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Lowcountry Bribe (2012)

by C. Hope Clark(Favorite Author)

3.97 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1611940907 (ISBN13: 9781611940909)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Bell Bridge Books

series

Caroline Slade Mystery Series

review 1: Lowcountry Bribe by C. Hope Clark is the perfect fall read. It is the kind of book you curl up with for a weekend along with your coffee and a warm blanket. But be warned! It is hard to put down once you start reading. I finished it in two sittings. Lowcountry Bribe is a fast-paced mystery with an amazing protagonist, Carolina Slade. First, I love her name! Second, she is a great protagonist. She is not Ms. Perfect. She is flawed in her own unique ways and that is refreshing. She makes mistakes and poor judgments (as we all do) and we get to witness the consequences for the choices that she makes. Carolina Slade isn’t the only loveable character. There is also Wayne, the hunky but somewhat troubled investigator who often butts heads with Carolina Slade, and Carolina’... mores quirky and energetic best friend Savvy. In addition to these loveable characters, C. Hope Clark gives us plenty of unlikeable and suspicious characters, enough to make us wonder who the guilty party really is all the way until the end.Besides the great cast of characters, I also loved the fast pace of Lowcountry Bribe and how C. Hope Clark ended each chapter in such a way that it was nearly impossible to put the book down without reading just…one…more…chapter. The development of the characters was done really well, too. Even though I feel like I was given a satisfactory ending to the book, I can’t wait to read the next two books in the Carolina Slade Mystery series to see where she takes the characters.
review 2: Hope Clark stole my weekend recently!I’ve followed Hope Clark’s writing journey with interest for a few years now and like many of her newsletter readers, was delighted when she firstly got an agent and then when she found a publisher for Lowcountry Bribe. I bought the book because I thought it was the right thing to do, rather than because I particularly wanted to read it; but I’m so glad I did.Lowcountry Bribe tells the story of a Department of Agriculture county manager who tries to play it straight when she is offered a bribe. Instead, she finds herself in trouble with everyone: her superiors, her client farmers, the Feds and even (or should I say, especially) with her husband Alan. The more she struggles to stay afloat, the deeper she sinks. If you like fat-paced crime thrillers, you will love Lowcountry Bribe.From the opening paragraph, which grabs the reader by the throat, the story races along at a relentless pace with twists and turns on every page. I found myself turning the pages faster and faster to find out what happened next. Clark’s characters are well-defined: Wayne is just on the crumpled side of being perfect; Alan is a self-centred snake; Jesse was so mean, I kept checking the bottom of each page to make sure he wasn’t going to appear again; and as for Slade — she’s a wonderful new addition to the canon of female protagonists: I’d put her right up there with Kay Scarpetta and Temperance Brennon.Once I’d started this book, I couldn’t put it down until it was finished — and I also broke my own rule about not using the Kindle when I’m in the house. Hope stole my weekend — but I’m so glad she did and I can’t wait for the next in the series. less

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