Book Description
With floods threatening both the town of Kingsmarkham and his own home and no end to the rain in sight, Chief Inspector Wexford already has his hands full when he learns that two local teenagers have gone missing along with their sitter, Joanna Troy. Their hysterical mother is convinced that all three have drowned, and as the hours stretch into days Wexford suspects a case of kidnapping, perhaps connected with an unusual sect called the Church of the Good Gospel. But when the sitter’s smashed-up car is found at the bottom of a local quarry–occupied by a battered corpse–the investigation takes on a very different hue.
The Babes in the Wood is Ruth Rendell at her very best, a scintillating, precise and troubling story of seduction and religious fanaticism–and murder.
Customer Reviews:
Another Rendell masterpiece!.......2007-06-24
I am a huge Ruth Rendell fan, and this book did not disappoint me. In it we have a series of bizarre consequences stemming from the disappearance of two teenaged children and their minder on a rainy weekend. The book is set around a huge flood that hits Kingsmarkham, and we have Wexford watching the waters rising in his own yard as he gets drawn further and further into the strange disappearance, and the even stranger family that the children belong to. The book will keep you guessing until the end. Rendell uses the book to also air her views on sexual exploitation, fundamentalist religion and disfunctional families. You always get a lot more than just a mystery with a Ruth Rendell novel. This lady is a masterful writer. Most others pale in comparison.
Bang the Drum Brilliantly (Spoiler Attached).......2007-06-04
You've got to hand it to Ruth Rendell. While so many other mystery writers (P.D. James, Sue Grafton amongst others) have completely run out of steam, she's like the Energizer Bunny: she keeps going and going and going. And to push the battery metaphor to a ridiculous extreme, her books remain electrifying! (My apologies to Ms. Rendell, who would never stoop to such banal, cliche-ridden prose.) With "The Babes in the Wood," Rendell is in prime form, presenting a truly twist-filled, surprising novel that will keep you guessing until the very end. I must say, however, that it would have made more sense to me had the killing been revealed to be accidental; I found premeditated murder a little hard to swallow. But that's quibbling. If you're a Rendell/Wexford fan, you're likely to find "The Babes in the Wood" tremendously rewarding. And if you're not yet a fan, I bet you'll find it so as well.
You just gotta love Wexford.......2006-02-23
I am a bit of a boring person when it comes to the style and topic of books I like to read. I thought I might go out on a limb and read something a little different. Well I sure am glad I did.
This book is great. The characters believable, the plot totally supported with no messy bits that don't make sense, lots of appropriate subplots, and suspense and teeth-grinding build up.
I won't describe the plot, you can read that in other people's wonderful reviews, but I will say if you like your mystery and suspense, then Ruth Rendell rocks.Not only that but her use of description is so right on, I pictured her characters with no problem-not always an easy thing for a forgetful Wiccan monkey :)
5 stars *****
A soggy, somber tale well told.......2005-05-02
After the messy nonsense of "The Blood Doctor", our capable writer, Ruth Rendell is somewhat returned to us in this somber mystery and in the character of the very dour-yet-knowable Inspector Wexford. I seem to remember that a few years ago, Europe endured a summer-long flood of biblical proportions. Rendell uses this as the backdrop for a mystery involving the disappearance of a house sitter who is minding two teenagers whilst their parents are away for the weekend. Wexford is serious, the surrounds are sodden, and there isn't a lot of action, but the story perks along pretty well and takes some inventive turns. You'll want to slap the parents of the teenagers silly before the book is through. As usual, we get to see a great deal of Wexford and wife Dora's personal life and in this book, Wexford's daughter Sylvia, whom we have come to know through her marriage, children, and divorce, has a desperately unlikable boyfriend who becomes a key part of the story. I think that maybe I had a real appreciation for the endless rain in this book, having just survived one of the wettest years in Maryland history. I think Rendell does drenched very well.
BABES IN THE WOOD is a must for mystery fans that appreciate.......2004-12-28
BABES IN THE WOOD ****
Ruth Rendell
Crown Publishers
Mystery
ISBN 140004930X
"It was raining. But as [Chief Inspector Wexford] had remarked to Burden some four hours before, rain was no longer news ... the exciting thing worthy of comment was when it wasn't raining." Residents of the towns and villages were at the mercy of swelling streams, lakes, and ponds that were swollen beyond ... "anything [that had ever been seen] in this part of Sussex" and no relief was in sight. The flooding was at disaster level, looting was beginning to emerge and anxiety rose in stages, as did the waterways.
