If you are looking for a great legal thriller to read, I would suggest you pick up a copy of The Last Juror by John Grisham. I started reading it and didn't want to put it down until I finished it.
The Last Juror is about a man named Willie Traynor, who accepted the job as the owner of the only newspaper in Ford County, which was in Clanton. He wrote an article about the murder of a young mother, who had two children. Her children witnessed the crime.
Racism and Christianity were the themes of the book. Willie Traynor was white, and he became friends with a black woman named Callie. Miss Callie was a Christian and wanted to invite Willie to church because she wanted to witness to him. She wanted to make sure that he was going to heaven. She also invited him over to her house to have dinner on Thursday evening with her family. Throughout the book, the author revealed their relationship and how she wanted to witness to Willie. Willie enjoyed spending time with Miss Callie and her family even though they were black.
You'll have to read the book to find out what happened to the jurors and the other characters.
Showing posts with label suspense. Show all posts
Showing posts with label suspense. Show all posts
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Chapter One - Christina's Unexpected Events
This is the first part of chapter one of my book, Christina's Unexpected Events.
I'm Detective Christina Ranae Stewart, a detective in the River City police station, and my boss was Detective Michael Mallory, who was single and three years older than I was. He was average weight and about my height, which was 5’7”, and he had brown hair and brown glasses. Randy Lakes, who was slender and about the same height as Michael, had brown hair and was Michael’s assistant detective, so when Michael couldn’t work on a specific day, then Randy took charge of the other detectives and officers and gave them instructions.
Besides Michael, Randy, and me, the River City police station consisted of twelve uniform officers and some crime scene officers as well as other employees who have helped with the duties at the police station so we can succeed. There were cubicles for each pair of detectives or officers, so they could have their privacy, but Detective Mallory organized the cubicles so he could observe his team through his bulletproof window. He wanted to make sure they acted professionally, and he wanted them to grow spiritually. Every morning, he gathered the officers and detectives so they could pray together before they started the day.
My partner, Jessica Harris, and I were Christians, and we attended the same church as often as possible. We have worked together for Detective Michael Mallory for the last ten years and have been challenged everyday because of the difficult life women police officers encounter on the streets.
I'm Detective Christina Ranae Stewart, a detective in the River City police station, and my boss was Detective Michael Mallory, who was single and three years older than I was. He was average weight and about my height, which was 5’7”, and he had brown hair and brown glasses. Randy Lakes, who was slender and about the same height as Michael, had brown hair and was Michael’s assistant detective, so when Michael couldn’t work on a specific day, then Randy took charge of the other detectives and officers and gave them instructions.
Besides Michael, Randy, and me, the River City police station consisted of twelve uniform officers and some crime scene officers as well as other employees who have helped with the duties at the police station so we can succeed. There were cubicles for each pair of detectives or officers, so they could have their privacy, but Detective Mallory organized the cubicles so he could observe his team through his bulletproof window. He wanted to make sure they acted professionally, and he wanted them to grow spiritually. Every morning, he gathered the officers and detectives so they could pray together before they started the day.
My partner, Jessica Harris, and I were Christians, and we attended the same church as often as possible. We have worked together for Detective Michael Mallory for the last ten years and have been challenged everyday because of the difficult life women police officers encounter on the streets.
Friday, October 16, 2009
One False Move by Harlan Coben
One False Move features Myron Bolitar, who is Brenda Slaughter's bodyguard. Brenda is a basketball start and doesn't think she needs a bodyguard because she is twenty-five-years-old, but she agrees to it. Her father is missing, and she wants Myron to locate him. Myron also finds out that Brenda's mother left her when Brenda was five-years-old. Brenda's mother had written her some letters during the past years that she disappeared.
One day, Brenda and Myron drove to her father's apartment, but when they arrived, they saw that someone had been there because of the way the room looked. After a few minutes, Brenda realized that her mother's letters disappeared, and she had received threatening phone calls.
