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A Murder In Mount Moriah (2000)

by Mindy Quigley(Favorite Author)

4 of 5 Votes: 4

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English

genre

Fiction

series

Reverend Lindsay Harding Mystery

review 1: Fantastically fun read. I entered in to the book fully expecting weakly developed characters, a flimsy plot, and half-hearted editing, but the book was free so I decided to utilize it to pass some time.What I found was something akin to what I've come to expect, and thoroughly enjoy from some of my favorite cozy mystery authors: Tamar Myers, Joan Hess, JoAnn Carl, Cleo Coyle, and Laura Childs.As alluded to, this title is a cozy mystery with touches of Southern romance, race and religion. Centered in North Carolina and encompassing Civil War re-enactments and their participants, murder knocks on Mount Moriah's front door and comes crashing in. What does the history of race relations, romance and religion have to do with the victim, the perpetrator, and the solution to Mount... more Moriah's latest social stain? Read the book and find out. You will not be disappointed.Don't worry about not knowing the author, she will grow on you just as quickly as Mount Moriah's well constructed populace. And don't worry about the religion; it will by no means knock you up side of the head and hold you hostage.
review 2: As a healthcare chaplain myself, how could I resist looking into a whodunit whose detective is a hospital chaplain? And a female to boot! I am glad that I got roped in, because this medley of suspense, fun and/or funny scenes, interpersonal and intrapersonal conflict, and nonstop action, was a page turner from start to finish. The author also drew me in with her powerfully evoked sense of Southern culture in North Carolina. Moreover, she spiced up her mystery novel with racial and religious conflict as well as the addition of gay characters. Not only that, I could keep track of the numerous characters and the twists and turns of the plot and subplots. That is saying a lot, because I more than most people get easily lost in complex stories (Thus I keep to writing mostly short stories myself). My only quibbles with Ms. Quigley are first, her depiction of how chaplains provide spiritual care, as this reinforces stereotypes that can discourage the sick from seeking them. But this is a truly minor complaint, as those scenes did not interfere with the plot and won’t interfere with the reader’s pleasure. My other quibblein tandem with the other one accounts for the loss of a star: the lack of line-editing (grammar,extra spaces, incomplete sentences,etc.) less

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