
Now Billy Crosby is free, thanks to the efforts of his son, Collin, a lawyer who has spent most of his life trying to prove his father's innocence Despite their long history of carefully avoiding each other in such an insular community, Jody and Collin find that they share and exclusive sense of loss.
As Jody revisits old wounds, startling truths emerge about her family's tragic past. But even through struggle and hardship, she still dares to hope for a better future -- and maybe even love. (Summary from book - Image from www.randomhouse.com)
My Review: One quick look at my review list makes it obvious that I don't read a lot of mysteries. I mean, I only need to know so many creative ways to kill someone and I reached my fill during Season 3 of CSI. However, when a friend dropped this mystery off on my doorstep with some chocolate and her recommendation, I decided to give it a try. I snarfed the bag right away, but it took me four months to get around to reading this book. Hey, I have my priorities.
The Scent of Rain and Lightining kept me up very late. I tore through its pages in less
than 24 hours because I just had to know
if Billy Crosby was the real killer or if someone else had gotten away with
murder. Most of the main characters in
this book were part of a small town aristocracy that could do no wrong in the
eyes of many of the townsfolk. On the
surface, their life seemed idyllic but as the story progressed it was
fascinating to watch the layers peel away and expose the cracks underneath. The author sprinkled delicious bits of dramatic
foreshadowing alongside intentional misdirection so that,by the time I was
halfway through, the clues were pointing every which way, I had a mile-long
list of potential suspects, and was wound pretty tight.
The one major drawback to
this novel is that I can’t recommend it to every reader. There was frequent profanity and some sexual
situations, including a rather graphic scene in the last few chapters. I’m sure there are arguments for character
authenticity and plot integrity, but I just didn’t like that I couldn’t
recommend this book to my family and most of my friends. Otherwise, I enjoyed almost every inch of this book, and loved finding out what really
happened the night of that fateful storm.
My Rating:
3.75 Stars
For the sensitive reader: Plenty of profanity,
some sexual situations, including one rather graphic scene.
Sum it up: A delicious mystery not suitable for all
readers.
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