Verdict in Blood (Joanne Kilbourn Mysteries (Paperback))
2 journalers for this copy...
Gail Bowen's mysteries set in Regina, Saskatchewan and featuring Joanne Kilbourn are usually great so when I saw this one in Goodwill I had to pick it up.
As expected this was another great mystery from a Canadian writer.
In this book, Joanne Kilbourn is spending the Labour Day weekend with her kids, her lover, Alex Kequahtooway, his nephew, Eli and her friend Hilda. Unfortunately Eli disappeared from the CFL game they were attending after he heard a racist remark. Then an early morning call for Hilda reveals that Madame Justice Justine Blackwell, a good friend of Hilda's, has been brutally murdered. Eli turns up but has no recollection of what he did in the intervening time. Although Justine has three grownup daughters, Hilda is asked to deal with the media and handle other matters. Just before her death Justine had asked Hilda to assess her mental capacity because some people thought she was acting irrationally. This irrationality was based on the fact that Justine had realized she had treated accused persons who appeared before her callously and she was trying to make amends. Hilda decides to continue the job Justine gave her. Joanne has her hands full with the start of school, the birth of her first grandchild and helping Alex with Eli but Justine's death hangs over them all.
Joanne is a superwoman. She teaches, she appears on a TV show, she's a great mom and a good cook. She even gardens and maintains a home and she has time to be in a loving relationship that brings its own trials. On top of all that, she solves crimes. When I'm reading these books Bowen makes it all sound so plausible but now I'm done I think it's a good thing this is a work of fiction. Nobody could be that perfect! But it does make for a captivating read.
In this book, Joanne Kilbourn is spending the Labour Day weekend with her kids, her lover, Alex Kequahtooway, his nephew, Eli and her friend Hilda. Unfortunately Eli disappeared from the CFL game they were attending after he heard a racist remark. Then an early morning call for Hilda reveals that Madame Justice Justine Blackwell, a good friend of Hilda's, has been brutally murdered. Eli turns up but has no recollection of what he did in the intervening time. Although Justine has three grownup daughters, Hilda is asked to deal with the media and handle other matters. Just before her death Justine had asked Hilda to assess her mental capacity because some people thought she was acting irrationally. This irrationality was based on the fact that Justine had realized she had treated accused persons who appeared before her callously and she was trying to make amends. Hilda decides to continue the job Justine gave her. Joanne has her hands full with the start of school, the birth of her first grandchild and helping Alex with Eli but Justine's death hangs over them all.
Joanne is a superwoman. She teaches, she appears on a TV show, she's a great mom and a good cook. She even gardens and maintains a home and she has time to be in a loving relationship that brings its own trials. On top of all that, she solves crimes. When I'm reading these books Bowen makes it all sound so plausible but now I'm done I think it's a good thing this is a work of fiction. Nobody could be that perfect! But it does make for a captivating read.
Journal Entry 3 by gypsysmom at Duck Mountains Provincial Park in -- Parks (National and Provincial) --, Manitoba Canada on Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Released 13 yrs ago (7/6/2010 UTC) at Duck Mountains Provincial Park in -- Parks (National and Provincial) --, Manitoba Canada
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
I left this book on top of the map box on the trail sign at Spray Lake. When we passed by later it was already gone. This release is for the 2010 Canada Day release challenge.NOTE: This book was actually released on Sunday, July 4, 2010 at about 3 pm.
Journal Entry 4 by 
AnonymousFinder
at -- Parks (National and Provincial) --, Manitoba Canada on Thursday, July 8, 2010
AnonymousFinder at -- Parks (National and Provincial) --, Manitoba Canada on Thursday, July 8, 2010
Book found in Duck Mountain National Park, not read yet !
