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The End of the Pier
The End of the Pier
Author: Martha Grimes
In a sleepy resort town, Maud Chadwick waits tables at the Rainbow Cafe. Her confidant is Sheriff Sam DeGheyn and what they have in common is obsession. Maude doesn't want her son to leave home, and Sam cannot let go of the unsolved murders of three local women -- or his intuition that the killer is still out there. How these lives intertwin...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780345376572
ISBN-10: 0345376579
Publication Date: 4/24/1993
Pages: 256
Rating:
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 51 ratings
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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punkinema avatar reviewed The End of the Pier on + 305 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Book is about a woman named Maud who has a vivid imagination about what goes on across the lake. A little too depressing for me so didn't finish it. Normally I like this author.
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In a sleepy resort town, Maud Chadwick waits tables at the Rainbow Cafe. Her confidant is Sheriff Sam DeGheyn and what they have in common is obsession. Maude doesn't want her son to leave home, and Sam cannot let go of the unsolved murders of three local women -- or his intuition that the killer is still out there. How these lives intertwine reveals a rich and startling story of parents and children and the pain they cause one another.
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reviewed The End of the Pier on + 87 more book reviews
nimbly orchestrates the suspense giving the reader a sense of impending disaster
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A mystery and an exploration of human behavior at the same time, done by the master of mysteries.
redhatter avatar reviewed The End of the Pier on + 577 more book reviews
Brilliantly delineating the inner lives of her characters, Martha Grimes tells a rich, startling story about parents and children - and what can happen when the balance of pleasure and pain is irrevocably tipped.


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