Artifacts (Faye Longchamp Mystery #1)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781590581803 (1590581806)
Publish date: July 1st 2005
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Series: Faye Longchamp Mystery (#1)
On occasion, I am in the mood for a good mystery. Artifacts was just that; a good mystery with interesting characters. Faye is a mostly self taught archeologist who is working for a local dig when a couple of her co-workers are murdered. She holds a few secrets, so she tries her best not to get i...
A fabulous mystery with a great sense of place and a nice use of history and archaeology. Also a story about identity and being comfortable with who you are.
It took me around 50 pages to get into the story and engage with the characters but once I did, I was hooked. I read this book in small doses savoring each new bit of information and each new character. The writing was languid almost mimicking the book's setting, the lethargic movements of people ...
It just kept getting better. Great characters. I must admit that it's a good thing there was that hurricane, otherwise the demise of multiple "bad guys" would have stretched credulity.
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