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Mira, May 2003, 6.50, 384 pp.
ISBN: 1551666596
In 1995 Tyler, Texas, metal sculptor Bay Butler works late on completing the “iron maiden” gate for client Madeleine Ridgeway. However, someone viciously kills her business partner Glenn English in their studio. The police arrest Bay, who is convicted on weak circumstantial evidence and sent to Gatesville Women Penitentiary.
Just under six years later, Madeleine sends her lawyer Lyle Gessler with new evidence that vacates the conviction and frees Bay. However, instead of freedom, Bay finds her benefactor Madeleine demands she attend the ministry she runs. At the same time, Bay meets Detective Jack Burke, who has not slept well since the conviction. Needing to know the truth and not accepting Gessler's version, Bay plans to investigate, but Bay wants to help her. As they fall in love, they begin to uncover a town without pity run by blood money.
NO SANCTUARY is an exciting investigative romance that works on several levels, but especially when Bay and Jack share a scene, whether that it is fighting, inquiries, or falling in love. The conspiracy climax seems a bit thin, but the lead couple more than just makes up for that. Fans of taut small town Texas romantic suspense will find sanctuary in Helen R. Myers' latest thriller.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
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)
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Crime plotlets:
- wrongly convicted clearing his name
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
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 Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 0 (not a murder mystery)
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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