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Vanishing Point: A Claire Reynier Mystery
 
 

Vanishing Point: A Claire Reynier Mystery (Hardcover)

de Judith Van Gieson (Author)
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In her second Claire Reynier Mystery (following The Stolen Blue), Van Gieson evokes the desert beauty of New Mexico with meticulous care but fails to draw her key amateur investigator, university archivist Claire Reynier, with emotional depth. Fifty-one-year-old Claire has spent years preserving the legend of Jonathan Vail, a controversial writer from the 1960s who vanished while hiking with his girlfriend, Jennie Dell, through Utah's Slickrock Canyon. Jonathan's mysterious but timely disappearance occurred shortly after he was drafted to serve in Vietnam, and his body, as well as the journal he was purportedly writing, never resurfaced. As an archivist, Claire must focus on the facts, and when a graduate student uncovers the 30-year-old journal while nosing around in Slickrock canyon, Claire senses that Jonathan's disappearance may not have been the result of a simple accident. Although Van Gieson manages to keep the reader guessing throughout, the main characters--Claire, her boss Harrison, the mysterious Lou, ranger Curt Devereux and the elusive Jennie Dell--never quite come to life.

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

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"In Judith Van Gieson's "Vanishing Point: A Claire Reynier Mystery," her second Southwestern adventure after "The Stolen Blue," archivist and rare-books maven Reynier is thrilled when a University of New Mexico graduate student finds the missing journal of Jonathan Vail, a legendary young writer who disappeared 30 years earlier . . . . A treat for the academically inclined."

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4.0étoiles sur 5 Vanishing Point, Fév 22 2001
Par Susan M. Wilkerson "SusanMcCW" (San Pedro, CA USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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An enjoyable, light read. Van Gieson describes the New Mexico and Utah landscapes better than the central characters. But they're characters we're comfortable with, so maybe that works. I'd put it on my "Recommended" list, but not at the top.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 A superb storyteller, Fév 8 2001
Par Harriet Klausner - Voir tous mes commentaires
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The archivist assigned to "preserve the papers, the legend, and the memories" of the 1960s rebel Jonathan Vail is Clair Reynier. The Southwest Research of the University of New Mexico employs the fiftyish woman. Recovering from a divorce, Clair enjoys cataloging Vail's works including his letters, a journal, and a book the cult classic "A Blue Eyed Boy."

A student working on a dissertation on Vail excites Clair when he produces another journal from the cult icon. The journal highlights Vail's days in Slickrock Canyon, where he was camping with his girlfriend before vanishing. Clair and a police officer go to meet the graduate student near the cave where Jonathan's duffel bag containing the journal was found. Instead, the duo finds the dead body of the student, who appears to have fallen from a steep cliff. The inquisitive Clair begins making inquiries not realizing that someone close by wants to insure she learns nothing even if it means another death to accomplish that.

Judith VanGieson proves once again that she is a superb storyteller through her ability to vividly depict the Southwest desert so that readers feel they are there. Clair may seem like an ordinary person, but her values insist she fight for what she believes in regardless of the personal cost. The well-plotted mystery combines with realistic characters to turn VANISHING POINT into a pleasant reading affair.

Harriet Klausner

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