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Death in a Dacron Sail is the next in the Rhe Brewster Mystery series. On a cold February morning, Rhe Brewster, a tall, attractive emergency room nurse with a type A personality, a nose for investigation and a yen for adrenalin, is called to a dock in the harbor of Pequod, a Maine coastal town. Because she is a consultant to the Pequod Police Department, her brother-in-law, Sam Brewster, who is Pequod's Chief of Police, wants her to look at a discovery by one of the local lobstermen: a finger caught in one of his lobster traps. There she meets the lobsterman, Peter Barnes, and his enigmatic brother, James. Marsh Adams, the state Assistant ME at the hospital where Rhe works, identifies the finger as that of a young girl, and Rhe's job is to look at unsolved cases of missing girls in the state, to see if that finger might be linked to any one of them. There are four, one of which is a girl who disappeared many years before and who was Rhe's best friend. The subsequent finding of the body of a young girl, wrapped in a sail on an isolated beach north of Pequod, sends the investigation into high gear because the finger belongs to her body. In the meantime, Rhe is having a worsening relationship with her husband, Will, who is mysteriously absent much of the time. He is both unhappy with Rhe's pregnancy and resentful of the fact she is working with the police on murder investigations, and he lies about his absences. Rhe and Sam, along with two familiar FBI agents, Bowers and Bongiovanni, use information from the FBI to identify the girl and receive a valuable lead from her parents. Bowers follows up on the lead and almost dies, drugged and left in his car in a ditch to freeze to death. When rescued, he remembers nothing, and revisiting his search yields no results. When a second body is located, the search settles around Crystal Bog, where that body had been buried, and leads back to the original suspect, who lives near the bog. In the meantime, Rhe and her best friend, Paulette, locate the brother of Rhe's childhood friend, Deirdre. He left Pequod with his father, leaving no forwarding address, soon after Deirdre's disappearance. He is living on Swan Island, and when Rhe and Paulette visit him there, they learn the father had been abusing Deirdre. The investigation into the missing girls intensifies when Sarah, Paulette's daughter, is abducted Then Rhe herself is snatched from a parking lot. It is Rhe's job to free them both, along with the last missing girl. To do this, she must cross Crystal Bog in the middle of winter, fighting off hypothermia and trying to protect her baby at the same time, in order to get help. Will she survive? Will her marriage survive? And who is the kidnapper?… (meer)
Rhe Brewster is a sassy lady. Not content with working part time in ER and looking after her hyperactive son, she is also a consultant with the local police department. I first met her in the murder mystery Death in a Red Canvas Chair and now she has returned, brave and intelligent as ever, to discover a serial killer.
Although her son Jack suffers from ADHD he seems to be coping better in this novel but Rhe’s unlikeable husband Will is going from bad to worse. Luckily she has the sympathetic support of her brother-in-law, Police Chief, Sam Brewster and the best friend ever, neighbour Paulette. I’d love to have a friend like Paulette living nearby with coffee always ready and superb meals provided at the drop of a hat!
Rhe’s ability to cope with family drama and unpleasant murder details is sorely strained when she is attacked by a drunk at the hospital. There are repercussions effecting her employment and she begins to feel threatened. However she continues to investigate the disappearance of four young girls, over the years, in the area of her small town, Pequod in Maine.
Working with Federal Agent Bowers she discovers what has happened to the missing girls but finding out who is responsible is more difficult. Unwittingly, Rhe lures the perpetrator into further action putting herself in danger of losing her life.
The fate of the victims in the story is very unpleasant but following the investigation and trying to guess who the murderer might be is intriguing. Rhe and the other characters are well rounded people whom you might meet in any small town and I felt really involved in this exciting tale. N A Granger writes knowledgeably about the fishing industry and also about hospital life, giving the book complete authority. I am now looking forward to her next mystery and also following the events in Rhe’s personal life. ( )
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
This book is dedicated to the two strong women who shaped my life: my maternal grandmother, Julia Paderewski LaCourse, and my mother, Audrey LaCourse Parsons.
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Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
The lobster boat rocked violently against the pier as I backed down the ladder and extended my foot onto its heaving deck.
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Laatste woorden
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
Death in a Dacron Sail is the next in the Rhe Brewster Mystery series. On a cold February morning, Rhe Brewster, a tall, attractive emergency room nurse with a type A personality, a nose for investigation and a yen for adrenalin, is called to a dock in the harbor of Pequod, a Maine coastal town. Because she is a consultant to the Pequod Police Department, her brother-in-law, Sam Brewster, who is Pequod's Chief of Police, wants her to look at a discovery by one of the local lobstermen: a finger caught in one of his lobster traps. There she meets the lobsterman, Peter Barnes, and his enigmatic brother, James. Marsh Adams, the state Assistant ME at the hospital where Rhe works, identifies the finger as that of a young girl, and Rhe's job is to look at unsolved cases of missing girls in the state, to see if that finger might be linked to any one of them. There are four, one of which is a girl who disappeared many years before and who was Rhe's best friend. The subsequent finding of the body of a young girl, wrapped in a sail on an isolated beach north of Pequod, sends the investigation into high gear because the finger belongs to her body. In the meantime, Rhe is having a worsening relationship with her husband, Will, who is mysteriously absent much of the time. He is both unhappy with Rhe's pregnancy and resentful of the fact she is working with the police on murder investigations, and he lies about his absences. Rhe and Sam, along with two familiar FBI agents, Bowers and Bongiovanni, use information from the FBI to identify the girl and receive a valuable lead from her parents. Bowers follows up on the lead and almost dies, drugged and left in his car in a ditch to freeze to death. When rescued, he remembers nothing, and revisiting his search yields no results. When a second body is located, the search settles around Crystal Bog, where that body had been buried, and leads back to the original suspect, who lives near the bog. In the meantime, Rhe and her best friend, Paulette, locate the brother of Rhe's childhood friend, Deirdre. He left Pequod with his father, leaving no forwarding address, soon after Deirdre's disappearance. He is living on Swan Island, and when Rhe and Paulette visit him there, they learn the father had been abusing Deirdre. The investigation into the missing girls intensifies when Sarah, Paulette's daughter, is abducted Then Rhe herself is snatched from a parking lot. It is Rhe's job to free them both, along with the last missing girl. To do this, she must cross Crystal Bog in the middle of winter, fighting off hypothermia and trying to protect her baby at the same time, in order to get help. Will she survive? Will her marriage survive? And who is the kidnapper?
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Although her son Jack suffers from ADHD he seems to be coping better in this novel but Rhe’s unlikeable husband Will is going from bad to worse. Luckily she has the sympathetic support of her brother-in-law, Police Chief, Sam Brewster and the best friend ever, neighbour Paulette. I’d love to have a friend like Paulette living nearby with coffee always ready and superb meals provided at the drop of a hat!
Rhe’s ability to cope with family drama and unpleasant murder details is sorely strained when she is attacked by a drunk at the hospital. There are repercussions effecting her employment and she begins to feel threatened. However she continues to investigate the disappearance of four young girls, over the years, in the area of her small town, Pequod in Maine.
Working with Federal Agent Bowers she discovers what has happened to the missing girls but finding out who is responsible is more difficult. Unwittingly, Rhe lures the perpetrator into further action putting herself in danger of losing her life.
The fate of the victims in the story is very unpleasant but following the investigation and trying to guess who the murderer might be is intriguing. Rhe and the other characters are well rounded people whom you might meet in any small town and I felt really involved in this exciting tale. N A Granger writes knowledgeably about the fishing industry and also about hospital life, giving the book complete authority. I am now looking forward to her next mystery and also following the events in Rhe’s personal life.
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