The Parcel Express Murders.by Bernadette Y. Connor, BEE-CON Books, April 2002 $22.00, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-971-58380-3 There have been a number of nonfiction books that have looked at the negative effect fatherlessness has on daughters. Bernadette Connor, author of the psychological thriller Psychological thriller is a specific sub-genre of the wide-ranging thriller genre. However, this genre often incorporates elements from the mystery genre in addition to the typical traits of the thriller genre. Damaged!, returns with her latest novel, The Parcel Express Murders, an entertaining psychological mystery, about healing old familial wounds. Samoa Tate, a psychiatrist with issues, is an irascible i·ras·ci·ble adj. 1. Prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered. 2. Characterized by or resulting from anger. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin but likable lik·a·ble also like·a·ble adj. Pleasing; attractive. lik  a·ble·ness, like heroine. "Samoa's distrust of men was so deeply rooted in her psyche Psyche (sī`kē), in Greek mythology, personification of the human soul. She was so lovely that Eros (Cupid), the god of love, fell in love with her. that she did not acknowledge its existence," writes Connor. "Samoa could have lived her entire life without ever questioning her own inability to form a healthy relationship with a man." Samoa's father abandoned her mother when she told him she was pregnant, and 30 years later, Samoa is still carrying that wound. What makes her an interesting heroine is that Samoa has a dual identity. On the one hand, she doesn't trust men, but on the other, she's very caring with her male patients whom she treats for various disorders and dysfunctions. Connor has done her homework when it comes to researching the psychological problems of her characters. And while readers may not get a strong sense of place, The Parcel Express Murders is a compelling narrative. Its strength comes from the underlying theme--how unresolved psychological issues from the past can continue to affect people's lives. --Maxine E. Thompson wrote No Pockets in a Shroud and The Ebony ebony, common name for members of the Ebenaceae, a family of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warmer climates and in the tropics. The principal genus, Diospyros, includes both ebony and persimmon trees. Tree. |
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