Living Witness (Gregor Demarkian Series #24)

Great fan!

I have become a great Gregor Demarkian and Jane Haddam fan! I love mysteries and have read a lot. Just found Jane Haddam and have glommed everything she's written since. These are not all action but they are a great combination of action and thinking. There is also the unity and love shown from the Armenians for each other that I think is seen over and over in townships, cities and areas all across the world.

proofreader wanted

The typos alone make this book a poor read. Did anyone proofread this book? The editor should be ashamed. Follow those errors with a bizarre plot,and this book becomes hardly worth the time. I did finish the book only because I have several books by this author that I have enjoyed. I kept hoping for improvement, but it only got worse. I will carefully consider before buying this author again.

Interesting theme and plot

I always like the Gregor Demarkian novels. This one was expecially interesting because of the controversy about evolution.

A good addition to this series

Philadelphians Gregor Demarkian and his longtime significant other Bennis Hannaford prepare for their upcoming wedding. However, in Snow Hill, Pennsylvania someone batters nonagenarian Ann-Victoria Hadley; the elderly woman clings to life, but is in a coma.

Skipping the egomaniac state police, Snow Hill Police Chief Gary Albright asks former FBI agent Gregor to investigate the attempted murder. He readily agrees so he can escape the last second wedding preparations as he did recently when he fled to Margaret's Harbor in New England to conduct an investigation (see CHEATING AT SOLITAIRE). He begins his inquiries seeking who might want Ann-Victoria dead. He learns she just became a member of the school board after she co-filed in court a civil lawsuit to prevent the teaching of intelligent design in the town's public schools. Two other plaintiffs in that lawsuit are soon killed. Gregor fears a creationist is behind the assault until additional clues make him consider a detour outside the intelligent design debate.

The prime plot, the whodunit investigation, is superb as always in this great series. This entry is enhanced by a look at the Intelligent-Design-Evolution education debate as Jane Haddam insures the arguments of both sides are lucid and each side's supporter sharp. However, Gregor's inquiry remains the focus even with a deep look at the dispute over what should be taught as part of a public school science curriculum.

Harriet Klausner

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