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LeGarde Mystery #5
Tremolo: Cry of the Loon
In this coming-of-age mystery set in the Belgrade Lakes of Maine, young Gus LeGarde witnesses a girl being chased through the foggy Maine woods. She's scared. She's hurt. And she disappears. Tremolo is a stirring and nostalgic trip back to summer, 1964, in which Gus faces his deepest fears while solving a baffling mystery.
230 pages, Paperback
First published August 15, 2006
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Aaron Paul Lazar
42 books188 followersUSA Today Bestselling Author Aaron Paul Lazar writes to soothe his soul. Author of 28 books, including three addictive mystery series, writing books, a romantic suspense series, and a new love story series, Aaron enjoys the Genesee Valley countryside in upstate New York, where his characters embrace life, play with their dogs and grandkids, grow sumptuous gardens, and chase bad guys. Visit his website at http://www.lazarbooks.com. Aaron has won 21 book awards for his novels and finds writing to be his form of "cheap therapy." Feel free to network with him on Facebook or his website; he loves to connect with readers!
Visit his website at www.lazarbooks.com.
more about the author:
Aaron Paul Lazar wasn’t always a mystery writer. It wasn’t until eight members of his family and friends died within five years that the urge to write became overwhelming. “When my father died, I lost it. I needed an outlet, and writing provided the kind of solace I couldn’t find elsewhere.”
Lazar created the Gus LeGarde mystery series, with the founding novel, DOUBLE FORTÉ (2004), a chilling winter mystery set in the Genesee Valley of upstate New York. Like Lazar’s father, protagonist Gus LeGarde is a classical music professor. Gus, a grandfather, gardener, chef, and nature lover, plays Chopin etudes to feed his soul and thinks of himself as a “Renaissance man caught in the 21st century.”
The creation of the series lent Lazar the comfort he sought, yet in the process, a new passion was unleashed. Obsessed with his parallel universe, he now lives, breathes, and dreams about his characters, and has written eleven LeGarde mysteries.
One day while rototilling his gardens, Lazar unearthed a green cat’s eye marble, which prompted the new paranormal mystery series featuring Sam Moore, retired country doctor and zealous gardener. The green marble, a powerful talisman, connects all three of the books in the series, whisking Sam back in time to uncover his brother’s dreadful fate fifty years earlier. (THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLY MOORE; TERROR COMES KNOCKING, and FOR KEEPS) Lazar intends to continue both series, in addition to three contemporary new series including Tall Pines Mysteries, set in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains, Paines Creek love stories series, set on Cape Cod, and Bittersweet Hollow romantic suspense series, set in Vermont.
Lazar’s books feature breathless chase scenes, nasty villains, and taut suspense, but are also intensely human stories, replete with kids, dogs, horses, food, romance, and humor. The author calls them, “country mysteries,” although reviewers have dubbed them “literary mysteries.”
“It seems as though every image ever impressed upon my brain finds its way into my work. Whether it’s the light dancing through stained-glass windows in a Parisian chapel, curly slate-green lichen covering a boulder at the edge of a pond in Maine, or hoarfrost dangling from a cherry tree branch in mid-winter, these images burrow into my memory cells. In time they bubble back, persistently itching, until they are poured out on the page.”
Lazar lives on a ridge overlooking the Genesee Valley in upstate New York with his wife, mother-in-law, beloved Cavi-poo, Balto, Cavi-bichon, Amber, and four cats. He and his wife, Dale, now have seven grandchildren to spoil and they enjoy every second of it!
Visit his website at www.lazarbooks.com.
more about the author:
Aaron Paul Lazar wasn’t always a mystery writer. It wasn’t until eight members of his family and friends died within five years that the urge to write became overwhelming. “When my father died, I lost it. I needed an outlet, and writing provided the kind of solace I couldn’t find elsewhere.”
Lazar created the Gus LeGarde mystery series, with the founding novel, DOUBLE FORTÉ (2004), a chilling winter mystery set in the Genesee Valley of upstate New York. Like Lazar’s father, protagonist Gus LeGarde is a classical music professor. Gus, a grandfather, gardener, chef, and nature lover, plays Chopin etudes to feed his soul and thinks of himself as a “Renaissance man caught in the 21st century.”
