Shadowed Remembrances.Shadowed Remembrances Joanne M. Kerzmann Publish America ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 141371904X $17.95 125 pp. Shadowed Remembrances guides the reader effortlessly through suspense and human emotion, making for an exciting and satisfying read. Joanne M. Kerzmann shares with us a unique writing style with vivid imagery and impressive character development. Detective Torianna Silverman spends her days analyzing fingerprints Impressions or reproductions of the distinctive pattern of lines and grooves on the skin of human fingertips. Fingerprints are reproduced by pressing a person's fingertips into ink and then onto a piece of paper. for crime scenes. After having suffered from her own childhood trauma and losing her parents, she finds comfort in that line of work. During a visit to her old hometown home·town n. The town or city of one's birth, rearing, or main residence. Noun 1. hometown - the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; "he never went back to his hometown again" in Pennsylvania, she faces old ghosts and renews a romance with Nick Keyes--the County Coroner--and someone she once had strong feelings for. At the same time, a murder investigation is being examined more closely, thanks to an observant ob·ser·vant adj. 1. Quick to perceive or apprehend; alert: an observant traveler. See Synonyms at careful. 2. housekeeper HOUSEKEEPER. One who occupies a house. 2. A person who occupies every room in the house, under a lease, except one, which is reserved for his landlord, who pays all the taxes, is not a housekeeper. 1 Chit. Rep. 502. who refuses to believe her employer's wife, Sherry Wilkins, committed suicide. She hands over some sort of a computer disc to the authorities that may hold the key to the woman's untimely death, while putting her own life at risk. With both Nick and Torianna working on the case, they become a stronger unit and many overlooked pieces of the puzzle start to come together. What is on the disc that could have been so devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. that a woman had to die over it? The author works the scene changes well with enough tension to keep you turning the pages, and wanting to find out the truth behind all the secrets of the murder. She also blends the character's need for spiritual balance, guidance, and peace beautifully into the story, in a very subtle and refreshing way. There is no preachy preach·y adj. preach·i·er, preach·i·est Inclined or given to tedious and excessive moralizing; didactic. preach undertone, instead it allows the character to strengthen and deal with her haunting past. Shadowed Remembrances is filled with action, romance, and mystery. From the first chapter it grabbed my attention and didn't let up. It goes by quickly yet stays with you long after you've finished. Joanne Kerzmann is an author to keep your eye on. Nancy Jackson, Reviewer www.nancyajackson.com |
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