Wexford and Burden have appeared as a cop-buddy team for years in Ruth Rendell's police procedurals. They are like an old married couple comfortable in their knowledge of each other's strong and weak points; and have a healthy respect for each other that is enhanced by trust and affection. Thus, when Burden opened the office door and said, "I've just heard a crazy thing, thought it might amuse you. He seated himself on the corner of the desk, a favorite perch" and reported that a "... woman phoned to say she and her husband went to Paris for the weekend, leaving their children with a-well, a teen-sitter, I suppose. The couple got back late last night to find the lot gone and naturally she assumes they've drowned."
"Dade. They are called Giles and Sophia Dade. The teenagers are fifteen and thirteen the sitter's in her thirties, they can all swim" and are not anywhere near the flooded out areas.
Joanna Troy, their mother's friend was the sitter ... "who was spending the weekend in their house to keep an eye on the two kids." They have been missing "possibly since Friday evening when the parents left." Wexford finds this less than amusing and listens as Burden remarks: "It's pretty bizarre, isn't it?" On his way home, as Wexford thinks back over the day, he is struck with the realization that, "All this nonsense about floods and drowning had obscured for him the central issue. Two children, aged fifteen and thirteen, were missing." Thus begins the case of THE BABES IN THE WOOD, Ruth Rendell's nineteenth Inspector Wexford mystery novel.
As the investigation slowly moves into action the team begins to wonder what "really" is going on with this family. The mother is a neurotic wreck who weeps buckets of tears ... "a woman who would assume that her children had drowned, just because they weren't there and part of the town (not even close to their house) was flooded, had to be-well, to put it charitably, somewhat scatterbrained." After a short visit to interview them Burden reports to Wexford: "She cries all the time. It's weird. It's pathological." The father is a rude bully and a crude workaholic who has no time to waste looking for his children who, he says, are obviously missing out of spite ... to torture their parents.
A parallel thread begins to emerge when not too long after the search for the Dade children and Ms. Troy gets underway, a young landowner is walking on his property in "Toxborough" which " ... lays Northeast of Kingsmarkham, just over the Kentish border, but the Sussex side of the Mao." Peter Buxton is proud of the his acreage even though he and his impossible wife rarely spend time upon it. "Originally intending to retreat there every Friday evening and return to London on Monday morning, Buxton soon found that ... the traffic on Fridays after four in the afternoon ... was appalling. Moreover," their social life in the city was conducted on weekends. Thus, "more than a month " had passed since the couple had come to Passingham Hall.
One of the attractions of the Buxton property is a large "clearing ... the open space in the center of the wood. It was ...to this clearing" that Peter was making his way, when he noticed, "the ruts a car's tires make were deeply etched into the gravelly earth of the track." Clearly they were not new and this kind of trespass infuriated the Buxtons. Peter decided to follow "the rutted track up to the quarry, "an ancient and now overgrown chalk deposit [where] ... it was plain to see that a vehicle, whatever it was, had gone over ... a dark blue car ... lay on its side but hadn't fully turned over. As he stared in anger and amazement he slowly became aware of the smell emanating from the wreck in the quarry.
When Ruth Rendell plans the architecture of her novels she is careful to limn the details even as she presents the larger more obvious events. In BABES IN THE WOOD she has painted a large canvas with a twisted, suspenseful and totally absorbing tale of dysfunctional families, children and parents who hate each other, the venom that destroys relationships rooted in lies and betrayals, the inscrutable personalities that populate the world and often make it an unpleasant place. But, at the same time, she balances this dim view of humanity with the positive dynamics of the Wexford family, and with the public servants who devote their lives to undo the damage done by the "dark ones."
Ruth Rendell fans will find her latest Wexford addition a great read and those new to her work will be able to pick the series up without any trouble. The series characters have evolved and changed over the years because she manages to keep pace with the world, which allows her to bring a fresh, new and more mature ensemble to each book. One of he greatest assets is Rendell's ability to catch readers up with her familiar cast without slowing the pace of the plot or her snappy prose. BABES IN THE WOOD is a must for mystery fans that appreciate fine writing, believable characters and a well-structured plot. Enjoy!
