Haitian Graves: A Ray Robertson Mystery
Registered by gypsysmom of Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on 6/5/2015
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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This book is an Advance Reading Copy that I obtained through the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program.
This book is one of the Rapid Reads titles put out by Orca Books. I read the first book by Vicki Delany in the Rapid Reads catalogue, Juba Good, and enjoyed it very much.
Ray Robertson is an RCMP officer who is working with the UN training police in third world countries. After the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010 it wasn't only physical damage that had to be repaired and replaced. The Haiti National Police (PNH) were mentored by experienced police like Ray. On one shift Ray and his crew were called to the home of a wealthy American because his wife, Marie, had been found floating dead in the pool. From the beginning Ray thought this death was something more than a terrible accident and when the coroner's report found that Marie had been dead before she hit the water he was sure of it. He didn't believe that the gardener was responsible even though there was some circumstantial evidence. So Ray started nosing around on his own time and found the real culprit.
Delany hooks the reader in from the first paragraph:
Haiti is all about colour. Colour and contrast. Masses of red, peach and white flowers twisted around barbed wire. Brightly painted houses in the crowded slums spilling down the hillside. Cheerful ribbons wound through girls' hair as they walk through piles of garbage. The painted minibus taxis called tap-taps. Some of the tap-taps looking as though paint and rust are all that's holding them together.
Ray Robertson is an RCMP officer who is working with the UN training police in third world countries. After the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010 it wasn't only physical damage that had to be repaired and replaced. The Haiti National Police (PNH) were mentored by experienced police like Ray. On one shift Ray and his crew were called to the home of a wealthy American because his wife, Marie, had been found floating dead in the pool. From the beginning Ray thought this death was something more than a terrible accident and when the coroner's report found that Marie had been dead before she hit the water he was sure of it. He didn't believe that the gardener was responsible even though there was some circumstantial evidence. So Ray started nosing around on his own time and found the real culprit.
Delany hooks the reader in from the first paragraph:
Haiti is all about colour. Colour and contrast. Masses of red, peach and white flowers twisted around barbed wire. Brightly painted houses in the crowded slums spilling down the hillside. Cheerful ribbons wound through girls' hair as they walk through piles of garbage. The painted minibus taxis called tap-taps. Some of the tap-taps looking as though paint and rust are all that's holding them together.
Picked this up from gypsysmom at last night's BC meeting. Looks like a good candidate for the LFL. First though , I am going to read it.
A rapid read indeed! Despite that though colour and action come through loud and clear. One could easily imagine the movie this story might make. It was a bit too rapid for my taste though because there was no time for pondering and surmising. Robertson solves this mystery lickety-split. A satisfying read for a reluctant reader I think.
Journal Entry 5 by Pooker3 at Little Free Library - Wellington Crescent. #10966 in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Released 7 yrs ago (6/27/2016 UTC) at Little Free Library - Wellington Crescent. #10966 in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada
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I released this book to the warming hut as part of the Canada Day Release Challenge in celebration of Canadian books and authors. Enjoy! And Happy Canada Day on July 1st!
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I hope you enjoy your new read.
Welcome, also, to the wonderful and wacky world of BookCrossing! Here you'll find a unique and worldwide community of book lovers sharing their books. This book is now yours! Read it, enjoy it. Keep it or pass it on to someone you know, return it to any Little Free Library or even release it into the wild. It is all up to you.
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