After Myron did some investigating concerning Brenda's father, Horace, he found out that someone had broken into Horace's apartment. He also found out that Horace had cleared out his bank account before he disappeared. Brenda told Myron that her aunt Mabel Edwards, Horace's sister, might know where her father relocated, so Myron decided to visit with her to see what he could find out.
During his visit with Mabel, he didn't find out much, except that she had her from Brenda's mother, and Horace didn't want to reveal his location because he thought it would be safer for her.
Later on, Brenda and Myron went to where her dad worked before he disappeared. They found her dad's locker and removed the contents because the security guard needed to have the locker available for the new worker. They found some trash plus some important papers that contained names of two men Horace had contacted a few times. They also found a shirt with a bloodstain on it. That shocked Brenda, and Myron asked her if she knew the men, but she didn't know either of them.
Myron and Brenda were in his car, and he called Lisa, his friend at the phone company who is doing some investigation to find out who else is involved. After he found out a few things, he pondered over his clues to the case of what has happened with Brenda, her father, and her mother. He found out that someone put a tap on her phone, but he didn't know who or why. Myron thought about their conversation and wondered if someone was looking for Horace or his wife, Anita, who was Brenda's mother. He hung up and told Brenda what Lisa told him.
Later that night, Myron and Brenda went to Win's place to discuss their situation. Win invited them to stay with him in his apartment as long as they needed to so they would be safe.
Throughout the book, Myron and Brenda are confronted with different obstacles such as people who want to harm them or locate Brenda's mother and father. The plot and suspense continues to build until the end of the book. Now, you'll have to read the book to find out what happens.
One day, Brenda and Myron drove to her father's apartment, but when they arrived, they saw that someone had been there because of the way the room looked. After a few minutes, Brenda realized that her mother's letters disappeared, and she had received threatening phone calls.
After Myron did some investigating concerning Brenda's father, Horace, he found out that someone had broken into Horace's apartment. He also found out that Horace had cleared out his bank account before he disappeared. Brenda told Myron that her aunt Mabel Edwards, Horace's sister, might know where her father relocated, so Myron decided to visit with her to see what he could find out.
During his visit with Mabel, he didn't find out much, except that she had her from Brenda's mother, and Horace didn't want to reveal his location because he thought it would be safer for her.
Later on, Brenda and Myron went to where her dad worked before he disappeared. They found her dad's locker and removed the contents because the security guard needed to have the locker available for the new worker. They found some trash plus some important papers that contained names of two men Horace had contacted a few times. They also found a shirt with a bloodstain on it. That shocked Brenda, and Myron asked her if she knew the men, but she didn't know either of them.
Myron and Brenda were in his car, and he called Lisa, his friend at the phone company who is doing some investigation to find out who else is involved. After he found out a few things, he pondered over his clues to the case of what has happened with Brenda, her father, and her mother. He found out that someone put a tap on her phone, but he didn't know who or why. Myron thought about their conversation and wondered if someone was looking for Horace or his wife, Anita, who was Brenda's mother. He hung up and told Brenda what Lisa told him.
Later that night, Myron and Brenda went to Win's place to discuss their situation. Win invited them to stay with him in his apartment as long as they needed to so they would be safe.
Throughout the book, Myron and Brenda are confronted with different obstacles such as people who want to harm them or locate Brenda's mother and father. The plot and suspense continues to build until the end of the book. Now, you'll have to read the book to find out what happens.
Pretend You Don't See Her by Mary Higgins Clark
Pretend You Don't See Her was another excellent book by Mary Higgins Clark. Once I started reading it, I had a difficult time putting it down. I rate this as high as her book titled A Cry In The Night.
Anyone you enjoys suspense will probably like Pretend You Don't See Her. Mary Higgins Clark is a great suspense writer, and her books have clean wholesome language.
One thing that helped create suspense in her books was the way that she continued to keep readers hanging at the end of a chapter. She ended a chapter at one scene and then switched scenes in the following chapter. As a result, I wanted to continue reading so I could find out what happened to the characters in the previous scenes.