Reviewed by Barbara Lipkien Gershenbaum
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Book Description
After weeks of rain, Chief Inspector Wexford has just finished moving his books and furniture upstairs to protect them from the rising waters when the telephone rings. Two local teenagers and their babysitter have gone missing. Wexford isn’t particularly worried, since these things usually sort themselves out. But as hours stretch into days, he begins to suspect he has a kidnapping on his hands. The stakes get even higher when a member of the missing trio turns up dead in the woods nearby.
In the course of his investigation, Wexford must deal with a neighbor whose alibi is questionable, a religious cult and its sylvan rituals, someone close to the children’s family who nurses a terrible secret, and the babysitter’s ex-husband, who reveals the woman’s hidden penchant for violence.
In
The Babes in the Wood, Ruth Rendell draws the reader into a riveting story that alternates between Chief Inspector Wexford’s domestic life—his worries about the security of his home and his daughter’s odd new boyfriend—and his determination to see through a kaleidoscope of lies and bring a murderer to justice.
Customer Reviews:
It's such a shame.......2006-06-08
I always feel that it is such a shame when authors ruin an otherwise excellently written work with scurrilous and unresearched references to particular religions. This book references "Mormons" and "Latter-day Saints", both nicknames for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She groups this religion in with other fundamentalist Christian religions, falsely stateing that this church turns a blind eye towards poligamy, when in fact poligamists are ex-communicated. She further intimates that members of this religion believe in Eve's BIG ruinous sin, when in fact they believe nothing of the kind and honour and revere Eve as the first mother. This intimation is carried further by stating a belief that the LDS church subjugates women, when in fact woman are highly prized and considered co-partners with their husbands in all areas of their religious and private lives. It is also a shame that the author, through her main character, stigmatizes chastity as being somthing only religious fanatics believe. All Christian faiths, Moslems, and Jews believe that chastity is a holy ideal. If you look at chastity separate from religion, consider how many fewer AIDS victims there would be--how many fewer children would be born without fathers in their lives--how many fewer victims of other STD's there would be, if only chastity was not looked on as some sort of aberition. It really is a shame. Unfortunately, Ruth Rendell does not seem to consider that many of her readers believe in the ideals she, through her character of Wexford, scorns -- and there is no doubt that by her choice of words she is expressing her own opinion. I could barely get through this book and considered several times putting it down.
Oh dear!.......2005-10-14
Well, as a dyed-in-the-wool fan, you probably won't want to miss this one even though the very subject of advancing flood waters give all of us a deep shudder these days. However, this novel is a most disappointing effort, not the least on par with the usual Ruth Rendell quality of writing, plot, and fascination. What is this recent harping on by Ms. Rendell about all of the old manners and mores disappearing off the British face of the earth, only to be replaced with uncivilized behaviour and uncouth communication, presumably by invasion of barbaric youth and tolerated by cowed elders? One more bomb like this and it may be time to give Ruth the Elizabeth George Award for the ploddingest snore fest of all recent British detective fiction.
An absorbing read.......2004-10-09
Chief Inspector Wexfords' home is surrounded by rising floodwaters, as are the homes of everyone in his town of Kingsmarkam. A distraught and hysterical woman contacts the local police, convinced that her two teenaged children and their babysitter have drowned in the floodwaters, even though there is no reason to place them anywhere near the dangerous area.
M/s Rendell introduces many fascinating-albeit nasty- characters into the story...a weird religous cult who is trying to control the mind of the missing teenaged boy, and the inner workings of the boys seemingly normal family, who are dominated by an aggressive and robustly rude father.
Wexford and his wife Dora are horrified when their daughter Sylvia introduces her latest lover, an abusive man who exerts an unhealthy influence over her to the extent that she disregards her experience with abused women, feeling that it is different in her case.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it to other readers of this genre.
None Better.......2004-04-13
Ruth Rendell is one of the best at her craft, and she is in
great form with this one.
Inspector Wexford has gotten a little older, and a bit more
philosophical, but he is still a good, persistent cop, and
he is determined to get to the bottom of this mystery.
