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Mira, Jan 2002, 6.99, 384 pp.
ISBN: 1551666510
In Goose Harbor, Maine, Police Chief Patrick West stops at the home of his centenarian Aunt Olivia, the author of the Periwinkle cozies, before completing his pre-work jog. Not long afterward, while on her daily run Patrick's police detective daughter Zoe finds her father's dead body. Olivia dies the next day from the shock of her beloved nephew's murder. Zoe pressures everyone for answers, but none surface so she accepts a job in Connecticut.
A year later, Zoe, who was fired two months ago, receives a frantic call from her sister pleading with her to come home because someone broke into her sibling's home. Zoe returns where she meets FBI agent J.B. McGrath whom everyone thinks he is investigating the unsolved murder of a cop. Instead, J.B., who has roots here, is on forced vacation after a harrowing undercover assignment. As J.B. and Zoe fall in love, the mere presence of them worries a killer who wants his secrets interred with Patrick and Olivia and will add a corpse or two to insure it.
The sequel to THE CABIN, THE HARBOR is an exciting police procedural romantic suspense that works on all cylinders due to the mentally wounded cops. Most interesting is that neither Zoe nor J.B. are actively seeking the culprit, but everyone believes that is what both are doing, which ironically leads the duet into sleuthing. Readers will like the heroes and much of the townsfolk, but will be surprised with the identity of the villain, whom comes out of nowhere. Carla Neggers provides a powerful tale that readers will enjoy and demand Christina's story next.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- Present (2000-2010)
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- angst over past dead relative(s)
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 60%
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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