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Midwest Book Review/Small Press Bookwatch
Volume 7, Number 8
August 2008
Accomplished author Jean Sheldon returns with her third novel about
Chicago Police Detective Kerry Grant in "A Chilling Goodbye." The
third is a great follow up to the first two; Kerry Grant is a
determined policeman who considers justice to be of paramount
importance, and who is willing to plow through any obstacle to see
the right thing done. Mystery fans everywhere, especially fans of
the previous Kerry Grant novels, should seek out "A Chilling
Goodbye" for an upstanding, forthright read.
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© Lillian Porter 2008
I'm a Canadian who lives in the
"cold" north and am used to the freezing winter weather. However the
thought of being frozen in order to be re-animated at a future time
absolutely chills me to the bone.
Winter is bitterly cold in
Chicago and Detective Kerry Grant has to bundle up to take her trash
out to the dumpster. Amidst the thinly spread garbage she discovers
the naked body of a woman. Three more bodies are found in dumpsters
and one is found on a beach. All were previous frozen by a technique
called cryonics. As Kerry and her partner Mike track down where the
bodies came from and investigate the murder of the owner of the
cryonics lab they find themselves targets of a killer who will stop
at nothing to keep a secret hidden.
This is the third book in the Kerry Grant series by Jean Sheldon and
the first I have read. Sheldon has created a well developed
character in the stubborn and impulsive Kerry Grant who frequently
finds herself in the not so good graces of her superior Lieutenant
Romero. The plot is well paced and the conclusion is satisfying. I
particularly enjoyed the way Sheldon gives us insight into Kerry
through her relationship to her PI lover Marty. I strongly recommend
The Chilling Goodbye and I personally plan to read the backlist of
this very talented author. |
