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Chargement... For the Last Timepar Joyce Lavene, Jim Lavene
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Appartient à la sérieSharyn Howard (5)
While cleaning up an old campground for new campers, volunteers discover an old suitcase containing a bloody dress, a ring, and a locket. Sheriff Sharyn Howard takes up the case and traces it back to the unsolved murder of a little camper, Rebecca Liston, that had stumped her grandfather during his term as sheriff, forty-five years before. Like her grandfather, Sharyn keeps hitting dead-ends and false trails that leave her confused and disheartened. The legend about the unsolved case blames the murder on a devil that haunts the campground, and Sharyn eventually begins to wonder if this may be true. After all, no suspect or motive was ever found in the original case. The locals felt the camp was haunted and jinxed; ultimately deciding to close it down. Unlike her grandfather, Sharyn continues to delve deeper, defying the fears and cautions of others, determined to solve this case once and for all. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
Auteur LibraryThingJoyce Lavene est un auteur LibraryThing, c'est-à-dire un auteur qui catalogue sa bibliothèque personnelle sur LibraryThing. Discussion en coursAucunCouvertures populaires 
 Google Books — Chargement...GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyÉvaluationMoyenne: (3.17)
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Bell's Creek campground was shut down when a 12-year-old girl was murdered, and the killer was never caught. At the time, Sharyn's grandfather was sheriff, and not being able to find the killer haunted him so much that he didn't run again. Even though Sharyn's not happy with the reopening, she can't stop it.
When a reporter is injured shortly before the opening - tripping over an item that turns out to be a suitcase long-buried - Sharyn opens it and discovers a bloody dress and other items. Sending it to the coroner for examination, she finds that the blood doesn't match that of the dead girl, and now they have what is possibly two unsolved murders.
When Sharyn and her crew begin investigating, they find that someone else was missing from the camp; someone who was never reported. And from all appearances, the killer is more than likely the same one who killed the little girl - and is still out there. Will Sharyn be able to find a killer who's managed to stay hidden for a quarter of a century? Or will she be the next victim...
I felt that this book was written very well, and I enjoyed it quite a bit. This is the fifth book in the series, and I have not read any of the others. While I wouldn't be opposed to reading more, I will probably not seek them out. Sharyn and her deputies have a strong relationship with each other, but as for her personal relationships - with her mother, sister, and Nick, who wants to be more than friends - I didn't feel there was any connection; or in Nick's case, any attraction to each other. In fact, Sharyn seemed rather bloodless. Her emotions are so under control (even in a harrowing situation she feels no panic at all) that it was difficult to get to know her, to understand what drove her to act the way she does. Yes, we are given background on why she became sheriff; but it doesn't seem enough to tell us why she stays.
The mystery was interesting, and I was surprised at the murderer and the reason for the killings. I felt that it never really made any sense, but then again, a killer's mind doesn't have to. Still, a very good mystery. Recommended. (