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Low Country Bribe (2012)

by C. Hope Clark(Favorite Author)

3.97 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Bell Bridge Books

series

Caroline Slade Mystery Series

review 1: Some books grab you by the throat and won’t let go, others drag you along against your will and some you can’t even finish. In Lowcountry Bribe, Ms. Clark takes you by the hand and leads you, rather quickly, into death, intrigue and mayhem. If you’ve followed my reviews for long you’ll know I’m not a big fan of mysteries because I usually figure out whodunit fairly early. Although I had the culprit in my sights from the moment he came on the scene, I had absolutely NO idea the complexity of this story.Kudos to author, C Hope Clark for keeping me engaged despite my powers of deduction!
review 2: LOWCOUNTRY BRIBE by C. Hope Clark has the best opening line I have read in quite some time: "O-positive primer wasn't quite the color I had in mind for the sm... moreall office, but Lucas Sherwood hadn't given the décor a second thought when he blew out the left side of his head with a .45." I was hooked. Hope's descriptions don't end with that beautiful Tarantino-esque opening. In what sounds at first like the last thing I would ever read - an agricultural mystery in the Deep South - Hope delivers fast paced, easy reading, absolutely compelling prose. Her sense of place and people put you there, and the tension and twists don't let you put the book down. I read it in one sitting, and I don't do that often. I loved the characters, and the edge. And this is coming from someone for whom mysteries are just not in the wheelhouse. Carolina Slade Bridges is a strong female protagonist, a good woman drawn from equal parts Dashiell Hammett, Patricia Cornwell, and Elmore Leonard. She's tough, she's harsh, she's by the book, and quite often, she's Hope Clark herself - or at least the woman, mentor, and friend I have come to know after a decade of interviewing her at The Writer's Chatroom. It's no secret the book is loosely based on real events, but how close, no one's talking. Any way you slice it, Slade (don't call her Carolina) rocks, and I can't wait for the next installment - TIDEWATER MURDER, due next month. Five stars out of five, highly recommended. less

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