The creation of the series lent Lazar the comfort he sought, yet in the process, a new passion was unleashed. Obsessed with his parallel universe, he now lives, breathes, and dreams about his characters, and has written eleven LeGarde mysteries.
One day while rototilling his gardens, Lazar unearthed a green cat’s eye marble, which prompted the new paranormal mystery series featuring Sam Moore, retired country doctor and zealous gardener. The green marble, a powerful talisman, connects all three of the books in the series, whisking Sam back in time to uncover his brother’s dreadful fate fifty years earlier. (THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLY MOORE; TERROR COMES KNOCKING, and FOR KEEPS) Lazar intends to continue both series, in addition to three contemporary new series including Tall Pines Mysteries, set in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains, Paines Creek love stories series, set on Cape Cod, and Bittersweet Hollow romantic suspense series, set in Vermont.
Lazar’s books feature breathless chase scenes, nasty villains, and taut suspense, but are also intensely human stories, replete with kids, dogs, horses, food, romance, and humor. The author calls them, “country mysteries,” although reviewers have dubbed them “literary mysteries.”
“It seems as though every image ever impressed upon my brain finds its way into my work. Whether it’s the light dancing through stained-glass windows in a Parisian chapel, curly slate-green lichen covering a boulder at the edge of a pond in Maine, or hoarfrost dangling from a cherry tree branch in mid-winter, these images burrow into my memory cells. In time they bubble back, persistently itching, until they are poured out on the page.”
Lazar lives on a ridge overlooking the Genesee Valley in upstate New York with his wife, mother-in-law, beloved Cavi-poo, Balto, Cavi-bichon, Amber, and four cats. He and his wife, Dale, now have seven grandchildren to spoil and they enjoy every second of it!
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March 9, 2011
Reminiscent of Stephen King's "The Body", but sweeter, "Tremolo: Cry of the Loon", is a beautifully crafted mystery, thriller, and coming-of-age novel. These elements merge, so that the suspense plot never becomes too gritty, the "end of innocence" story is never too mushy, and the mystery never gets bogged down in details. Tremolo is filled with exquisite imagery, so that you are drawn into the story from the opening paragraph, and are sorry to turn the last page. This is an undiscovered masterpiece of storytelling, one that captures to perfection the last fleeting moments of childhood and the discoveries and excitement that beckon one into growing up.
In 1964, Gus LeGarde is eleven, spending the summer at his grandparents' lake resort with his family and his two best friends. Against a backdrop of boat rides, penny candy, and picnics, Gus begins to notice girls, learns about the cruelty of some adults, and discovers a hero within himself. The world begins to change for Gus, when he spies a frightened injured girl in the woods behind the lake. She disappears before he can come to her aid, and Tremolo is the story of Gus's summer-long efforts to find and help her while there is still time.
I picked this book up by chance, and it's a little hidden treasure, one that re-opens our eyes to all the good in life we may be overlooking with our adult perspective. Sometimes, it's great to be eleven again, even just for an afternoon.
In 1964, Gus LeGarde is eleven, spending the summer at his grandparents' lake resort with his family and his two best friends. Against a backdrop of boat rides, penny candy, and picnics, Gus begins to notice girls, learns about the cruelty of some adults, and discovers a hero within himself. The world begins to change for Gus, when he spies a frightened injured girl in the woods behind the lake. She disappears before he can come to her aid, and Tremolo is the story of Gus's summer-long efforts to find and help her while there is still time.
I picked this book up by chance, and it's a little hidden treasure, one that re-opens our eyes to all the good in life we may be overlooking with our adult perspective. Sometimes, it's great to be eleven again, even just for an afternoon.
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March 19, 2008Aaron Paul Lazar is more than just a storyteller. He’s the kind of generous writer that seems to have the reader’s enjoyment at the forefront of his mind at all times. It isn’t only that his stories are written in easy to read prose which manage to toe the line between literary panache and simplicity; it’s also that he has mastered the art of taking the reader to an alternative place, and does it so gently and warmly that it feels like being in an easy chair with a dear relative, listening to a tale delivered with avuncular care.
