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Viking, Sept 2003, 22.95, 258 pp.
ISBN 0670032484

He is suave, sexy and sweet but that doesn't stop his significant other from dumping him with no explanation after two years together. So when Laurie ask Will Buchanan to escort her niece to Zealand Falls in the New Hampshire White Mountains so she can meet her brother Josh who is hiking the Appalachian trail, he agrees to do it hoping this is the first stop towards a reconciliation.
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When the two siblings meet, Will is shocked to see them make love, but also hears another person close by. When Josh's body is found at the bottom of the Cliff, Will knows instantly that he was murdered and thinks of the stranger in the woods. Will becomes involved in Laurie's family troubles, which lands him in jail, accused of raping and beating Erin. When he makes bail, Erin disappears and Will tracks her down only to find himself the prisoner of Josh's killer. It will take some very clever planning and execution on Will's part if he wants to get himself, Erin and Laurie (who was also kidnapped) out of their predicament and in one piece.

DEADLY KIN is a fast-paced, action-packed thriller that will have readers turning the pages to see what happens next. There are so many twists and turns and red herrings that readers will be hard pressed to figure out what is really happening to Erin. It is difficult to understand why Will wants Laurie back after the way she treated him and the trouble he gets into because of her. Inside all this action, Tom Eslick brings to life the beauty of the White Mountains to life.

Harriet Klausner

The review of this Book prepared by Harriet Klausner



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Plot & Themes

Composition of Book descript. of violence and chases 10%Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 40%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 30%How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) 20% Tone of story    -   suspenseful (sophisticated fear) How difficult to spot villain?    -   Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues Time/era of story:    -   2000+ (Present) What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot?    -   70% Kind of investigator    -   amateur citizen investigator Kid or adult book?    -   Adult or Young Adult Book Any non-mystery subplot?    -   feelings towards lover Crime Thriller    -   Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown)    -   Yes

Main Character

Gender    -   Male Profession/status:    -   teacher Age:    -   20's-30's Ethnicity/Race    -   White/American

Setting

United States    -   Yes The US:    -   Northeast

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   generic/vague references to death/punishment Amount of dialog    -   significantly more dialog than descript

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