Whispers in the Dark (Marti MacAlister Mysteries)
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (632 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00FOBA2IA |
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| Number of Pages | : | 486 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Eleanor Taylor Bland is the author of eight previous mysteries featuring Marti MacAlister, most recently Scream in Silence. She lives in Waukegan, Illinois.
Their investigation leads them into the exclusive and secretive history of the artistic community in Lincoln Prairie, Illinois.Meanwhile, Marti's troubled best friend Sharon is slowly getting involved with a man who makes Sharon's friends and family uneasy. When he spirits her away to the Bahamas, then lures her daughter down after them, Marti has no choice but to go to the islands on a dramatic rescue mission. A fine rain was falling as Detective Marti MacAlister made her way through the tall grass to the wooded area where the arm had been found. The fingers were curled in a beckoning gesture.Eleanor Taylor Bland's popular African-American heroine, homicide detective Marti MacAlister, and her partner are assigned a most unusual case-all that's left of the unfortunate murder victim is an arm. Marti stared at the hand. It was cool for early September, and the rain, little more than a mist, felt cold. Another captivating tale of danger and obsession from Eleanor Tay
(Nov. A look at the origins of some of these intractable problems takes us back to a '70s hippie commune where one of Chicago society's daughters sought refuge after her mother's suicide. Agent, Ted Chichak. From Publishers Weekly Don't be put off by the dark, forbidding cover of this latest thriller in Bland's popular Marti MacAlister series, because the story is gripping from the opening sentence through its chilling final scene. African-American detective Marti and partner Matthew Jessenovik investigate a 20-year killing spree where victims' severed hands are found protruding from the ground, "fingers curled in a beckoning gest
Whispers in the Dark This is the first book that I read in the Marti MacAlister mystery series. The story was told at a slow pace. Out of five murders, only three were solved. Sharon was the character that held my attention the most. Emotionally, she was not capable of balancing her relationships between her daughter, mother and husband.. A Customer said One nail biting story. Marti Macallister and her partner Matthew "Vik" Sessenovik are homicide detectives in the greater Chicago area. Due to a rare lull in active investigations, Marti and Vik decide to check into a recently found defrosting arm and three other arms in the freezer of the morgue. During a forensic examination, they determine the age and sex and that at least two people were somehow involved in the seventies art world. The remaining arms are mo. Missing Pieces The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers Eleanor Taylor Bland is gifted at bringing all of her subplots to a head. WHISPERS IN THE DARK is the best yet illustration of this talent. Marti McAllister, the only black female cop in the town of Lincoln Prairie, Illinois, is back on the case. This time, Marti and her endearing partner Matthew "Vik" Jessenovik are called out to the scene when an arm is found in the weeds. Marti and Vik have to "piece together" the clues to find out no