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Seven Sisters (Paperback)

by Earlene Fowler (Author) "BUT WE'RE IN love," my stepson said, his dark chocolate eyes burning bright with the passionate angst of a nineteen-year-old male in full-blown heat ..." (more)

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Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Berkley (MM); 1 edition (April 1 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425179176
ISBN-13: 978-0425179178
Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.4 x 2.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 205 g

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)

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Conflicting family loyalties and the burdens of the past lie at the heart of the engrossing seventh novel from four-time Agatha Award nominee Fowler to feature amateur sleuth Benni Harper. Benni's 19-year-old stepson, Sam Ortiz, confides in her that he and his pregnant girlfriend, Bliss Girard, a rookie cop in the San Celina, Calif., police department, want to marry. Benni fears that her husband, Gabe Ortiz, the town's police chief, will disapprove--and that so will Bliss's socially and politically prominent family, the Browns. Benni isn't certain how to react when Lydia Ortiz, Sam's mother and Gabe's first wife, arrives to discuss the domestic crisis. Matters come to a head when the extended families dine together at the Browns' ancestral stronghold, Seven Sisters Ranch. The murder of Giles Norton, husband of another Brown offshoot and the son of prominent vintners, puts everyone at Seven Sisters at risk. A sheriff's department newcomer, Ford "Hud" Hudson, investigates the killing, and quickly pegs Benni as an unofficial assistant because of her reputation for nosiness and her connections to the case. The tenacious Hud constantly backs Benni into corners whenever she shows signs of wanting to wash her hands of the whole affair. In the end, Benni's own instincts drive her to dig out the long-hidden truth behind the deaths of four of the original seven Brown sisters, for whom the ranch was named. How this secret relates to the present tragedy provides the stunning climax to a compelling story of families torn apart by divided loyalties. Agent, Deborah Schneider. 9-city author tour. (Apr.)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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On a late summer day in San Celina, California, Sam Ortiz tells his stepmother, cowgirl Benni Harper, that he is engaged to Bliss Girard, daughter of a prominent rancher. Then Bliss' cousin is murdered. When the Girards clam up, Benni investigates and discovers that the murderer may be in the family, ready to kill again. This seventh Benni Harper mystery may be the best of the series. Fowler's regular characters all show significant growth; the mystery itself is satisfying both as a puzzle (the art of quiltmaking holds the key) and as a story about secrets buried in a family's past. In addition, the tantalizing subplot about Benni's amusing, poignant relationship with her husband's first wife is as intriguing as the mystery. The emphasis on skeletons in a California family's closet echoes Ross Macdonald, while the tone and feel of the novel will remind readers of Nevada Barr. John Rowen --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars OMG, Addicting, April 16 2007

By	djwill5 "Jami" (Kansas) - See all my reviews

I picked up one of Benni Harper's book in my local library. I couldn't put it down once I started and I never left home without a "Benni book." Her life relates to my own in so many ways, though I've never stumbled onto a body, that I can easily float into the story line. My husband is in law enforcement, but is no Gabe. I'm constantly asking him "why can't you be more like Gabe?" It has taken me all of 7 days to read everyone of the Benni and Gabe books. I checked out the last book by Earlene Fowler and was greatly upset when I flipped through it and found no Benni or Gramma. I am having anxiety attacks waiting for the new release! Please don't quit writing about our couple!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars --Old family secrets--, Oct 20 2002

By	Judith Miller (Bluemont, VA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the seventh book in the Benni Harper mystery series and takes place in San Celina, California.

Benni Harper the curator of the local folk art museum and her husband Police Chief Gabe Ortiz seem to have worked out a lot of their earlier marital problems when Sam, Gabe's son tells them that his girlfriend Bliss is pregnant. Bliss, happens to be a member of the very wealthy and influential Brown family.

Both families seem to rally around the young couple and even Gabe's beautiful ex-wife appears for the first time in this series. At a party celebrating Bliss and Sam's engagement, a Brown relative is found murdered. Benni tries not to become involved in the case, but is forced into helping by Ford Hudson the officer in charge of the homicide investigation.

This interesting story is a little darker than the other mysteries that Benni had been involved with and takes us into the tangled web of old family secrets and the truth about the seven sisters.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Love her!!, Jul 3 2002