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Death's Half Acre (Mass Market Paperback)

by Margaret Maron (Author)

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Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing; Reprint edition (Jul 1 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 044661808X
ISBN-13: 978-0446618083
Product Dimensions: 18 x 10.4 x 2.3 cm
Shipping Weight: 159 g

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #206,860 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This is item 14 in The Deborah Knott Series.

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Starred Review. Agatha-winner Maron's outstanding 14th novel to feature Judge Deborah Knott (after 2007's Hard Row) charts the social changes in rural Colleton County, N.C., as housing developments and shopping malls squeeze out small farmers. The apparent suicide of a greedy county commissioner sets Knott's husband, sheriff's deputy Dwight Bryant, on a case that uncovers corruption and murder. Though busy settling small-claims disputes and participating in family gatherings, Knott herself gets involved in the case because of implications for her own future in local politics. She's also worried about the activities of her father, who's retired as a bootlegger but is still an unrepentant flim-flam man. Maron observes the levelheaded Knott, her large extended family, neighbors and the whole community with cool but genuine sympathy; even criminals remain believably human. Those looking for a mellow, down-home mystery will be well rewarded. (Aug.) ""
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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"Those looking for a mellow, down-home mystery will be well rewarded." (Publishers Weekly (starred) )

"[Margaret Maron] skillfully portrays the growing tension between family farmers and suburbanites....As always Maron weaves in a couple of subplots that keep things interesting and allow her to touch on a range of social issues." (Associated Press )

"Outstanding....Maron tackles big issues...with insight and pathos....Maron has never written a bad book, and with the 13^th in the series, she gives a clear picture of contemporary life in the rural South, tying it up in a neat mystery that keeps the reader guessing to the end. Highly recommended." (Library Journal (starred review) )

"HARD ROW is laced with strong and timely political statements about undocumented workers....Readers will be satisfied with the newest entry in this reliable series." (USA TODAY )

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4.0 out of 5 stars Old-Fashioned Justice, Aug 31 2009

By	Professor Donald Mitchell "Jesus Makes Me a P... (Boston) - See all my reviews (#1 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Death's Half Acre (Hardcover)

"And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter." -- Isaiah 59:14

Death's Half Acre is as much social satire as it is a murder mystery, and the social satire is better written than the mystery. If you can forget about the mystery, you'll probably like the book better than I did. I thought that the mystery was a bit too easy to solve and much of the plot development was too predictable.

But there are plenty of scenes to entertain you, beginning with a most unexpected one in church. As usual, the good ole boys don't have much trouble dealing with the newcomers. Deborah also holds her own in some Solomon-like justice for those in her court. Deborah's father is at his secretive best . . . in dealing with what needs to be resolved.

The book is steeped in charm and nostalgia for an earlier, simpler South. If you yearn for those days in North Carolina, Death's Half Acre will be like a vacation into your past.

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