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In-Laws and Outlaws
By Barbara Paul
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A widow returns to Boston to aid a family plagued by death
Gillian stopped being a Decker when her husband, Stuart, died, and she considers herself lucky to have escaped. The Deckers are ruthless, a family of power-hungry backstabbers who live for profit and sneer at love. Stuart was different, but even he obeyed his older brother Raymond like he was a god. Since she lost her husband, Gillian has tried to forget his family, until a notice in the paper brings it all rushing back. Raymond is dead, and the Decker empire is being washed away by blood.
When Raymond’s widow begs Gillian to come to Boston and help her prove that her husband was murdered, Gillian can’t deny her. Raymond was the fourth Decker to die in the last few months, just a few years after his son was kidnapped and killed. Someone is trying to wipe out the Deckers, and if Gillian doesn’t tread lightly, she may join her husband in death.
Gillian stopped being a Decker when her husband, Stuart, died, and she considers herself lucky to have escaped. The Deckers are ruthless, a family of power-hungry backstabbers who live for profit and sneer at love. Stuart was different, but even he obeyed his older brother Raymond like he was a god. Since she lost her husband, Gillian has tried to forget his family, until a notice in the paper brings it all rushing back. Raymond is dead, and the Decker empire is being washed away by blood.
When Raymond’s widow begs Gillian to come to Boston and help her prove that her husband was murdered, Gillian can’t deny her. Raymond was the fourth Decker to die in the last few months, just a few years after his son was kidnapped and killed. Someone is trying to wipe out the Deckers, and if Gillian doesn’t tread lightly, she may join her husband in death.
Author
Barbara Paul
Barbara Paul is the author of numerous science fiction and mystery novels, including Full Frontal Murder, Fare Play, and The Apostrophe Thief.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Things are definitely looking up when, after reading several disappointing mystery novels, you stumble across one that's at least average. That is just the case with this book by Barbara Paul. The story is about the not really accidental death of some kids in the Decker family. And after those teeangers died their grisly deaths the only remaining question is, will the last teenager of the family be next? And even more so, might it have been someone from the family who did it?Featuring characters with more edge and a story with a lot more depth than other mystery novels, the books still dragged a bit despite the fact that it's actually been smoothly written. All in all a worthwhile read for anyone who loves the genre.In short: An average mystery novel that gives the meaning of family a whole new dimension!
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