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Chargement... Satan's Lambs (1993)par Lynn S. Hightower
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Appartient à la sérieLena Padget (1) Prix et récompenses
A fearless female private investigator in the South takes on a satanic cult that practices human sacrifice in this gripping Shamus Award-winning mystery. Seven years ago Lena Padget's life exploded when Jeff Hayes, her devil-worshipping brother-in-law, killed her sister and two-year-old nephew. The horrific double-murder hardened the once-gentle Kentucky native and compelled her to leave graduate school in order to help protect abused and endangered women from human monsters. Now Hayes and his sadistic partner in satanism, Archie Valetta, have been inexplicably released on parole. Lena's past has returned with a vengeance to haunt her--and to prey on yet another frightened mother and her helpless child. Approached by Valetta's desperate ex-wife, Eloise, Lena will do everything in her power to prevent history from repeating itself. Otherwise, Eloise's four-year-old son will be the next innocent victim. Before Laura Lippman's Tess Monaghan and Karin Slaughter's Sara Linton, there was Lena Padget. The winner of the Shamus Award for Best First Private Eye Novel, Satan's Lambs marked the acclaimed debut of author Lynn Hightower's tough-as-nails, sexy, and smart female sleuth on a fictional PI scene long dominated by male mystery writers and established Hightower as a force to be reckoned with in crime fiction. Satan's Lambs is the 1st book in the Lena Padget Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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As a detective novel, this is fine. Hightower gets high praise from me regarding characters and their relationships. Also, for her research of occult practices to fill in that part of the story. For the horror fan, this is more of a detective story with horror set pieces.
The ending was a bit of a letdown for me, feeling unfinished in a way that didn’t quite leave me satisfied but with an open door for more. I don’t mind open ended stories that tease the next book, not at all. But this one felt rushed to try and save the ones in need of saving without a high climactic finish. There was danger, but I didn’t feel the danger deep into my own toes. So, while it’s a solid 3 for me, I didn’t feel compelled to push it to a 4.
It's still a more than worthy consider though for those who like a dash of gruesome with their detective stories.
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