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Last Lessons of Summer
Last Lessons of Summer
Author: Margaret Maron
Her grandmother was killed in the very same house where her mother committed suicide. Now, in the suffocating heat of a Southern August, Amy Steadman, heir to a merchandising and publishing empire, returns to the old family homestead to clear out her grandmother's things...and perhaps find some answers. — Frightened by parallels between her p...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780892967803
ISBN-10: 0892967803
Publication Date: 9/2003
Pages: 288
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 32 ratings
Publisher: Mysterious Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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Reviewer: Kathleen Waits (Tulsa, OK)

This is more of a character study than a real mystery, but I for one didn't fully anticipate all the twists and turns. It kept me up most of the night because I found the characters and their development compelling and credible. What really made this story was the complexity of the characters and relationships, especially Amy's slow realization of exactly who her grandparents really were. The way various characters changed and grew was believable. I have read all of Maron's novels and this is a worthy addition.
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jdyinva avatar reviewed Last Lessons of Summer on + 408 more book reviews
Imagine a mix of NYC and rural North Carolina. Three murders. A disfunctinal family. Love. Money. A satisfying conclusion.
I loved the characters, the rambling old family home in which so much has happened. I've never read this author before but I certainly will look for other novels by her.
Highly recommended.
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This is NOT Deborah Knott (no pun intended) but it is Margaret Maron, who writes complex characters in intriguing situations. The atmosphere of the South-- North Carolina--is richly drawn.
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LIKED THIS BOOK FROM THE FIRST TO THE LAST PAGE.
sharrona avatar reviewed Last Lessons of Summer on + 207 more book reviews
Not up to the standard this author set in her long-running series featuring Judge Knott. New characters and relationships were developed, but the ending was not credible and thus unsatisfying. The "wrong" character was left in NC for a possible future series. I hoped for more.
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Publishers Weekly: "A stand-alone gem... Maron has a faultless ear for southern speech, and the book builds to a climax that hits like a red hot bullet blast."
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It starts with a death of an old woman. Her granddaughter comes to go through her things and has questions not only about this death, but also that of her mothers. A little slow at first, but then it picks up.Another interesting read by this author.This is a non series book.


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