Cold Case: A Barbara Holloway Mystery
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (780 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B001E8O0Y4 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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> A VERY GOOD MYSTERY NOVEL--with some shortcomings Stoney > In “Cold Case” philandering conservative Oregon senator Robert McCrutchen is killed while investigating the death of Jill Storey which occurred 22 years earlier, in which he himself and liberal writer David Etheridge had been suspected. David is charged with both murders, and attorney Barbara Holloway is engaged to defend him.> The novel opens with a flash-back containing a “cast of thousands”—well, actually about 15, ill-defined characters, and (of course) crucial. Satisfying ending to a long tedious road Diane in Seattle This book started and ended well, but lost its luster midway. After dragging along for the last third of the story, until shortly before the conclusion, the author got back on track. It seemed as if the possible outcomes got too cumbersome to resolve,leaving only one path forward, the one chosen. It worked well in the end but only after a long tedious road.. Great series Orysia Bilyk Earhart I love all of Kate Wilhelm's Barbara Holloway series. I wish she'd write more. I love how Barbara gathers evidence, with the help, of course, from Bailey and her father, I like how Wilhelm weaves in personal stories along with the difficulty of trying to put a case together, and I really enjoy the actual trial chapters. Barbara Holloway comes out compassionate and intelligent and someone I would love to defend me if I were in trouble.
Among her novels are the popular courtroom thrillers featuring attorney Barbara Holloway. Kate Wilhelm is the bestselling author of dozens of novels and short-story collections. Her other works include the science fiction classic Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang. Born in Ohio, she now lives in Eugene, Oregon.Carrington MacDuffie is a voice actor and recordi
Robert McCrutchen, is shot dead, David is fingered for the hit—and for the 22-year-old unsolved murder of co-ed Jill Storey, David's assumed former lover and the assumed unrequited love interest of McCrutchen. A lengthy block of exposition delivers a tidy ending to one of the weaker entries in this popular series. All rights reserved. Enter Barbara Holloway, whom David hires as counsel, just before an unknown assailant beats David within inches of his life. But when his college nemesis, Sen. The story hinges on a meager twist—Jill may have been a lesbian—that's learned early in the investigation and, despite its implications, fails to catalyze deeper discoveries. .
But a circle of secrecy guaranteed the case was never solved.When Etheridge returns to Eugene, Oregon, McCrutchen is his grudging host—until the senator is found shot dead. Twenty-two years ago, controversial author David Etheridge and ambitious state senator Robert McCrutchen were investigated in the death of a young coed. Now Etheridge is back where he was two decades ago—suspected of murder. Only this time, with the cold case reopened, he's facing a double charge.Barbara must battle the prosecution and the court of public opinion, which has already tried and convicted Etheridge for both murders. As the pressure mounts, Barbara ties the past and present together, risking her own life to preserve justice.