Fans of Lazar's earlier Gus LeGarde detective novels would be familiar with the subtle way that Lazar builds suspense, allowing the intrinsic curiosity and compassion of LeGarde’s character to lead the plot towards a satisfying conclusion. But in this book, we are given a portrait of the detective as a young man. It is 1964 and Gus is eleven years old. He is on his annual summer vacation at a camp in Maine run by his grandparents. Together with his friends – twin brother and sister Siegfried and Elspeth Marggrander – Gus enjoys small scale adventures around the local lake and woods, and a relatively serene, innocent existence, until he comes across a frightened girl running through the forest. The look on the girl’s cut face and the intensity of her fear impress themselves on Gus, and from that point on, he is caught up in a mystery that sits at the cusp of his developing sense of self.
The first person narrative is well handled, creating a believable eleven-year-old voice which is nonetheless infused with the kind of nostalgia that only comes from reflection and maturity. The novel reads like a memoir. We know that the world isn’t perfect and the knowledge of the ugliness is lurking in the woods, and Gus’ awakening to the notion of this evil, which is beautifully mirrored in his confused experience of the film To Kill A Mockingbird, lends poignancy to the story. The prose is sensual and full of a boy’s perspective of detail. There is an immediacy which drives the narrative forward.
But Tremolo is also languid, taking the reader into the beauty of the landscape and the flora and fauna of this lovely part of the US, as well as into the specifics that characterised this time. Gus’ reaction to the film To Kill a Mockingbird and his parents’ honest and thoughtful answers pick up on the theme of Gus’ coming of age: his first crush, his sense of other people, both within and outside of his circle. The use of the film also lends a flavour of the era, which is further heightened by a visit from a fictionalised and disguised Rose Kennedy, coming to recover from the death of her son. The personal grief and motherly love of Mrs. Kennedy mingles with the grand scale of the JFK assassination, and mirrors the good and bad parenting we see in this story, allowing it to impact on the reader at many levels.
What makes this book work so well is how it moves beyond genre, to illuminate a critical period in his hero’s life, showing just how the warmth and honesty in his family life have given rise to an integrity which makes him more than simply a clever detective. His character creates a theme that works throughout all of the Gus LeGarde books, and, I suspect, a theme that may well be present in all of Lazar’s work. This is a fast moving, wonderfully written book that will please a wide range of readers as it gets into the heart of what matters in life. It’s slight old-fashioned style and nostalgia are all part of the charm.
Fans of Lazar's earlier Gus LeGarde detective novels would be familiar with the subtle way that Lazar builds suspense, allowing the intrinsic curiosity and compassion of LeGarde’s character to lead the plot towards a satisfying conclusion. But in this book, we are given a portrait of the detective as a young man. It is 1964 and Gus is eleven years old. He is on his annual summer vacation at a camp in Maine run by his grandparents. Together with his friends – twin brother and sister Siegfried and Elspeth Marggrander – Gus enjoys small scale adventures around the local lake and woods, and a relatively serene, innocent existence, until he comes across a frightened girl running through the forest. The look on the girl’s cut face and the intensity of her fear impress themselves on Gus, and from that point on, he is caught up in a mystery that sits at the cusp of his developing sense of self.
The first person narrative is well handled, creating a believable eleven-year-old voice which is nonetheless infused with the kind of nostalgia that only comes from reflection and maturity. The novel reads like a memoir. We know that the world isn’t perfect and the knowledge of the ugliness is lurking in the woods, and Gus’ awakening to the notion of this evil, which is beautifully mirrored in his confused experience of the film To Kill A Mockingbird, lends poignancy to the story. The prose is sensual and full of a boy’s perspective of detail. There is an immediacy which drives the narrative forward.
But Tremolo is also languid, taking the reader into the beauty of the landscape and the flora and fauna of this lovely part of the US, as well as into the specifics that characterised this time. Gus’ reaction to the film To Kill a Mockingbird and his parents’ honest and thoughtful answers pick up on the theme of Gus’ coming of age: his first crush, his sense of other people, both within and outside of his circle. The use of the film also lends a flavour of the era, which is further heightened by a visit from a fictionalised and disguised Rose Kennedy, coming to recover from the death of her son. The personal grief and motherly love of Mrs. Kennedy mingles with the grand scale of the JFK assassination, and mirrors the good and bad parenting we see in this story, allowing it to impact on the reader at many levels.
What makes this book work so well is how it moves beyond genre, to illuminate a critical period in his hero’s life, showing just how the warmth and honesty in his family life have given rise to an integrity which makes him more than simply a clever detective. His character creates a theme that works throughout all of the Gus LeGarde books, and, I suspect, a theme that may well be present in all of Lazar’s work. This is a fast moving, wonderfully written book that will please a wide range of readers as it gets into the heart of what matters in life. It’s slight old-fashioned style and nostalgia are all part of the charm.