This book had a lot of action and kept readers wanting to read so they could find out what happened to Lacey, the main character. The book was also easy to read. Some chapters were one and a half to two pages and others were a little longer. This particular book had 65 chapters and 305 pages. Once you started reading the book, you probably want to keep reading.
Pretend You Don't See Her was about a young girl named Lacey. She was a real estate agent.
One day, Lacey saw a murder. Now the murderer wanted to grab her. In order to protect Lacey from the murderer, the FBI placed her into a witness protection program. Lacey had to give up her family, apartment, and all of her friends, so she could start a new identity and life somewhere else. She couldn't tell her friends or relatives her new location.
Lacey had a difficult adjustment in her new location. She wanted to remain in contain with her friends and relatives, but she didn't want the murderer to locate her or to harm her family. Her mother also had a difficult time because she wanted to know Lacey's new location, so she could correspond with her, but all of the mail was sent through a secret place so nobody would locate Lacey's new home and identity. When she contacted her family by phone, it was a secure place. She couldn't talk about the weather, her job, or anything specific that would let people know where she lived.
Lacey met a guy and started to like him. They date, but she had a difficult time because she had to tell lies about herself. Will Lacey continue the relationship? Will the murderer find out where Lacey lived? Will the police catch the murderer, so Lacey could go back to her home town and her own name? You will have to read the book to find out the answers to these questions.
Anyone you enjoys suspense will probably like Pretend You Don't See Her. Mary Higgins Clark is a great suspense writer, and her books have clean wholesome language.
One thing that helped create suspense in her books was the way that she continued to keep readers hanging at the end of a chapter. She ended a chapter at one scene and then switched scenes in the following chapter. As a result, I wanted to continue reading so I could find out what happened to the characters in the previous scenes.
This book had a lot of action and kept readers wanting to read so they could find out what happened to Lacey, the main character. The book was also easy to read. Some chapters were one and a half to two pages and others were a little longer. This particular book had 65 chapters and 305 pages. Once you started reading the book, you probably want to keep reading.
Pretend You Don't See Her was about a young girl named Lacey. She was a real estate agent.
One day, Lacey saw a murder. Now the murderer wanted to grab her. In order to protect Lacey from the murderer, the FBI placed her into a witness protection program. Lacey had to give up her family, apartment, and all of her friends, so she could start a new identity and life somewhere else. She couldn't tell her friends or relatives her new location.
Lacey had a difficult adjustment in her new location. She wanted to remain in contain with her friends and relatives, but she didn't want the murderer to locate her or to harm her family. Her mother also had a difficult time because she wanted to know Lacey's new location, so she could correspond with her, but all of the mail was sent through a secret place so nobody would locate Lacey's new home and identity. When she contacted her family by phone, it was a secure place. She couldn't talk about the weather, her job, or anything specific that would let people know where she lived.
Lacey met a guy and started to like him. They date, but she had a difficult time because she had to tell lies about herself. Will Lacey continue the relationship? Will the murderer find out where Lacey lived? Will the police catch the murderer, so Lacey could go back to her home town and her own name? You will have to read the book to find out the answers to these questions.
Book Review: Secrets in the Shadows by V.C. Andrews
This was an intriguing book. Once I started reading it, I wanted to continue until I reached the end of the book. I enjoyed reading about Alice and wondered if she would meet other students at school.
When Alice was younger, she didn't have anyone to show her how to wear make up, or to dress attractively for the opposite sex. As a result, she became disinterested in boys and wanted to go home after school. She wanted to lock herself inside, so that nobody would harm her. She would tell people that she had to go to the Doral House, which was where she lived with her grandparents.
Alice's mother died, but her father was still alive and had married Rachel. They had twin boys, but for the sake of the new wife and boys, Alice had to pretend to be her grandmother's daughter. That made it difficult for Alice because she wanted to know her father.
