One Dead Sister

by Randall Denley

One Dead Sister, by Randall Denley, is a novel about political power and the extreme measures that people will engage in to keep it.

For Ottawa Citizen columnist Kris Redner, her Adirondack hometown is a place of bad memories buried deep in the past. Then she receives a videotape that brings the past into the present. Kris recognizes her sister Kathy, murdered nearly thirty years ago.

When Kris returns home to dig for the truth, she discovers that she s the last loose end in a story that the town definitely doesn t want told. One Dead Sister pits Kris against one of the most powerful men in America and a town that considers her sister s death old, bad news.

Genres: Mystery, Book Club

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Sheila Soprovich · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not likely to read anymore of these. At times, I felt very anxious as the main character, a reporter, did or didn't do things that would have been logical during her investigation. It just didn't sit right.

[Roger Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did not really like this story. The heroine did stupid things and the main criminal only did the obvious near the end of the story. Also the final ending was not logical considering how "experienced" the people involved were. My wife, on the other hand, enjoyed it - so each to his own taste.

[B · Rating 2 out of 5]

We're at two stars instead of one because despite the fact that a trainwreck is a tragedy, sometimes you can't look away. I would give this one a miss if you consider women people, or have ever talked to one.

[Judy Waldron · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall I enjoyed the book but did find it slow at times.

[Jack Heath]

Synopsis: Kris Redner tries to discover the truth about her sister Kathy's murder years ago.