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McDade Family Chronicles #1
A Time Too Late
After beating the odds and building her own ranch empire in a world where a woman was either a whore or a helpmate, Mattie Jo Hunter runs the risk of losing it all when she becomes irresistibly drawn to her ranch manager. Original.
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First published January 1, 1993
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D.R. Meredith
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D.R. Meredith, Doris to friends and family, has a split personality--by day, she is a conservatively dressed legal secretary at her husband Mike's law firm. By night she turns into Mrs. Hyde dressed in jeans, flip-flops, and Texas Rangers tee shirt, and commits bloody murder.
She is now in double digits. In her fourth book in the Megan Clark mystery series, the 18th book of her career, D.R. Meredith has just committed her 35th murder.
"I usually average 2 murders a book, because one murder in a closed circle of suspects usually leads to another in the accepted Agatha Christie fashion. In TOME OF DEATH there are two murders, but they occur 150 years apart. I like linking the past and present and exploring the effect our past has on our present. I can't tell how I use the past without giving a broad hint to the killer's identity, but I will say that human beings don't change over time except in dress and customs. My Comanche warrior amateur sleuth isn't all that different in emotional feelings from modern paleopathologist Megan Clark, except Megan isn't into scalping."
D.R. Meredith, Doris to friends and family, has a split personality--by day, she is a conservatively dressed legal secretary at her husband Mike's law firm. By night she turns into Mrs. Hyde dressed in jeans, flip-flops, and Texas Rangers tee shirt, and commits bloody murder.
She is now in double digits. In her fourth book in the Megan Clark mystery series, the 18th book of her career, D.R. Meredith has just committed her 35th murder.
"I usually average 2 murders a book, because one murder in a closed circle of suspects usually leads to another in the accepted Agatha Christie fashion. In TOME OF DEATH there are two murders, but they occur 150 years apart. I like linking the past and present and exploring the effect our past has on our present. I can't tell how I use the past without giving a broad hint to the killer's identity, but I will say that human beings don't change over time except in dress and customs. My Comanche warrior amateur sleuth isn't all that different in emotional feelings from modern paleopathologist Megan Clark, except Megan isn't into scalping."
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August 14, 2013
Rating: 6.5/10.0
Review: The story of Mattie Jo Hunter was a good one, however it ended so abruptly that I had to double check I wasn’t missing anything. Based on the ending, I had to lower my rating a few points. It wasn’t a nice way to end it. I did love the way the characters’ dialect was true to their nature, and the depth of some of the characters were strong enough for me to visualize them. The scenery was fantastic, and the overall feel of the book was too. I advise if you’re into reading historical fiction, and want to read this book, be sure to buy the second in the series to continue reading!
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Review: The story of Mattie Jo Hunter was a good one, however it ended so abruptly that I had to double check I wasn’t missing anything. Based on the ending, I had to lower my rating a few points. It wasn’t a nice way to end it. I did love the way the characters’ dialect was true to their nature, and the depth of some of the characters were strong enough for me to visualize them. The scenery was fantastic, and the overall feel of the book was too. I advise if you’re into reading historical fiction, and want to read this book, be sure to buy the second in the series to continue reading!
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December 17, 2011
Quick easy to read historical fiction set in West Texas. Interesting characters, plot true to moving west in Texas. Enjoyable summer entertainment.
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