June 8, 2011
Anyone who’s read any of Aaron Paul Lazar’s Gus LeGarde mysteries will recognize the protagonist in this coming of age novel. Young Gus hangs out round the lake with his friends Siegfried and Elsbeth, slowly learning that girls are not boys, just beginning to feel that protectiveness and curiosity that give depth to his later life. JFK’s death was recent news; someone’s robbing local churches; and a young girl has disappeared—the safety of childhood is tipping on the cusp of slipping away.
The cry of the loon is actually a cry of distress. Young Gus hears the sound in children’s laughter, in the provocative voice of an older girl, and in the fears that taunt him through the night. He saw the missing girl but he’s a child and nobody wants to believe what he thinks he knows.
The birds, animals, people and scenery of Maine come to life in this novel. There’s very real danger, honest emotion, sweet empathy and a lyrical voice that perfectly depicts the melody of scent and sight, as described through the emotions of a boy who will one day devote himself to music. Having read some of the later novels, I thoroughly enjoyed this insight into Gus’s youth. But this mystery of childhood and the 60s would, I’m sure, be just as enjoyable as an introduction to the series or as a standalone novel for younger readers.
Disclosure: I was lucky enough to get a free ecopy of this, but it would be well worth paying for too.
The cry of the loon is actually a cry of distress. Young Gus hears the sound in children’s laughter, in the provocative voice of an older girl, and in the fears that taunt him through the night. He saw the missing girl but he’s a child and nobody wants to believe what he thinks he knows.
The birds, animals, people and scenery of Maine come to life in this novel. There’s very real danger, honest emotion, sweet empathy and a lyrical voice that perfectly depicts the melody of scent and sight, as described through the emotions of a boy who will one day devote himself to music. Having read some of the later novels, I thoroughly enjoyed this insight into Gus’s youth. But this mystery of childhood and the 60s would, I’m sure, be just as enjoyable as an introduction to the series or as a standalone novel for younger readers.
Disclosure: I was lucky enough to get a free ecopy of this, but it would be well worth paying for too.
March 5, 2012
I found this to be a delightful coming of age story, reminiscent of Stand By Me, as we turn back the clock to 1964 and follow sweet and well-meaning 11-year-old Gus and friends as he becomes aware of the less-innocent aspects of life like sex (his first crushes and realizing that his parents "do it"), racism (due to To Kill a Mockingbird), child abuse, and the painful realities of illness and threat of death, and, sadly, crime and just how much evil can lurk in the hearts of man. With his childlike thirst for adventure, increasing independence, un-honed judgment, and lack of awareness of life's unpleasant realities, plus some really bad luck in finding himself in wrong places at wrong times, Gus is in for some pretty hairy traumas on the vacation that moves him toward manhood. Set against what should be an idyllic background of his grandparents' lovely summer resort along a Maine lake and populated with a cast of well-drawn, realistic, and eccentric characters, the beauty and perfection of the summer place make it a strange locale for Gus to awaken to the knowledge that life isn't always as safe and pleasant as loving adults would like children to believe. I got this as a Kindle freebie and discovered that sometimes there is such thing as a free lunch.
July 28, 2013
I own several books by Lazar, but haven’t had the chance to read any until now. Of course, now I know what I was missing. In this novel, Lazar creates a coming-of-age mystery with a setting that is so much a part of the story that it is almost a character itself. Tremolo: cry of the loon is filled with numerous engaging characters: from Gus’s parents and grandparents to the twins to the camp staff and a mysterious guest who arrives to stay in Cabin Fifteen. Witnessing the developing relationships among all the characters is wonderful.
From the moment I began this book I was captivated. I didn’t want to put it down until I read the last page. The twists and turns kept me engaged, while watching Gus’s mettle being put to the test made me root for him to come out victorious. Also, as a child of the 60s and 70s, the numerous historical references allowed me to feel right at home.
Tremolo: cry of the loon is the perfect summertime read. It takes that dreaded summer camp experience and turns it into an exciting, suspenseful mystery.
From the moment I began this book I was captivated. I didn’t want to put it down until I read the last page. The twists and turns kept me engaged, while watching Gus’s mettle being put to the test made me root for him to come out victorious. Also, as a child of the 60s and 70s, the numerous historical references allowed me to feel right at home.
