Review: Marybeth, Hollister and Jane

 

Book Details:

Book Title: Marybeth, Hollister and Jane

Author: Vera Jane Cook

Category:  Mystery/suspense, 319 pages

Genre:  Fiction

Publisher:  Chatter Creek Publishing

Release date:   September, 2020

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Book Description :

Some secrets draw people closer.........after they tear them apart.

Marybeth and Hollister moved to rural New York to escape—both the city life and a checkered past. Their lives were unassuming, until they bought a grandfather clock. They just wanted something to fill the space under their stairs, but they got much more than they bargained for. What secrets could the clock possibly hold?

Jane was sent to Callicoon to find the Eagle diamond, which was stolen from the Museum of Natural History in the ‘60s and never recovered. Convinced she won’t find what she’s looking for, she grudgingly takes the assignment. When she arrives, things aren’t what they seem and Jane finds more than she ever expected.

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My Review:

Marybeth, Hollister and Jane is a fictional story, set in the rural area of  Callicoon, New York. The book has a very realistic vibe to it and all the characters seem believable. It follows the journey of a handful of people trying to locate the Eagle Diamond, stolen in the 1960's. At the start, most of them were from the same organization, LVAJ, who's job was to locate stolen arts, artifacts, etc. and the pass them to someone else. But as the story unfolds, the head of the organization, Peter Reece, is too weak to manage the organization, and eventually, all the members separate and begin the search on their own. 

All through the journey of reading this book, I was on a rollercoaster. The scenes are sketched out in a way that makes the words leap off the page. All the characters too, are perfect for their roles. The author, Vera Jane Cook has done an exceptional job. I particularly like Brock Stanley, with his wise, witty, and caring nature(for Jane).The unexpected twist of The Sisters and Jane, was my favorite scene from this novel.

The ending could have been much better, though. It winded up too simple and easy and I felt that the story had promised a different sort of end.

Nonetheless, Marybeth, Hollister and Jane is a great fun to read and I will certainly be reading more from this author.

I recommend this novel to all you guys. Have fun reading!

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Meet the Author :

I am an award-winning hybrid author of southern and women's Fiction, including Dancing Backward in Paradise, The Story of Sassy Sweetwater, Where the Wildflowers Grow, Pleasant Day, Marybeth, Hollister & Jane and Lies a River Deep. As my alter ego, Olivia Hardy Ray my books include Annabel Horton, Lost Witch of Salem, Annabel Horton and the Black Witch of Pau, and Pharaoh’s Star. The first novel I ever wrote, Dancing Backward In Paradise, won an Eric Hoffer Award for publishing excellence and an Indie Excellence Award for notable new fiction, 2007. The Story of Sassy Sweetwater and Dancing Backward in Paradise received 5 Star ForeWord Clarion Reviews and The Story of Sassy Sweetwater has been named a finalist for the ForeWord Book of the Year Awards. I have published in ESL Magazine, Christopher Street Magazine and I have also written early childhood curriculum for Weekly Reader and McGraw Hill.

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