All Things Undying (Hannah Ives Mysteries, 9) - Hardcover

Talley, Marcia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 072787960X ISBN 13: 9780727879608

Publisher: Severn House, 2011

Synopsis

Hannah is stunned when a stranger stops her on the street to deliver a message from her long-dead mother. Susan Parker, Hannah learns, is a popular television medium whose accurate predictions leave fans and critics alike puzzled and intrigued. In spite of her scepticism, Hannah schedules a private reading. But on the morning they are to meet, Susan is struck by a hit-and-run driver. An accident? Hannah doesn’t think so – especially when she discovers that more than one person had good reason to want Susan dead . . .

About this title

About the Author:

Marcia Talley is the author of five previous books featuring Hannah Ives. A winner of the Malice Domestic writing grant and an Agatha Award nominee for Best First Novel, Ms. Talley won an Agatha and an Anthony Award for her short story ""Too Many Cooks"" and an Agatha Award for her short story ""Driven to Distraction."" She is the editor of two mystery collaborations, and her short stories have been published in numerous magazines and anthologies. She lives with her husband in Annapolis, Maryland.

Review:

Americans Hannah and Paul Ives are vacationing in Dartmouth, England, when Hannah is approached by clairvoyant Susan Parker, who gives her information purportedly from her deceased mother. Hannah is astounded by the things Susan knows about her, and she plans to visit Susan's home for a private reading. However, before the session, Susan is killed in a hit-and-run accident, and Hannah decides to find her killer. Meanwhile, Hannah is assisting American Cathy Yates, who is looking for evidence of where her father is buried (he died in a World War II disaster during training exercises for D-Day and is listed as missing in action). Hannah is also helping her good friend Alison, whose elderly father seems to be slipping mentally. Are these pursuits somehow connected? Told in the first person by the likable Hannah, the novel combines present and past effectively, with vivid details of wartime in the English countryside woven throughout the engaging story. --Booklist, September 1, 2010

About this edition

• Publisher: Severn House
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 072787960X
• ISBN 13: 9780727879608
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352