2 teen-age children, and their "sitter," a young woman who
used to be a school teacher and who now runs her own internet-tutoring business, disappear while the parents are on a trip to
Paris. The investigation is hampered by the wildly dysfunctional parents, and Wexford and his staff have to battle
the parents to get all the information they need.
But the investigation goes nowhere, and it is further delayed
by Wexford's superior who orders him to wait until the current
flood waters recede, thinking all 3 will be found dead in the
floodwaters.
But after the waters finally recede, and some valuable time has
been lost, Wexford is able to pursue the case properly, but the
lost time causes a lot of difficulty, and the people finally
contacted are an odd mix, and they largely seem uninterested
in being forthright and helping.
In addition to the family and friends, the police here have to
contend with some selfish, superior-acting people whose only
concern is not getting "involved" with the police, even to the
extent of giving them vital information, as well as a rather
odd group of people who have formed their own church, and whose
religious practices confound Wexford and staff.
Plus, of course, Wexford has some personal distractions, and
he has to address those at the same time.
But the real Plus of this story is author Rendell's particular
magic in presenting her characters and moving the story along.
This writer is as good as they come in this genre, and it is
such a pleasure to read her story, nearly everyone will enjoy
it. The true fan won't be able to put it down. An absolute
"must" for the mystery reader.
not quite the strongest Wexford, but still excellent.......2004-03-08
true, this isn't really the best of Rendell's books, but it's still great. The story is interesting, and Wexford is becoming even more fascinating as he ages and feels increasingly adrift in a world that's largely moved on. There are some incredibly compelling sections which DO show Rendell writing at absolutely top form (e.g. the discovery of the car. I can't say more for spoilers) even if some aspects of the mystery are not QUITE of her normal quality.
The Babes in the Wood is packed with symbolism, which makes it a very thoughtful read indeed. In some of the early books, also, Wexford is not a very developed character, merely a vessel through which the mystery could be solved. In her later novels, he has grown and expanded and shown himself to be one of the most fascinating protagonists the genre has to offer. A sort of Old-Father-Time of the crime world. A developed, interesting, reflective man, who is feeling increasingly adrift in a world which seems to have moved on. His presence in this story alone makes it worth reading.
The Babes in the Wood is still a five-star read, better than almost all other crime fiction (I will take a moment here to whet appetites and mention that her latest novel, The Rottweiler, available in the UK, is EXCELLENT. For any Rendell fan, I must tell you that it is a book well-worth ordering from amazon.co.uk and paying the shipping costs for). As well as an intriguing mystery, she crams in interesting social observation and wonderful character development, too. True, her characters may not always be likeable, but the view that unlikeable characters a good book does not make holds absolutely no water with me at all. Rendell shows us real people, all the time, not always in their best light, and they are always fascinating. If you want comfortable fiction, Rendell probably isn't always for you. If you want a strong and fascinating crime novel, she is.
Book Description
1918. When the Boston Red Sox are having a good season, there’s no escaping that date. Sports announcers talk about the “Curse of the Bambino” while fans of opposing teams taunt Boston diehards with chants of “nine-teen-eight-teen.” The year, of course, is the last season the Red Sox won the World Series.
Babe Ruth and the 1918 Red Sox is the first complete account of Boston’s last championship. Though the year is famous, fans and even baseball historians know very little about the events of the season. Even the most knowledgeable baseball fan will find one revelation shocking: Wood has uncovered the possibility that the 1918 World Series may have been fixed, much like the notorious 1919 “Chicago Black Sox” scandal.
During that tumultuous summer, the Great War in Europe cast an ominous shadow over the national game, as enlistments and the draft wreaked havoc with every team's roster. Players and owners fought bitterly over contracts and revenue, the parks were infested with gamblers, and the Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs almost called off the World Series. And a Boston player known as The Colossus, 23-year-old Babe Ruth, began his historic transformation from pitching ace to the game's greatest slugger.
Allan Wood’s extensive original research and lively narrative brings to life a time when the Red Sox ruled the American League. In addition to poring over miles of microfilm, Wood spoke with descendants of the 1918 players, as well as two men who knew Babe Ruth in 1918. With 34 pages of photographs, many never-before published, Babe Ruth and the 1918 Red Sox is a must-read for Red Sox fans and lovers of baseball history.
“Mr. Wood has lit upon one of the most turbulent and at the same time least known years in baseball history. He has done remarkable, revelatory research, and he has a clean, clear way of writing.” Robert W.
