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Calling the Dead
by Ali Vali
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Paperback
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
ISBN13: 9781602820371
Condition: NEW
Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Detective Sept Savoie is a cop who thinks making a relationship work is harder than catching a serial killer, but her current case may prove her wrong.
Six months after Hurricane Katrina has devastated most of New Orleans, Detective Sept Savoie is battling the nightmare of everything the storm has taken from her when a brutalized body turns up behind one of New Orleans's most famous restaurants, run by Keegan Blanchard. The more Sept works through the clues, the more they point to Keegan, making the relationship growing between them anything but love at first sight. The first death, though, is only the beginning as the miles of deserted neighborhoods Katrina left behind provide the perfect stage for murder.
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| i read it twice |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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calling the dead is a very well developed narrative. the characters aren't very complex, but they don't really need to be in a book like this: tough-as-nails New Orleans police detective meets spicy executive chef while working a homicide investigation. they fall for each other and begin to forge a new relationship. meanwhile a deranged serial killer wreaks havoc on the city, ultimately hitting a little too close to home. the final showdown was wrapped up a little too neatly, but still a very pleasurable read.
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| A great read |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I found this book to be another of Ali Vali's great works. Great characters and a gripping plot that will lead you to an end that you did not expect. WONDERFUL!!!!!!!
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| Right up there as a thriller anda romance |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I have all of Ms. Vali's books and this one is among the favorites now! If it truly becomes a series then it will be equal to the Cain stories. What I liked about this book is the characters are just your everyday folks you can relate to. A detective who is just trying to stop a mad person and a chef that just begs you to want to come to New Orleans just to try the restaurants and foods. As other reviews have noted you can just feel the passion Ms. Vali has for this city, and through her writing you can just imagine being there. She has great sensitivity to the devastation of Katrina, but gives you a sense of the characters loses and strengths to move forward. I found the book to be humorous in the right spots, sensitive to the conditions, and yes some what graphic with the murder scenes, but over all it makes a great read! Pls Ms. Vali, get the next one out with this new series, right after the next Cain book...smile
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| The Calm After The Storm |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I grew up just outside of Biloxi, MS, and spent many of my teenage weekends in the proud city of New Orleans. I moved away about 12 years ago and didn't go back until a few months ago. More than two years after the devastating Hurricane Katrina, the Gulf Coast region still seems like a ghost town compared to its pre-storm glory. It feels as though that entire part of my life has disappeared, which is quite devastating. I tell you this because if after losing her sister and niece to the storm, Detective Sept Savoie felt half as empty as I did then she is truly an amazing woman (albeit fictional).
The storm not only took her family, it destroyed her brother-in-law, it destroyed her city, and it took her passion for life. She merely exists day-to-day, going to work and making the best of things. Sept is called to investigate a homicide and ends up chasing a serial killer. Of her suspects is her brother-in-law and the lovely Keegan Blanchard. Keegan is the daughter of a wealthy family and is the chef in her own successful restaurant. For some reason, Keegan and Sept find it impossible to ignore the magnetic pull between them but Sept has a case to solve.
The best part of the book was the author's ability to keep the `whodunnit' secret until the very last chapter. This reader thought several times that she knew who the murderer was, but I was wrong every time. The ability to keep the clues well hidden is something many authors cannot profess to having.
I loved the characters. As usual, Vali presents a well-developed and colorful cast who are easy to like and hard to forget.
Bottom Line - You've got to read this one.
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| Too Gruesome 4 me |
| Customer Rating: 3 out of 5 |
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I own all of Ali Vali books. I enjoy reading them over and over.
I was hoping this would be a continuation of the 'Casey family' Saga.
It wasn't, maybe I was too excited to purchase before reading the synopsis.
There were too many gruesome scenes for me. It was played over and over too many times. I had a problem connecting with the characters.
To be fair and honest this caliber of book should be considered for main stream. Ali Vali is an excellent writer (ALTHOUGH her editor missed some grammar errors...SIGH!)
With a bit more polish there is no reason this book could not go toe to toe with a Patricia Cromwell murder mystery.
My Partner who enjoys the blood and gore gave it 5 stars, I hated it!
So, I split the difference ;-)
This is one you have to decide on your own depending on your own taste and how much gore you can stand
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