{"product_id":"9781462842582","title":"Violet Cove","description":"\u003cb\u003eVIOLET COVE IS THE STUNNING DEBUT NOVEL OF LOVE, OBSESSION, AND LIFE AFTER DEATH FROM THE MACABRE  STORYTELLER ANN REILLET.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003ci\u003eJuly 1913:\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eJuly 1930:\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eJuly 1988:\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eJuly\u003c\/i\u003e 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 they’ve looked at, it seems the least suitable for many reasons. The Fords may live to regret their decision, if they can only survive \u003ci\u003eViolet Cove\u003c\/i\u003e!  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ann Reillet´s 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.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 you´ve read Violet Cove, you´re  going to want more from this talented author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003e—-  Review by T. Steinbach for Midwest Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e If you want to read a good murder mystery\/ghost story, this is it. Ann Reillet´s 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, you´ll say exactly what I said, \"Wow, I didn´t see that coming.\" Awesome book! I´m glad to have it in my personal library.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—-Review by M. Hartman for Barnes \u0026amp; Noble\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124658979056,"sku":"9781462842582","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781462842582_p0.jpg?v=1763679052","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781462842582","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}