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Black Water
Author: T. Jefferson Parker
Book Information
Publisher: Hyperion
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Rating: 37

ISBN-13: 9780786890163 - ISBN-10: 0786890169
Publication Date: 3/1/2003
Pages: 416

Book Description:
Detective Merci Rayborn is back! From the bestselling, Edgar-nominated author comes a new novel crackling with murder, love, betrayal -- and marking the highly anticipated return of detective Merci Rayborn.

Welcome to a cat and mouse game that only bestselling novelist T. Jefferson Parker could script. A beautiful young woman is dead in the bathroom of her home. Her husband -- a promising young cop named Archie Wildcraft -- is shot in the head but still alive. It looks like an attempted murder/suicide, but something tells Detective Merci Rayborn that there’s more to the story. When the suspect vanishes from his hospital bed, he draws Merci into a manhunt that leaves the entire department questioning her abilities and her judgment. Is Archie’s flight the act of a ruined mind, or a faithful heart? Is his account of the night his wife was murdered half-formed memory, or careful manipulation? Merci and Wildcraft head for a collision in a dizzying succession of cryptic clues, terrifying secrets, and painful truths. This sharp new thriller will satisfy Parker fans across the country -- and leave first-time readers clamoring for more.


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Top Member Reviews

Susan D. (Humboldt) from EUREKA, CA wrote on 3/2/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Engrossing, well-written police procedural set in Orange County, California. Features a female sergeant investigating a series of crimes that begins with the puzzling murder of another policeman's wife. Author won an Edgar for "Silent Joe."

Nicola M. (britnick) from THOUSAND OAKS, CA wrote on 2/27/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

great book, read it very quickly

Judy B. from NASHVILLE, IN wrote on 2/25/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Detective Marci Rayborn is back. Very good read!

Katherine T. (KathyDawg) from LEWISTON, ID wrote on 9/18/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

My favorite author, writes about the southern California scene. Good book.

Tim C. (mysterywriter) from PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA wrote on 5/8/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

The third and hopefully not the last in the Merci Rayborn series. Parker once again spins a tangled web that is less about mystery and more about the characters affected by it. I hope we haven't seen the last of Detective Rayborn, but if this was it, it was a satisfying ending.


Rate These Member Reviews

Wilma F. from EUGENE, OR wrote on 1/20/2007...


The beautiful young woman is dead, her husband, a young cop, is shot in the head but is still alive. It looks like an attempted murder/suicide………. Is it?

ANNA S. (SanJoseCa) from SAN JOSE, CA wrote on 8/5/2006...


Detective Merci Rayborn investigates a shooting. Was it a attempted double homicide or an attempted murder suicide,....or possibly a set up to look like a murder suicide? This novel is a complex drama of murder and redemption. "Fast-paced and engrossing!"

Elizabeth S. from E BRIDGEWTR, MA wrote on 6/8/2006...


great, fast moving suspense story

Kathie C. from ALMOND, NY wrote on 4/12/2006...


MURDER, CAT AND MOUSE THRILLER, FAST PACED

Penny T. (iluvmysteries) from KLAMATH FALLS, OR wrote on 3/19/2006...


I enjoy mysteries by T. Jefferson Parker.

MIRAH W. from HONOLULU, HI wrote on 1/4/2006...


A really great book, fast-paced.
Read more at www.TJeffersonParker.com

Lorraine F. (Lomein3) from MORRISTOWN, NJ wrote on 11/28/2005...


It's a slow read, but a good story. Not much action.