- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: New English Library Ltd; New edition edition (5 Dec 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340792418
- ISBN-13: 978-0340792414
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11.2 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,042,849 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Well-written and satisfyingly plotted. Best of all is Sonora herself - a feisty babe who packs a red lipstick along with her gun' - The Times on THE DEBT COLLECTOR 'Astonishingly good' - Literary Review on EYESHOT 'Genuinely fresh and exciting' - Observer on NO GOOD DEED 'Sharp. Shocking and shamelessly satisfying' - Val McDermid - Manchester Evening News on NO GOOD DEED 'Cleverly crafted crime story from an exciting new writer... frightening... gutsy' - Daily Mail on FLASHPOINT
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As usual with books by this author, I found myself reading into the small hours. This time the tables are turned and we observe the workings of a murder investigation through those under investigation. The Smallwoods are held together by their eccentric but loving mother. The relationship between the three children and their Marine Corps officer father is less easy. The bruise Georgie notices on her mother's neck and the abruptness with which her father decides to switch off their mother's life support accentuates the distrust between father and children. When their father is found dead a few days later the plot takes a new turn, as blackmail and the sudden return of a wayward son emerge; and the three siblings find themselves on the outside the protective circle of the law.
There is no appearance from Sonora Blair and her partner, but the lead character demonstrates similar qualities and reactions to Sonora. But the book was no less enjoyable for that and I found myself quickly caught up in the pages.
There is no appearance from Sonora Blair and her partner, but the lead character demonstrates similar qualities and reactions to Sonora. But the book was no less enjoyable for that and I found myself quickly caught up in the pages.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Wow. What a powerful book.
25 July 2002
Format:Hardcover
I'm a big fan of the Sonora Blair books, and I live in Cincinnati where they are set, so I was doubly concerned that Lynn Hightower's newest book was not a Sonora Blair book.
Wow, were my socks knocked off by this book! A dysfunctional Southern family could be such a cliche or very trite, but Hightower pulls it off without going either way. Her characters have depth and humanity -- and you find yourself really rooting for them. Even when that means for them to do something really messed up <grin>.
High Water takes Hightower from a formidable mystery author to a serious character-driven author with a mystery involved (think James Lee Burke). If you're hesitant because you love the Blair books, go ahead and read High Water. If you haven't read any of Hightower's previous books, this one will hook you on her writing, and you can go back and read the Sonora Blair books.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Beautiful but very sad
18 Aug 2002
Format:Hardcover
Don't read this book if you're looking for a cheer-up. Hightower writes about yet another dysfunctional southern family. The heroine, Georgie, has escaped to her own antique shop; her sister is charmingly in her own world; her brother is gay. Georgie had a baby at the age of sixteen, a son who is now sixteen himself, and who has disappeared for the last two years.
The family comes together after their mother dies under mysterious circumstances and Georgie suspects their father was responsible. Their father, while not typically abusive, could be cruel; his life has been directed by a stint in the Marine Corps, where he met men who would influence the rest of his life.
Although the story is a suspenseful page-turner, we don't learn the story until the last few pages, when everything comes together. We get a sense of "Yes, now it all makes sense."
Yet in the end three people are dead and two were innocent of anything except getting caught up too deeply in the family struggles. One was implicated, falsely, in a murder.
Among novels of dysfunctional families and psychological suspense, High Water ranks as one of the best. Unfortunately, I had just picked up Sacrament of Lies by Elizabeth Dewberry, which has a similar theme -- heroine wondering if father killed mother -- but is not as plausible, deep or well-written. After reading the two in sequence, I began to wonder if this isn't some new sub-genre, just as child and wife abuse was a theme a few years ago.
If you have to choose, read this one.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
I miss Senora but I love this book!
7 Oct 2002
Format:Hardcover
I love Lynn Hightower's writing. She is one of my most favorite writers. After reading Debt Collector I couldn't wait for another "Senora" book but I really liked High Water.
High Water is high-grade entertainment from beginning to the end. Another great story from Ms. Hightower!
High Water is high-grade entertainment from beginning to the end. Another great story from Ms. Hightower!
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