Tremolo: cry of the loon is the perfect summertime read. It takes that dreaded summer camp experience and turns it into an exciting, suspenseful mystery.
February 13, 2014
Tremolo: Cry of the Loon by Aaron Paul Lazar is simply genius! Usually I wait a bit after finishing a book to formulate ideas before writing a review, but Tremolo took me away..and I may not come back any time soon. The third book in the LeGarde mystery series, this book actually takes a look back at the characters with a more in depth view of events that were referenced in the previous books. I was enthralled with the details, as always. Lazar never lets us get lost in surroundings or events by painting perfect pictures of places and events. This particular story is tragic in so many ways, yet uplifting and full of promise for the future of the characters. These events have shaped the characters into the adults that they become. Perfectly planned, perfectly written. I thought chapter 47 was going to end me, but I finished the book with a smile. This is absolutely a MUST read, just remember to bring tissues!
January 17, 2012
A fire. Stolen items. A shack with a trap door. A young crush.
Mysteries surround the lakeside camp in Maine where 11-year old Gus and his twin 10-year old friends Siegfried and Elsbeth are once again spending summer with their families. He sees a young bloodied girl running through the woods and a man reeking of alcohol yelling and chasing after her. She’s gone missing and the lake folks are looking for her. The girl’s name is Sharon.
Gus, having just seen the movie “To Kill A Mockingbird” with his parents, asks them what ‘rape’ is. He’s wondering what happened to Sharon.
A woman with an alias is staying at one of the camps. There’s something mysterious about her.
Spend the summer with Gus and his friends as they embark on one adventure after another while they try to solve the mystery of the missing girl.
Mysteries surround the lakeside camp in Maine where 11-year old Gus and his twin 10-year old friends Siegfried and Elsbeth are once again spending summer with their families. He sees a young bloodied girl running through the woods and a man reeking of alcohol yelling and chasing after her. She’s gone missing and the lake folks are looking for her. The girl’s name is Sharon.
Gus, having just seen the movie “To Kill A Mockingbird” with his parents, asks them what ‘rape’ is. He’s wondering what happened to Sharon.
A woman with an alias is staying at one of the camps. There’s something mysterious about her.
Spend the summer with Gus and his friends as they embark on one adventure after another while they try to solve the mystery of the missing girl.
February 28, 2008
Being a baby boomer, I remember the days this book recalls but I was living in the South, not Maine. It was a book with few words to be winched at and many eye-opening realizations that can only come from a seven-year old as he is growing up much too fast for the times. Pleasant reading and a good mystery that is devoid of the violence that often permeates modern books
March 20, 2011
A winner of a freebie from Amazon kindle. This one was a YA mystery. Maybe a little too much going on, but I enjoyed this story about Gus and his friends and their summer adventure in Maine. Definitely recommended. Sweet, but not sappy, and will appeal to kids too.
December 20, 2011
If you lived through the 60's then this book is a must. A Gus LeGarde mystery as a youth. Mr Lazar masters the 60's, and the mind set of the kids in that era. I loved it. Mr Lazars vivid memory and his ability to describe everything in detail is mind boggling to me. A Must for all.
June 3, 2008
Beautifully paced, I laughed, cried, held my breath, and wanted more...just what a good book is designed to do.
March 31, 2011
A sweet coming-of-age story/mystery set in a summer resort in the 1960s. I really enjoyed the writing - it's poetic without being annoying.
June 15, 2012
This is a great Tween book...particularly for a boy. Just enough action and adventure to be interesting but not so scary that they'll have nightmares.
November 28, 2020
This was not only a great mystery but a wonderful trip back to my teen years in the 1960's. Mr. Lazar has such a talent for making a reader feel back in the time when the story takes place. His descriptions of the community culture and, family culture. His style to give detail in an interesting way is wonderful. The characters are so realistic, the humor of life fantastic, the mystery hangs all the way to the end. This is another great book. The narration by Erik Synnestvedt is superb.
I requested this audiobook from Audiobooks Unleashed and have voluntarily left this review.
I requested this audiobook from Audiobooks Unleashed and have voluntarily left this review.
April 4, 2018
Tremolo, Cry of the Loon is as hauntingly beautiful and poignant as the title suggests.
