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Suggestion of Death C | 
 enlarge | Author: Marianne Wesson
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.5
ISBN: 0671035592
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780671035594
ASIN: 0671035592
Publication Date: February 22, 2000
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 A tale of repressed memory and subversion politics. April 15, 2001
mgroves_@excite.com (Fermanagh, Northern Ireland)
The structure of the story is admirable. There are plots, subplots and more subplots; "suggestions" of all sorts, as the title implies. Mariah McKay enlists attorney Cinda Hayes to file an 'intimate tort' against her estranged father for something she vaguely remembers he may have done to her as a child. Cinda's law practice is at low tide, and she decides to pursue the case, but the statute of limitations is running out. The strengths of this book are the tightly woven plot strands, well-described Colorado landscape, Wesson's attention to detail and the accessibility of the legal jargon. However, some of the subplots seem frankly unnecessary. There is enough material here: interracial relationships, same sex relationships, militia activity, witness protection, eating disorders, rural poverty and the plight of the farmer to yield at least one or two more novels. Of course, the potential for sequels abound, but the story could have been just as rich, and left plenty of stock for the next course. There is, at the end, a suggestion to the reader of Wesson being too full; of information, of ideas, to settle down and tell one good story. Appropriate to its Colorado setting, the forest is obscured by the trees.
 Good class story - grips the reader September 25, 2000
Brian Butterly (Dorking UK)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Having read her first novel I was looking forward to her follow-up. Cinda's character continues to develop and Tory, Sam, Linc and Linda also develop true to expectation. From about 5 chapters to the end I literally could not stop reading until I found out what had happened - into the early hours when I should have been asleep! Interesting insight into rural America living in proximity to a modern town in Colorado. The way country people are treated is thought provoking. Their court "for the people by the people" is more relevant in the USA where lawyers do not get a lot of respect. My only concern is Cinda doesn't ever seem to earn any money. Not quite as good as "Render up the Body" (which should be read first) but still a worthwhile read and should not disappoint.
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