This week my teaser lines come from Lovely In Her Bones, a 1985 mystery novel by Sharyn McCrumb. This snippet is from Chapter Six of the Ballantine Books paperback edition (and trust me, it's definitely not a spoiler):
"Well, I reckon the sun musta got too hot fer 'em, poor old Alexander and Robert. They shriveled up and died, the both of 'em." (p.87)Ouch. Not the easiest way to bow out, is it?
I'm not exactly sure what's going on there because it's a little further along than I've read. But I have a feeling things might not be what they seem. This is the first time I've read a book by Sharyn McCrumb, and so far I'm enjoying it a lot, but sort of wondering when the mystery is going to kick in.
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I haven't yet read this author, but I love a good mystery. Thanks for sharing, and here's mine, also a mystery: “DEATH AT BREAKFAST”
ReplyDeleteThat title and that cover...very intriguing!
ReplyDeleteI think I have a Sharyn McCrumb mystery lying around my house somewhere that I have yet to get to. I've heard great things about her books. I hope you like this one!
ReplyDeleteI shared my teaser for Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman today.
I visualize a pair of mummified corpses.
ReplyDeleteI have not read this author, but I do like the teaser.
ReplyDeleteWow! This one sounds like a really interesting thriller! I hope that you enjoy it! :)
ReplyDeleteThings in mystery novels are normally NOT what they seem, am I right? If I've learned one thing in reading in that genre, it's that most of the time, things are not what they seem. This sounds interesting, great teaser!
ReplyDeleteFrom the title and the cover, I'm guessing the deaths are more than just shrivelling up XP
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