Review: A very pleasant mystery
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 8, 2011
BLIND MALICE by Annis Ward Jackson is the third of the Rachel Myers Murder Mysteries that I have read. Since I read the other two out of order, I went back and started at the beginning.  Rachel Myers is a very appealing character because of her dedication to everything she does, and she is a very kind and moral person.  Coming from the mountains of North Carolina, a beautiful area of the country, she is used to making her own way in the world and also is used to hard work.  At the beginning of this series, she is a nursing administrator for a retirement home in Flagstaff, AZ.In this novel, Rachel has returned from Arizona, where she now lives, to her father's farm in North Carolina to attend his funeral. He had suffered a heart attack and was found in his home by Isaac, an old friend of her father's who lives on the farm property and helps with the work of the farm and kept her father company.  It comes to Rachel's attention that another friend of her father's from the past had become very interested in her father and his farm and had talked him into making some improvements on his property that weren't really necessary, and that had cost much more than Rachel's father would normally spend.  In addition to everything else, the housekeeper that Rachel's father had had for years, was now fired and gone. Something just wasn't right.When Rachel and Isaac together find out some other suspicious facts, Rachel knows that it is time to find out the truth about her father's estate, both the property and the money, and why certain things just aren't adding up.  Isaac is a great support to Rachel as she tries to find out what went on during the time since her last visit home.The descriptions of the North Carolina scenery on the trails that Rachel rides her horse on and of the mountains around the farm are a delight to read about, and are authentic since the author is a native of North Carolina.There is suspense, mystery and pleasant times with old friends in BLIND MALICE.  Now that I've read this one, it's on to another in this series.  These are very enjoyable mysteries.