Eleven year old Gus Legarde and his two best friends are caught up in dangerous and eye opening events, as they spend their summer at Gus's grandparent's lake camp in Maine.
The summer of 1964 is a time of discovery for young Gus, Sigfried and Elsbeth.
This is one of the best coming of age stories I have ever read.
Highly recommended for adults as well as teens.
Eleven year old Gus Legarde and his two best friends are caught up in dangerous and eye opening events, as they spend their summer at Gus's grandparent's lake camp in Maine.
The summer of 1964 is a time of discovery for young Gus, Sigfried and Elsbeth.
This is one of the best coming of age stories I have ever read.
Highly recommended for adults as well as teens.
March 23, 2018
Thank you Mr Lazar
I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a series of books. The LeGarde Mysteries series is a great collection of stories. I know that the classification is for young readers but I love each book and can't wait to read the next. I am going to be so sad when the series is over.
I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a series of books. The LeGarde Mysteries series is a great collection of stories. I know that the classification is for young readers but I love each book and can't wait to read the next. I am going to be so sad when the series is over.
March 14, 2018
Another terrific mystery from Gus' and the twins childhood at Loon Lake Resort.
November 28, 2019
Very enjoyable.
May 26, 2020
Coming of age and facing ones fear. Given audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion
July 13, 2012
I read this book at the request of my mother-in-law. I agree with her assessment that it is not appropriate for its intended tween or young teen audience. The book seems to be about an eleven year old boy's nostalgic memories of idyllic summers on a northern lake. But then a scary and sordid mystery works its way into the narrative. Lazar writes mystery books for adults, and this is his first foray into younger lit. I don't believe he was successful. The book didn't work for me because he didn't tone down the horrible and violent aspects of the mystery. I was okay reading it as an adult, but it left a bad taste in my mouth.
Fans of Lazar's adult mysteries praise this book, but I doubt that I'd like those mysteries, either. I like mysteries, but these are not my type.
Apparently this story is supposed to be about Lazar's adult detective as a boy. But reading it feels like listening to an adult telling a story about his childhood with the added knowledge of being grown up. I could never forget that point of view instead of reading it from the boy protagonist's actual perspective and thus losing myself in the story. That felt awkward to me.
I did find it interesting the way the author tied in historical events like JFK's assassination or the film "To Kill A Mockingbird" into the boy's experiences. I also liked the warm family ties and good friendships.
Fans of Lazar's adult mysteries praise this book, but I doubt that I'd like those mysteries, either. I like mysteries, but these are not my type.
Apparently this story is supposed to be about Lazar's adult detective as a boy. But reading it feels like listening to an adult telling a story about his childhood with the added knowledge of being grown up. I could never forget that point of view instead of reading it from the boy protagonist's actual perspective and thus losing myself in the story. That felt awkward to me.
I did find it interesting the way the author tied in historical events like JFK's assassination or the film "To Kill A Mockingbird" into the boy's experiences. I also liked the warm family ties and good friendships.
March 19, 2024
This book is why Aaron Paul Lazar is one of my favorite mystery authors—word crafting at its finest.
Having grown up in the 60s, it brought back many pleasant and unpleasant memories.
I especially enjoyed learning about the childhoods of Gus LeGarde and his friends. This story lends a new level of understanding to them as the major adult characters in most of the author's other books in the LeGarde Mystery series.
Having grown up in the 60s, it brought back many pleasant and unpleasant memories.
I especially enjoyed learning about the childhoods of Gus LeGarde and his friends. This story lends a new level of understanding to them as the major adult characters in most of the author's other books in the LeGarde Mystery series.
April 26, 2011
Quick, somewhat enjoyable read, but the interaction of characters was often contrived and predictable. The familiar 60's nostalgic was enjoyable, but it is much more appropriate for YA's. I'm glad I got it free for my Kindle.
May 31, 2012
You might enjoy this book if you have your own memories of the north woods to reflect on and a loon's cry is your favorite sound, but the mystery in the story is a little too sordid for 11 year olds and might tarnish those happy memories.
May 3, 2011
freebie on kindle... i Liked it.. worth the read. could see it as YA could see it as adult fiction. liked it from the kids point of view
July 27, 2011
This was an ok summer read. I got it from Amazon free reads .... So for free it did not disappoint.
November 21, 2015
Had the audio book. It was ok.
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