A Gregor Demarkian mystery--contains a little feminist agenda but doesn't detract from the story of a murder at a retreat during a hurricane. Love Haddam's characterizations. The recurring characters feel like old friends.
Janet L. (proudgrandma) reviewed Baptism in Blood (Gregor Demarkian, Bk 14) on + 285 more book reviews
SMALL SACRIFICE?
When former FBI agent Gregor Demarkian arrives in Bellerton, North Carolina, the town is reeling from the impact of a violent hurricane--and something infinitely more terrifying. An infant has been found murdered on the grounds of Bonaventura, a controversial retreat for gay women that has become the subject of endless rumors of Satan worship and other godless goings-on. Ginny Marsh swears she saw two of the camp't women kill her daughter in a ritual sacrifice. But to the police, it's Ginny herself who is the prime suspect. Now, as Gregor Demarkian sets out to discover the truth, he'll find himself facing a trial by fire in a town whose troubles are only beginning. For it looks like more than one person in Bellerton has a motive for murder....
"CLASSIC MYTERIES ARE BACK IN VOGUE, AND JANE HADDAM'S...GREGOR DEMARKIAN SERIES IS ONE OF THE FINEST."
When former FBI agent Gregor Demarkian arrives in Bellerton, North Carolina, the town is reeling from the impact of a violent hurricane--and something infinitely more terrifying. An infant has been found murdered on the grounds of Bonaventura, a controversial retreat for gay women that has become the subject of endless rumors of Satan worship and other godless goings-on. Ginny Marsh swears she saw two of the camp't women kill her daughter in a ritual sacrifice. But to the police, it's Ginny herself who is the prime suspect. Now, as Gregor Demarkian sets out to discover the truth, he'll find himself facing a trial by fire in a town whose troubles are only beginning. For it looks like more than one person in Bellerton has a motive for murder....
"CLASSIC MYTERIES ARE BACK IN VOGUE, AND JANE HADDAM'S...GREGOR DEMARKIAN SERIES IS ONE OF THE FINEST."
