Rain Dance

Venus Diamond #1

by Skye Kathleen Moody

Venus, who'd been in Asia for a few years, enjoys traveling to exotic places. What she does not enjoy, at the age of twenty-nine, is the prospect of returning to the home of her mother, Lady Bella Winsome-Diamond, a film legend with British royal ancestry, to endure no end of scornful comments about her single lifestyle, her job at Interior, or her Harley. But such is life.
To make matters worse, Venus's irascible boss assigns her the murder case of a timber executive in Ozone Beach, Washington, a snooty Puget Sound resort town. The townspeople, Venus learns quickly, are averse to such outside intervention, and she's got her work cut out for her just staying out of danger. Threats she receives convince her they're hiding something - threats and the freshly mutilated bear carcass she stumbles upon in the woods.
But the town's obstinance doesn't bother her too much; that's when Venus digs in her heels. She loves a fight.

Genres: Mystery

245 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1996

Reviews

[Marjorie Brewer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great find! I’m definitely going to read the next one. Well written and holds your attention throughout. Strong main character, interesting locations, and interesting (but sad) to learn about illegal hunting and trade of animal parts. Unfortunately, the story probably isn’t far from true.

[Heidi · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one I had to read for my english class also! It wasn't my favorite book in the world at all but it was still pretty good! It was fun to read a mystery verses always reading adventure, fantasy, and such!

[Marian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good mystery....love the main character. First one read by author & then continued to read the rest of her novels. Learning about the NW & bears in this one.

[Karen Gregory · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great mystery, awesome setting and loved the characters. The book kept me hooked and I love that she's a US Fish and Wildlife person.

[Rose Zamy]

I thoroughly enjoy this series - I think I like the information about the nature in the area almost as much as the odd relationships among the characters.

[Carol Gronli · Rating 1 out of 5]

So many words, lacking so much. If you want to read phrase after phrase of just stuff, then go ahead and read this. I wanted to like the book. I tried to get into the story line, but at Chapter Six I had to let it go. The plot was lost in so many words that meant so little to the story. I have a feeling that there was a plot there, there were actual characters in the story, but there were so many useless phrases and on and on-ness. If you have ever read the biography of Ben Franklin, well it's kind of the same thing. I don't recommend this book. I can't finish it.