of the story line is well told. Extra excitement and suspense is created, with an unusual and original climax involving Archie Wildcraft.
But Black Water very much belongs to Merci. Her memories of Hess her lover are still dominant in her life. In spite of this and in spite of herself, Merci finds she is drawn to more than one person in this novel. So that in the final few pages, her emotions are tested to the full. And although her old anger is still lying beneath the surface her ability and willingness to cope and overcome these emotional traumas give a new and meaniful insight into her character.
Where this book scores, is in the way in which the emotional side of Merci is allowed to develop and blend into the story line. Eventually, it is this aspect of the story that holds an equal place and forms a climax every bit as riveting as the main action of the events themselves.
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