Ships from:
CA, United States
Seller notes: Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 246 p. Audience: General/trade.
Ships from:
CA, United States
Seller notes: Description: Ferrell's debut is not without flaws, but the quaint Arkansas setting and exciting New York reporter protagonist provide considerable compensation. When Maggie Rome, a New York reporter, receives a call from her ex-husband, Gary, her first instinct is to hang up--until he tells her that his younger sister, Susan, has committed suicide in Arkansas. Neither Gary nor Maggie believes the young girl would kill herself, so Maggie travels to tiny Armen, Arkansas, to investigate. After it becomes clear that the Glorious Church, a local religious cult, has played a role in Susan's death, Maggie attempts to infiltrate the highly secretive organization. Unfortunately, Ferrell almost blows it with her copious, clunky dialogue. Endless boring fights between Gary and Maggie serve no purpose except to convince readers that removing half the dialogue would make the novel twice as good. Still, Ferrell has created a suspenseful story and a spunky, compelling heroine. Let's hope to see Maggie again with less talk and more action. Jenny McLarin. Copyright © American Library Association.
Ships from:
CA, United States
Seller notes: Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 246 p. Audience: General/trade.
Ships from:
CA, United States
Seller notes: Description: Ferrell's debut is not without flaws, but the quaint Arkansas setting and exciting New York reporter protagonist provide considerable compensation. When Maggie Rome, a New York reporter, receives a call from her ex-husband, Gary, her first instinct is to hang up--until he tells her that his younger sister, Susan, has committed suicide in Arkansas. Neither Gary nor Maggie believes the young girl would kill herself, so Maggie travels to tiny Armen, Arkansas, to investigate. After it becomes clear that the Glorious Church, a local religious cult, has played a role in Susan's death, Maggie attempts to infiltrate the highly secretive organization. Unfortunately, Ferrell almost blows it with her copious, clunky dialogue. Endless boring fights between Gary and Maggie serve no purpose except to convince readers that removing half the dialogue would make the novel twice as good. Still, Ferrell has created a suspenseful story and a spunky, compelling heroine. Let's hope to see Maggie again with less talk and more action. Jenny McLarin. Copyright © American Library Association.