Customer Reviews:
Comment From The Book's Author.......2004-11-10
It's not the "last" World Series championship anymore!!!!
I've always had the nagging suspicion that some Red Sox fans were afraid of anything linked to 1918. Well, there is no longer any reason to feel that way.
After beating the Yankees in the greatest comeback in baseball history (and watching New York commit the worst choke of all time) and then sweeping the Cardinals in the World Series, maybe now fans will be curious about the 1918 team and that war-torn season.
Find out what Babe Ruth was like before he went to New York and his career went downhill.
A real page turner for baseball fans.......2003-09-14
This is a well-written account of Babe's last championship season with Boston. If you are a Red Sox fan, it's a must read. If you know a Red Sox fan, this makes an excellent gift. 1918 is no longer a reminder of failure, but just another season when Boston won the world series.
Birth of the Sultan of Swat & The Late Summer Classic.......2001-06-02
In 1918, Wood's main focus is on the dramatic and historic 1918 season, in which the Red Sox took their sixth Junior Circuit flag, then continued on to beat the Chicago Cubs in the World Series four games to one, becoming the first team to win five World's Championships. As we know, 1918 is also the last world title for the BoSox. Also featured are the amazing exploits of the young pitching phenom George Herman Ruth. This was the year that Ruth burst on the baseball world not as the Cy Young-like lefthander he had been, but as the soon-to-be Sultan of Swat most of us think of when we hear the name "Babe". Wood also goes into great detail on the undisciplined Ruth's season-long feuding with his manager, Ed Barrow, as well as with the Sox' owner Harry Frazee. Ruth was desparate to play first base, the outfield, or even come in as a left-handed shortstop so he could play every day and hit more homers. Management wanted him on the mound, where he was still one of the most dominant pitchers of the dead-ball era. Wood tells of at least three times where Ruth 'quit' the Red Sox, only to show up at the park the next day. Another major part of the book is told through the backdrop of World War I. In early 1918, Major League Baseball inexplicably failed to request an exemption from the government's "work or fight" order (while other entertainment industries, such as theater and the nascent motion picture crafts, were granted exemptions). This meant that players were obligated to either join the active military or find war-related work until the cessation of hostilities. With a September 15 deadline, baseball's answer was to cut the regular season short, with the last games being played on Labor Day and the World Series starting on September 5. Ironically, the Armistace would be signed only eight weeks after the end of the "Late Summer" Classic. This book offers an interesting history of the early days of the game, the early days of the most famous baseball player of all time, and an insight into the background of the "Curse of Babe Ruth". This book is a must read for baseball historians and Red Sox fans. Yankee fans will also draw fiendish pleasure from the book, as a reminder of the eight decades of frustration suffered by fans of the Red Sox.
1918 : The Great Fix?.......2001-03-28
1918 is the year the Red Sox last won a World Series, and every opposing fan is pleased to remind them of that fact. Every baseball fan knows that Boston sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees and invoked the Curse of the Bambino. These facts have become part of the very fabric of the game.
Yet, amazingly, no-one has yet written an account of the momentous season, until now. The author, a Boston fan, has lovingly recreated that season, taking six years to research and write the book. The dedication to detail and historical truth shows in every line.
I feel it inevitable and ironic that, despite the wealth of detail and fact, this book will gain its reputation (or notoriety) because of the author's speculation that the 1918 Series may have been fixed, just like the 1919 White Sox series. Wood's impeccable research has brought to light some interesting facts (I won't spoil your reading of the book by going into them here) which, at the very least, draw a question mark over Boston's last World Series victory. It's certain to be the most controversial aspect of the book.
Aside from that, you'll find an affectionate portrait of the great Babe Ruth from his days as an ace pitcher, everything the most demanding fan could expect to know about the historic season, and a wealth of fascinating photographs, many of which haven't been published before. The photos themselves are worth the asking price for the book in my opinion.
Everyone with an interest in the history of the great game should have a copy of this book. Every Red Sox fan *needs* a copy. It might be the closest they ever come to savouring the taste of World Series victory :)
I can't resist ending this with a quote from the Boston Herald and Journal, September 13, 1918, which opens the book :
"Of course it is possible that some year will yet see a Boston team losing a world's championship."
