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Darden North
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After a construction worker unearths a human skull on the campus of the University of Mississippi dating to the 1960s, an older woman’s desperate attempt to erase history counts down the five manners of death.
Dr. Diana Bratton is a surgeon surrounded by bodies after the discovery of her Aunt Phoebe’s 50-year-old note detailing the manners of death. Suicide, accident, natural cause, and one death classified undetermined are soon crossed off this list - leaving Diana to believe that only murder remains. When Diana spots photographs in a 1966 university yearbook, Phoebe is linked not only to that death, but to the recent deaths of two local men. Diana is torn between pursuing Phoebe’s innocence and accepting the police theory that her aunt is involved in the murder of several men she knew in college.
In The 5 Manners of Death, Dr. Diana Bratton steals precious time from her young daughter, her surgical practice, and her hopes for renewed romance to clear Aunt Phoebe’s name of multiple murder and uncover the significance of the list. Even as Diana searches Phoebe’s home basement for evidence, she works to trump the police and outrun the conspiracy between her ex-husband and Phoebe’s long-time lover - her quest to expose the truth overshadowed by a need to rebury the past. Even though she realizes there is a chance to save her shrinking family, Diana understands that of the five ways to die, murder is her family secret.
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As director of the Ballantyne Foundation on Sea Pine Island, SC, Elliott Lisbon scratches her detective itch by performing discreet inquiries for Foundation donors. Usually nothing serious until Jane Hatting, Ballantyne board chair, is accused of murder. The Ballantyne's reputation tanks, Jane's headed to a jail cell, and Elliott's sexy ex is the new lieutenant in town. Armed with moxie and her Mini Coop, Elliott uncovers a trail of blackmail schemes, gambling debts, illicit affairs, and investment scams. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more treacherous her investigation.
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Nobody knows what happened to Sarah Cook. The beautiful blonde teenager disappeared 15 years ago, the same night her parents were brutally murdered in their suburban Ohio home. Her boyfriend, Brad Stockton - black and from the wrong side of the tracks - was convicted of the murders and is now on death row. Though he's maintained his innocence all along, the clock is running out. His execution is only weeks away when his devoted sister insists she spied Sarah at an area gas station.
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astonishingly bad
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Ice Cold Complex Small Town Police Procedural/Mystery
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Unlikable character
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Until proven guilty
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- Brian
- 12-12-18
5 Manners of Death Hooked Me
The 5 Manners of Death tells a story of Dr. Diana Bratton and her frenzied search to find out who or what is causing people around her to drop like flies. At first, they aren't closely connected, just friends of friends, but she's convinced there might be more to the story. She connects with her buddy and, of course, he's also the Chief of Police (it was a little too "good to be true" but I'll let that be for now).
Bratton as a character was excellent though. She was likable and you found yourself rooting for her to solve the mystery as the days and pages passed by. There was a part of the book where, I won't say I was worried, but I was definitely anxious to figure out what was happening. If not for me, but for Bratton to finally be rid of the mystery and the intrigue.
North writes a fast-paced procedural-like mystery set in the modern South that jumps back and forth from 1965 to the present. The back and forth was needed and really helped set both the pace and the intrigue for the rest of the story.
I particularly liked the overall arc of the story. I kept guessing and guess and I was pleased that after my third or fourth, "no I'm sure of it now" thoughts - I happened to get it right. I promise it didn't take away from the story in the least.
Throw in the narration by the extremely talented (and nice guy) Steven Jay Cohen, you have a book that lept off the pages and into your ears. He was able to give life to North's already exciting words and really added that next level to this book.
I liked it and I think you will too. I can't think of any other books to compare it to, but it was a good one.
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- Rabid Reader
- 12-31-18
Thrilling murder, mystery
This is an entertaining murder mystery that is set in modern southern USA. People seem to be dropping like flies around Dr. Diana Bratton and she is convinced that there is more to the story than just coincidence. Her search to find out who or what is causing the deaths leads her in a direction she is hesitant to take. The story jumps back and forth from the university campus in the 1960’s to present day Jackson, Mississippi, which helps create depth, intrigue, and also muddies the water so that you are left suspecting everyone. The narrator did an excellent job of giving the individuals their own voice and captured the southern feel of the book well. His narration builds suspense, brings out the humor and moves the story forward at just the right pace. It is fast-paced mystery with great characters, multiple layers and great narration.
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- Laura
- 01-30-19
Solid Modern Day Mystery Mixed with a Cold Case
I received this book for free. I am voluntarily leaving this review and all opinions expressed herein are my own.
