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Martha Powers wrote seven romance novels prior to turning
her pen to mysteries. She has
written four mysteries – Bleeding Heart,
Sunflower, Death Angel, and Conspiracy
of Silence. Bleeding Heart was her first
mystery. It is set in the small
town of Delbrook, Wisconsin.
Maggie Collier has moved to Delbrook with her preteen son,
Jake. Two years before Maggie’s
husband died in a car crash, and they moved to Delbrook to live near her
father-in-law, George. Jake and
Maggie are recovering from their loss and settling into a normal routine, when
George is murdered.
The police blame the local homeless man, Tully Jackson, but
a lawyer from Chicago, Grant, shows up with a story connecting the murder to a
series of child abductions.
George’s friend, Ham, also comes up from Chicago to help solve the
murder. The book has several
twists and turns with a surprise ending.
I have now read all four of Martha Power’s mysteries. With each book the quality
of the writing has improved.
Her latest book Conspiracy of
Silence is her best book, and I highly recommend it. On the other hand, Bleeding Heart was a difficult read. The ending was good, the story line was good, but getting to
the ending was laborious.
Bruce G. Smith 9/19/2009
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