Book#45. Christmas Mourning, by Margaret Maron. Unabridged audio.
I am a few books behind in Margaret Maron’s Deborah Knott
series of novels. The last one I read before this one was 2009’s Sand Sharks,
which I read before I even started this blog. So I figured it was time to work
on getting caught up.
Judge Deborah Knott and Deputy Sheriff Dwight Bryant are
getting ready to celebrate their first wedding anniversary, while the rest of
the folk in Colleton County, NC are getting ready to celebrate Christmas. But
the death of a beautiful young cheerleader in a car crash devastates the
community.
It quickly becomes clear that the girl’s death was more than
a simple accident, and more lives may be at risk if Deborah and Dwight can’t
discover why she died. Some combination of prescription drugs, alcohol, a cell
phone call, and a strange bright light all contributed to the girl’s death. But
who provided what parts of this dangerous mix to the girl needs to be
discovered, in order to determine who is in fact responsible for her death.
The mystery’s solution is solid, and the scenes capturing the
perpetrator were exciting and suspenseful. The continuing characterization of
the main characters continues to be strong here. Deborah and Dwight’s
relationship are the main focus of character development, but both Dwight’s son
Cal and (surprisingly) his boss Sheriff Poole also receive attention.
source: public library
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