Dr. Diana Braton lives with her daughter, but her medical practice pulls time away from her family life. Her ex-husband [who has remarried] lives nearby but Diana doesn't trust him. Suddenly people around her begin to die and her Aunt Phoebe might be connected to their deaths. Diana does not want to believe that Phoebe is involved. On top of the current murders, a skeleton is uncovered and identified as a boy Phoebe went to college with and went missing back in the 1960's. Dr. Bratton begins to work with the police to hopefully uncover evidence which will lead away from Aunt Phoebe but the more she probes, the more questions she has.
This is a solid mystery which switches from the 1960's when Phoebe was in college to present day. The character development of Dr. Braton and her Aunt Phoebe were fantastic. Her ex-husband was a bit one-dimensional. However, there are plenty of quirky and sinister characters which add to wonderful layers to the story. The setting of the south provided a lot of intrigue to the mystery. There were plenty of suspects and twists to this story, which keeps you guessing as to what really happened.
The narrator, Steven Jay Cohen, did a wonderful job in creating the atmosphere of the south with all of the different characters. He enhanced the written word with his narrative and was able to deftly create a feeling of suspense/anxiety.
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- Donna
- 12-31-18
5
This is the darndest mystery. I listened to this two times in a row. Listen carefully! I'm still not getting the entire plot but I will return for a third listen one of these days.
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- Jeff and Sabrena
- 01-25-20
Pretty good mystery
This story seems somewhat disjointed. Perhaps some of my trouble following it is due to the narration. Although the performance by Steven Jay Cohen isn't bad, he doesn't give distinctive enough voices to the characters, making it difficult to follow dialog. But the mystery is suspenseful with a surprising twist at the end.
Note: I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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- Michael P. Hartnett
- 12-07-18
A Terrific Listen to a Memorable Mystery
Boy, does Darden North have a way with the scene, whether in a drawing room, classroom, or operating room. Since the bodies keep dropping around our heroine, the surgeon Diana, in The 5 Manners of Death, those scenes are physically and psychologically memorable. What a lively and satisfying listen.
This foray is my first with an audio book. With a breathless intensity that captures the novel’s Southern flavor, narrator Steven Jay Boyd does justice to the fine writing, deftly capturing the eloquence, the snappy dialogue, and the building suspense.
As the title suggests, the victims are delivered in many forms of termination. All are punctuated by those human little dramas intermingled of stress, suspicion, and blame that make the characters believable and engaging. North can write – even scenes like the one in the lobby of a clinic crackle with humor and poignancy. While major characters like Phoebe can be potent fusions of vitality, ego, and hostility, the minor characters give The 5 Manners of Death a narrative richness rare in most mysteries, whether it be the teenage Kelsey’s sardonic distance or Mrs. Drusilla Minton’s hilarious eccentricities.
North deftly shifts the plot in and out of time and place, hurtling from present in Jackson, Mississippi to 1965 at the university campus in Oxford, then bounding back to present, then to a few days prior, back to present, all seamlessly rendered. These movements in time serve to develop multiple layers of plot and allow for many ominous and ironic conversations.
The 5 Manners of Death is a terrific mystery, and indeed, do the revelations keep coming right up to the very last page. North writes with such a keen eye and with such lucidity that the reader is rewarded with great pleasure as the lurid secrets unfold. Listening to this terrific yarn was a tremendous pleasure.
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- Nicole
- 12-30-18
wonderful
I loved this book. It had me guessing until the end. the performance was great as well.
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- Rayc
- 02-15-20
Lots of twists and turns
The 5 Manners of Death. .
The story keeps you guessing right up to the final page.
Great characters and very well written.
A multi murder investigation.
Good narration.
I received a free copy of this audio book at my own request and voluntarily leave this honest review. .
I will be looking for more by this author.
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- Mr Bigg
- 09-18-19
well that was something...
I received this book free in exchange for an unbiased review, so I'll start off by saying none of the characters ever really properly introduced, that in and of itself isn't so bad, but couple that with the jumping in and out of the storyline, the seemingly pointless stories that shoot off from the original that tie in later, the ridiculousness of going along with the family implication, especially one with his closer bond is the story makes it out that they have... are ridiculously abrupt and with no real reveal... off it wasn't a sale I'd be upset with my purchase. the narration is mildly so so he doesn't change voices too much from male to female when the narration changes, he does however change from white to black fairly decently and from young to old. but lacks any real inflection when he's telling the story...
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