Slide 1: Calling the Dead by Ali Vali
Right Up There As A Thriller Anda Romance
Detective Sept Savoie is a cop who thinks making a relationship work is harder than catching a serial killer, but her current case may prove her wrong.
Six months after Hurricane Katrina has devastated most of New Orleans, Detective Sept Savoie is battling the nightmare of everything the storm has taken from her when a brutalized body turns up behind one of New Orleanss most famous restaurants, run by Keegan Blanchard. The more Sept works through the clues, the more they point to Keegan, making the relationship growing between them anything but love at first sight. The first death, though, is only the beginning as the miles of deserted neighborhoods Katrina left behind provide the perfect stage for murder.
Personal Review: Calling the Dead by Ali Vali
Slide 2: I grew up just outside of Biloxi, MS, and spent many of my teenage weekends in the proud city of New Orleans. I moved away about 12 years ago and didn't go back until a few months ago. More than two years after the devastating Hurricane Katrina, the Gulf Coast region still seems like a ghost town compared to its pre-storm glory. It feels as though that entire part of my life has disappeared, which is quite devastating. I tell you this because if after losing her sister and niece to the storm, Detective Sept Savoie felt half as empty as I did then she is truly an amazing woman (albeit fictional). The storm not only took her family, it destroyed her brother-in-law, it destroyed her city, and it took her passion for life. She merely exists dayto-day, going to work and making the best of things. Sept is called to investigate a homicide and ends up chasing a serial killer. Of her suspects is her brother-in-law and the lovely Keegan Blanchard. Keegan is the daughter of a wealthy family and is the chef in her own successful restaurant. For some reason, Keegan and Sept find it impossible to ignore the magnetic pull between them but Sept has a case to solve. The best part of the book was the author's ability to keep the `whodunnit' secret until the very last chapter. This reader thought several times that she knew who the murderer was, but I was wrong every time. The ability to keep the clues well hidden is something many authors cannot profess to having. I loved the characters. As usual, Vali presents a well-developed and colorful cast who are easy to like and hard to forget. Bottom Line - You've got to read this one.
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