For the Last Time
Sheriff Sharyn Howard's (One Last Goodbye) lack of decision about running for reelection in Montgomery County, NC, has no effect on her investigation of a 25-year-old unsolved murder. Clues are scarce to the stabbing of a girl at a local campground alleged to be haunted by the devil, but now an old bloodstained suitcase containing a bloody dress has been found there. Oddly, blood typing points to a second, unknown victim. Local politics, unlikely family feuding, and unhappy pastors add to the plot, but the shallow characterization, lackluster action, and jumbled narrative will deter any but the most determined reader.Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.