Violet Cove

VIOLET COVE IS THE STUNNING DEBUT NOVEL OF LOVE, OBSESSION, AND LIFE AFTER DEATH FROM THE MACABRE STORYTELLER ANN REILLET.

July 1913: A servant in the employ of Mrs. John Austin leaves a poison-laden beverage on the kitchen counter, but it is not Mrs. Austin who drinks the tea. The servant can do nothing but watch as her mistress is accused of murder. Tormented by self-pity, she takes her own life but death has a servitude of its own.

July 1930: A broke and desperate actor is looking forward to the company of his wealthy mistress, but she winds up missing and presumed dead. After watching the very last of his money go up in smoke and colorful shades of bursting fireworks, the actor takes a rope and then takes his own life but death is not the end for Mr. Witherspoon.

July 1988: Ill spoken words cut straight to the heart of a young married couple. In an act of rage, Neil Eckers shoots his wife and then turns the gun on himself. No one understood why he did it, least of all his father. That is, until he withdrew a dusty old book from his bookshelf twelve years later. The answers uncover an even greater mystery.

July has come again and with it, a fax detailing the specs of yet another property listing. Robert and Anna Ford set off to meet their real estate agent with hope of finding their dream home, but their agent has his own reasons for showing them this house. Of all the homes theyve looked at, it seems the least suitable for many reasons. The Fords may live to regret their decision, if they can only survive Violet Cove!

Book Reviews

Ann Reillets writing is freshly entertaining. She leaps across social boundaries to create likable characters that would otherwise be taboo. In her novel, Violet Cove, she successfully intertwines a ghost story and murder mystery. Although I can usually form a suspicion about the guilty character, I was truly surprised by the denouement here and realized only afterward that the clues were there all along; staring me in the face.

Violet Cove is best suited to an adult audience; anyone who enjoys murder mysteries, ghost stories, or paranormal fiction will delight in this novel. And once youve read Violet Cove, youre going to want more from this talented author.

--- Review by T. Steinbach for Midwest Book Review

If you want to read a good murder mystery/ghost story, this is it. Ann Reillets unique writing style is a breath of fresh air. Her ability to draw you into the story, make you care about the characters, and keep you interested is on a level with well-known, best selling novelists. A little comedy, love, murder, mystery, ghosts. What more do you need in a one book? The ending alone is enough to make me want to read it again and when you read it and get to the last word, youll say exactly what I said, "Wow, I didnt see that coming." Awesome book! Im glad to have it in my personal library.

---Review by M. Hartman for Barnes & Noble

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