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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. A Twist of the Knife is the third Brigid Quinn mystery by Becky Masterman. The main character, Brigid Quinn, is a retired FBI agent. She lives in Tucson, Arizona with her husband Carlo and several pugs. In this story Brigid is asked by a former FBI colleague to help her investigate what may be an innocent man on Florida's death row. The man, Marcus Creighton, was convicted of murdering his family and his execution date is coming up soon. Creighton continued to insist that he didn't murder his wife and children but he didn't seem to want to dig too deep as if he was protecting someone else. The wife was found in her bathtub electrocuted by a hairdryer but the children's bodies were never found. Are the three children really dead? Will Brigid find some evidence to prove Marcus innocent before it is too late. If he didn't do it who did? A Twist of the Knife by Becky Masterman is a 201i Minotaur publication. This third installment in this series sends Brigid to Florida, where her father is facing a serious health crisis- but her main reason for this trip is to touch base with her former partner, Laura, who needs Brigid’s help with a case involving a death row inmate she feels certain is innocent. The situation is urgent, as the execution date is quickly approaching. While Brigid is not totally convinced of the man’s innocence, she goes all in to help Laura search for the evidence needed to save his life. Any story centered around a race against time saga that could save the life of a potentially innocent person sitting on death row, about to be executed, is certain to be a tense and compelling drama. Brigid’s view is pragmatic, where as Laura has allowed herself to become emotionally involved. The did he- or didn’t he- factor keeps the reader conflicted, and the ethical issues with Laura adds to the uncertainty. While the story is absorbing, it doesn’t have the same edge as the two previous installments. Despite that, it is still a solid entry in the series and provides the reader with bit more insight into Brigid’s family dynamic, as well. While not the best addition, I still enjoyed the story and am looking forward to meeting up with Brigid again in the near future. 3.5 stars Did I read the same book as these other reviewers? This third entry in the Brigid Quinn series is a clunker. Although the feisty, 60-ish Quinn is still a great character, author Becky Masterman sends her to Florida and surrounds her with deadly dull situations and people. I found that I really didn't care about the guy on death row or the circumstances that got him there, or any of the others involved, including the boring FBI colleague Laura Coleman, or the (yawn) subplot with Brigid's aging parents. The energy and plot pacing in the first two books were MIA in this one. Go back to Arizona, Ms. Quinn! Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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"Ex-FBI agent Brigid Quinn, now happily settled in Tucson, doesn't visit her family in Florida much. But her former partner on the force, Laura Coleman--a woman whose life she has saved and who has saved her life in turn--is living there now. So when Laura calls about a case that is not going well, Brigid doesn't hesitate to get on a plane. On leave from the Bureau, Laura has been volunteering for a legal group trying to prove the innocence of a man who is on death row for killing his family. Laura is firmly convinced that he didn't do it, while Brigid isn't so sure--but the date for his execution is coming up so quickly that they'll have to act fast to find any evidence that may absolve him before it's too late...Edgar Award and CWA Gold Dagger finalist Becky Masterman's third Brigid Quinn novel is the masterful follow-up to Fear the Darkness and Rage Against the Dying. "-- No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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