One day, her father and his family came over, and Alice had been in the attic where she worked on her painting, but she had to go downstairs to greet them. A few minutes later, her grandfather took her out of the situation so they could go for a walk. He wanted to talk to her about her life and becoming involved in clubs at school instead of spending so much time alone in the attic and painting. On the other hand, he told her that she could possibly become successful with her painting because she was good.
Later on, Alice spent some time with Rachel, her step-mother, Rachel showed Alice how to apply make-up, so she would look more attractive to boys. She also bought Alice some new clothes.
After everyone left, Alice went for a walk. When she found herself in the village, she met Craig, and they started talking about the murder of Harry Pearson. Alice's mother committed the murder. Craig had done some research concerning the incidents surrounding the murder, and he wanted Alice to read the information.
I enjoyed reading Secrets in the Shadows. The author developed the characters so they were realistic. Alice was an interesting character. She wasn't interested in the opposite sex until Rachel helped her with her makeup and her clothes. Since Alice was more attractive, she wanted to meet her peers instead of going home alone and spending her time in solitude. People could relate to Alice and her struggles, especially if they experienced similar trials.
If you enjoy reading suspenseful books, you'll like Secrets in the Shadows.
The next morning, Craig picked up Alice and took her to school. The girls, who stood outside of the school, couldn't believe what they saw - Craig and Alice together.
When Alice was younger, she didn't have anyone to show her how to wear make up, or to dress attractively for the opposite sex. As a result, she became disinterested in boys and wanted to go home after school. She wanted to lock herself inside, so that nobody would harm her. She would tell people that she had to go to the Doral House, which was where she lived with her grandparents.
Alice's mother died, but her father was still alive and had married Rachel. They had twin boys, but for the sake of the new wife and boys, Alice had to pretend to be her grandmother's daughter. That made it difficult for Alice because she wanted to know her father.
One day, her father and his family came over, and Alice had been in the attic where she worked on her painting, but she had to go downstairs to greet them. A few minutes later, her grandfather took her out of the situation so they could go for a walk. He wanted to talk to her about her life and becoming involved in clubs at school instead of spending so much time alone in the attic and painting. On the other hand, he told her that she could possibly become successful with her painting because she was good.
Later on, Alice spent some time with Rachel, her step-mother, Rachel showed Alice how to apply make-up, so she would look more attractive to boys. She also bought Alice some new clothes.
After everyone left, Alice went for a walk. When she found herself in the village, she met Craig, and they started talking about the murder of Harry Pearson. Alice's mother committed the murder. Craig had done some research concerning the incidents surrounding the murder, and he wanted Alice to read the information.
I enjoyed reading Secrets in the Shadows. The author developed the characters so they were realistic. Alice was an interesting character. She wasn't interested in the opposite sex until Rachel helped her with her makeup and her clothes. Since Alice was more attractive, she wanted to meet her peers instead of going home alone and spending her time in solitude. People could relate to Alice and her struggles, especially if they experienced similar trials.
If you enjoy reading suspenseful books, you'll like Secrets in the Shadows.
The next morning, Craig picked up Alice and took her to school. The girls, who stood outside of the school, couldn't believe what they saw - Craig and Alice together.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The Robbery
This story is going to be something that I would like readers to develop. I will give you the beginning of the story, and whoever wants to add to the story can. I would like to have different readers participating in this activity. Please make sure you have correct spelling, sentence structure, paragraph structure, and punctuation.
Steven Brooks was behind the counter straightening it up when he heard footsteps approaching him. He looked up and saw a masked man pointing a gun toward him.
Steven Brooks was behind the counter straightening it up when he heard footsteps approaching him. He looked up and saw a masked man pointing a gun toward him.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Welcome to Dying For A Good Mystery
I will have different book reviews, samples of my short stories and books, and other information about mysteries and the subgenres. I hope you enjoy reading what I have displayed on my blog.
If you are interested in finding out more about me or my writing, you can go to my main website: Janet's Creative Designs - http://www.cassielulu.com/index.html
If you are interested in finding out more about me or my writing, you can go to my main website: Janet's Creative Designs - http://www.cassielulu.com/index.html
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