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"Vivid... compelling... beautifully rendered... excellent' --New York Times Book Review
'Two of the most memorable police detectives to appear in mystery fiction' --Ed McBain
'A stylish gift for language... tender and believable... the characters come alive' --Washington Post Book World --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
'Two of the most memorable police detectives to appear in mystery fiction' --Ed McBain
'A stylish gift for language... tender and believable... the characters come alive' --Washington Post Book World --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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A rare snowstorm has enveloped Hillston, North Carolina, covering everything - including a shocking murder. Detective Justin Savile, the wayward son of Hillston's founding family, is expected to arrest the usual scapegoat but the boozy, charming Justin has never been good at doing the expected. Encouraged by his irrepressible partner Cuddy Mangum, Justin is asking dangerous questions in a town where family and money speak louder than justice and the truth. Led on by the visions of a beautiful psychic, his investigation starts to rattle all the wrong people. And as the local power brokers move in to shut him up, Justin must peel away the veneer of greed, hate and jealousy and confront the tangled past with the present truth - however unpalatable and dangerous that may turn out to be...
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The book that introduced two of crime fiction's most memorable detectives, Cuddy Mangum and Justin Savile V, and the fictional North Carolina town of Hillston, is as wonderfully funny and enthralling as you'd expect. Only Malone can weave such wonderfully evoked tales, layered with humour, terror and rich humanity. Only a step down from the classic follow-up, 'Time's Witness' - as the writing lacks some of the tightness and most importantly it is narrated by Justin, and not the irresistible Cuddy.
Don't miss this classy series of novels, by an author who should write more, because I for one can't get enough, although each book stands as a wonderfully witty, compelling and moving journey.
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I bought this book based on the reviews of Malone's books on Amazon, not having heard of him before. Just read this one, but now have others on my shelf. For me the quality of the writing, the use of the English language, makes a book. It is this that sets apart writers such as Le Carre and Pat Conroy. And in the world of crime fiction, Thomas H Cook.
Malone is right up there, not quite a Thomas H Cook, but pretty close. And then add in the development of credible characters and an interesting story line and we have a book to be treasured.
Malone is right up there, not quite a Thomas H Cook, but pretty close. And then add in the development of credible characters and an interesting story line and we have a book to be treasured.
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
"Uncivil Seasons " is Malone at his best....
27 Nov 2002
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
A great way to start enjoying the works of unheralded author Michael Malone is to read his North Carolina murder mystery, Uncivil Seasons. Malone's anti-hero is Justin Savile, born to a genteel southern family, as his name indicates. The plot is complex, and revolves around Joanna Cadmean, a local psychic, helping Justin to investigate the murder of a member of a prominent family. Both scenic passages and characterizations are compelling, and true to the south. The mystery remains a mystery, and you find yourself pulling for Justin and partner Cuddy Mangum.
There's a romance here, too, and it's played with just the right lightness of touch. It seems as though Malone can do it all, and I can't wait to read more of his works. I'll leave you with a favorite, opening line..."Two things don't happen very often in Hillston, North Carolina. We don't get much snow, and we hardly ever murder one another. Suicide is more our style..."
Enjoy!
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Uncivil Seasons is the reason reading was invented.
15 Mar 1999
Format:Paperback
I am truly an unbashful fan of Michael Malone and finally found a copy of Uncivil Seasons. In Uncivil Seasons he takes a simple murder in Hillston, NC, and uses it to trigger a thoughtful and purposeful journey into the lives and souls of a cross section of the folks in this Peidmont town. Humorous with an effortless command of dialogue and language, if Uncivil Seasons is your first Malone book you'll be speedtyping through this website to find the rest. Unfortunately he hasn't had anything new published years (that I'm aware of). Perhaps biding his time as head writer on "One Life To Live," (as the inside cover indicates) until this country comes to it's senses and covets stories by authors like Malone instead of stories by White House interns. He's good enough to make you start watching soaps.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Cheers for Michael Malone's UNCIVIL SEASONS
2 Oct 2001
Format:Paperback
Michael Malone is one of America's most gifted and rewarding novelists. If you enjoyed his latest offering, FIRST LADY, be sure to read its predecessor, UNCIVIL SEASONS, in which many of the people and places in both books were first introduced. UNCIVIL SEASONS too is an absorbing mystery yarn, but its real pleasures lie in the richness and depth of its characterizations, its wit and humor, its sharp dialogue. Malone, who was raised in North Carolina, conveys a South often regretfully looking backwards as it looks forward, but he does so with no hint of "Poor us, how misunderstood we are."
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