Deadly Kin

White Mountains Mystery #2

by Tom Eslick

Set in the beautiful White Mountains of New Hampshire and featuring smart, ruggedly handsome science-teacher-cum-sleuth Will Buchanan, this outdoor mystery series features nonstop action and more plot twists than a mountain trail. When Will’s former girlfriend, Laurie, asks him to chaperone her seventeen-year-old niece, Erin, on an overnight hike to Mount Washington’s Zealand Falls, he promptly agrees in order to get back in her good graces. Erin is to meet her brother, Josh, who has been hiking the Appalachian Trail. But when Josh is found dead at the bottom of a cliff the next morning and Erin disappears, Will must solve the mystery as well as prove his own innocence—and survive the relentless mayhem that makes them, in heart-stopping mountain chase scenes, the quarry of an unlikely yet familiar killer.

Genres: Fiction

272 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 7, 2001

Reviews

[The Honest Book Reviewer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm going to say cosy-mystery for this novel, even though there a lot of events in this novel I'd not expect to see in a cosy-mystery. I thought the setting was great, as I'd not read a mystery set in this part of the world before.

I found this novel to be great in some sections, but average in others. I thought the author over-filled it with dysfunctional family moments, and any reader would expect our main protagonist, Will Buchanan, to get off that crazy carousel. Some of the way the characters behave in this novel is a little hard to believe, but if you want drama I guess you need to create those moments.

Because of this over-saturation, I felt myself tuning out of it all a little towards the end of the novel, where I found the chase went a little too long. However, this is an over all good read, but I don't know that I enjoyed Will Buchanan enough to want to read another in this series.

[Elaine Nickolan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story was neither bad, nor great. It was good. The story follows a young girl after tragedy strikes. The villain is always one step ahead, but at times it almost seems incredible. This was a quick read and although I enjoyed the story, I wouldn't write home about it. I would consider reading another effort by this author

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick read and interesting from the standpoint of being set in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

[Ken · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good local read!

[Linda Underwood · Rating 3 out of 5]

Murder or accident of hiker in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Teacher and his girlfriend, Chief of Police track the deranged diller. Easy read.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the setting and it kept my attention throughout even though I almost didn't get past the first few chapters.

[Diane Burnett · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoy a mystery, especially when you know the area the story takes place. The White Mountains, Appalachian Trail, crazy family dynamics, good story.