Publisher: The Story Plant Date Published: October 4th 2011
Laurel Dewey’s Detective Jane Perry is quickly becoming one of the most distinctive, dynamic, and unforgettable characters in suspense fiction today. She’s rock hard, but capable of extraordinary tenderness. She’s a brilliant cop, but she’s capable of making life-altering mistakes. She’s uncannily talented, and she’s heartbreakingly human. In Unrevealed, Dewey gives us four indelible portraits of Jane Perry:
ANONYMOUS: One of Jane's first AA meetings leads her to an encounter with a woman in need of her detection skills...and a secret she never expected to uncover.
YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER: Forced by her boss to speak at a high school career day, Jane meets a troubled boy and finds that his story is only the beginning of a much more revealing tale.
YOU'RE ONLY AS SICK AS YOUR SECRETS: An early-morning homicide call introduces Jane to a mystery as layered as it is unsuspected.
THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM: Jane finds herself sharing a 2:00 am conversation at a downtown bar with an old acquaintance. Will the bloody night that proceeded this moment complicate Jane's intentions?
Filled with secrets disclosed and others desperately covered, Unrevealed is an absolute treat for all Jane Perry fans – four stories, all told from Jane's distinctive and unparallelled perspective.
I really enjoyed Unrevealed. I haven't read any of the full length novels featuring Jane Pery, but if these short stories are any indication, I know I will love them. This collection of short stories was very well written and gave me a good sense of Jane Perry as a person and as a detective. Unrevealed is a very quick read. It features 4 short stories. Each story has a "secret" that is revealed in the end. As I was reading this book, I felt like I was reading one of those 5 minute mysteries books that I loved in high school. Where the end has a twist that I didn't see coming. I definitely recommend this one!
Date Published: August 2nd 2011
Laurel Dewey’s Detective Jane Perry is quickly becoming one of the most distinctive, dynamic, and unforgettable characters in suspense fiction today. She’s rock hard, but capable of extraordinary tenderness. She’s a brilliant cop, but she’s capable of making life-altering mistakes. She’s uncannily talented, and she’s heartbreakingly human.
In this novelette, Jane is called in to investigate the gruesome murder of a woman who profited greatly from the misfortunes of others. The case leaves Jane with little question about motive...and with a seemingly endless number of suspects.
Promissory Payback is a longer than Unrevealed but featured only one story. I liked this one because I felt like I got to see a little more of how Jane Perry works. She has a way of making people talk even when they don't want to reveal anything about themselves. I enjoyed watching her work out who the killer was. I think to talk about it more would ruin it for you. It is definitely worth a shot. I know I will be picking up the full length Jane Perry mysteries in the future!
- Kari
About the author:
Laurel Dewey was born and raised in Los Angeles. She is the
author of two nonfiction books on plant medicine, a Silver Spur-nominated
Western novella, hundreds of articles, the Jane Perry novels, PROTECTOR,
REDEMPTION, and REVELATIONS, and the Jane Perry novelette, AN UNFINISHED DEATH.
She lives in Western Colorado with her husband, where she is currently working
on a standalone novel.
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Thank you for the great recommendations and wonderful post.
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