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Valley of Bones
by Michael Gruber
from HarperCollins Publishers

Features:

• Bargain Price

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Way above average crime fiction
  It's summer: I'm reading a lot of crime fiction. I've picked up some Patterson (how can you avoid it) some Baldacci, and some others.
  I picked up this one (book on CD actually) because the premise intrigued me.
  Crime fiction without a serial killer! Does anyone do these anymore? Well, Gruber does, and this is a great one.
  Apparently, the hero of the book, I.X. "Jimmy" Paz, is the star of a trilogy. But though this is one of a series, you almost never realize that. His character is drawn well... more info

• Audio abridged 5cd
  Emmylou dideroff a woman who believes both God and the devil live inside her. She had a detached mother and was sexually abused by the stepfather which eventually pushed to prostitution.
  We meet Emmylou sitting in a hotel room occupied up to a short time ago by a mysterious African who currently resides on top of a spiked fence some ten floors below.
  Jimmy Paz an Miami Detective arrested Emmylou as the prime suspect but she leads all to wonder if she is insane.
  Mystery and suspense told well.... more info

• too expensive
  why does the kindle version cost almost as much as the printed version. Dont fall for this type of price gouging or Kindle will be ruined.

• There Were Some Flaws
  I thought Tropic of Night was brilliant which is why I was surprised that in this book Gruber's portrayal of Santeria did not completely jibe with what I have learned about it.
  Another problem is that I lost interest in the African section of Emmy Lou's memoirs. It was less dramatic than it could have been. Emmy Lou herself was fascinating, but her memoirs weren't always all that compelling.
  This novel's concept had potential and it had great character ingredients, but Gruber fell a bit short on... more info

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