Review: Great mystery and suspense on a difficult subject...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 11, 2012
A very difficult book to read in some ways, in terms of the subject matter, but one I feel will stay with me and is on a subject that certainly needs more awareness and understanding. Still, it is tough subject matter for me (child sexual abuse) so I recommend with that caution to any who really can't go there. The premise involves Lauren, a new MENSA member who is pulled into a mystery not long after being inducted into her local chapter. In the process, she meets a very charming astronomer from St. Croix who is a very likeable character that adds a lot of heart and warmth to the book. Lauren and the astronomer, Caleb, are left a string of clues that bring them from a pauper's cemetery in Oklahoma to a cruise ship to witness a full solar eclipse, to the Supreme Court of the United States, trying to unravel a complex set of clues left in constellation maps and riddles and blood-spattered notes. I was gripped with the mystery all the way to the end, so would definitely recommend for people who love mystery and suspense and surprises. I will definitely be looking for more of this author's work.