Go Yankees :)
A Must-Read for All Red Sox Fans.......2001-02-22
This book tells you the whole story of the last year the Red Sox won the World Series. The star of the show is none other than Babe Ruth. The book is also a biography of Ruth's life up to that year - and he was an amazing character!
"1918" also gives you a picture of baseball during those times. I was amazed to learn that gambling on baseball was rampant, and the owners and players argued about money just like they do now.
This book is packed with fascinating information, and also really fun to read. If you're a baseball fan, a Red Sox fan or a fan of the Babe, you'll love it.
Book Description
Bobbi Hoadley offers this fun guide for women who want to be wild--but don't want to suffer through their time in the wilderness. Hoadley introduces the concepts of wilderness or backcountry adventure for the novice and experienced camper alike. Her tips on personal hygiene, traveling light, and enjoying the journey are designed with women in mind--but these are tips that men can take to heart, as well.
From tips on packing and physical fitness to ways to entertain the group once they are in the wild, this book is packed with great advice from a woman who knows camping and wants to help women embrace being "Babes in the Woods." Gourmet "on-the-trail" recipes are also included.
Hoadley's message: With a little planning and some know-how--plus a good attitude--women can sleep well, eat very well, and really enjoy their backcountry adventure.
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- sweet and funny
- THIS IS A KEEPER!
- Touching and Humorous. One Great Read!
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Babe In The Woods (Silhouette Romance, 1424)
Colter
Manufacturer: Silhouette
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0373194242 |
Customer Reviews:
sweet and funny.......2004-10-01
Though this story doesn't have quite the quick pace of some of Cara Colter's others, I agree--it's a keeper. Especially fun are the baby--who gets some of the character development he deserves, by the way--and Shauna's brother Jake, who should get his own story. Don't miss this.
THIS IS A KEEPER!.......2001-11-30
FINALLY - A COVER TO MATCH THE STORY!
Ben McKinnon and Shauna Taylor - two great characters - you forget that they aren't real. With a baby on his back and a gun in his backpack -- what is a better lead in to the mystery of love. For a child or a man.
Travel on a journey with Ben and Storm and find out how they capture each other's heart.
High Recommended and a great addition to a person's library.
Touching and Humorous. One Great Read!.......2000-06-24
Shauna Taylor was accustomed to the feeling of being watched at her isolated mountain cabin. Normally, it was nature's creatures doing the watching. But when that sensation of being watched was being brought on by a mysterious stranger with a baby in his back and a gun in his backpack, she was in a quandry. Should she remain at the cabin and do as her heart longed to, helping to care for the baby and care for the suddenly ill man, or should she turn tail and head for the nearest police officer and turn him in?
Secret agent, Ben Mckinnon had sworn on his friend's death to see to the safety of his infant son. But now, like it or not, there was a beautiful woman involved. One who could ride, arm wrestle, and play poker like one of the guys. A woman who made him wish for things he could never have. But keeping a watchful eye on Shauna put Ben's sheltered heart at risk. If he continued on, leaving Shauna when the assignment was over, his heart may never find peace. And with Shauna, Ben would have more than a job. He would have a love to last a lifetime.
Written with wit, charm, and sensitivity, "A Babe in the Woods" is a touching, humorous story sure to leave readers begging for more. Cara Colter never disappoints!
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Babes in the Wood (Golden Classics)
Randolph Caldecott
Manufacturer: Olympic Marketing Corp
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Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 0091736285 |
Customer Reviews:
A fast read- a little bit too fast........2003-07-06
The book is about a woman named Rebecca who went to Blackthorn to oversee an arqueological expedition. There is someone trying to stop the expedition, and there are strange occurrences on the property. When Rebecca realizes that she needs help she calls in handsome (and single) sherriff Dru. Together they work to find out who is out to stop them and why.
The book was decent, and the romance was sweet, but there was no buildup or wrinkle in the relationship. It was a little too straightforward. The mystery was better than the romance but it left some unanswered questions- perhaps for the next book in the series? I recommend this book if you are looking for romance/mystery and like books in a series.
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The babe in the wood
Roger Longrigg
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Binding: Unknown Binding
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ASIN: 0718114582 |
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A Babe In The Woods
Manufacturer: Vantage Press
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000BQ728G |
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Babe in the Woods
Manufacturer: Monarch
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