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“Missing Persons will have readers eagerly waiting for show time on Kate’s next case.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch
After the death of her ex-husband, things are finally returning to normal for Kate Conway—so normal that she’s gotten a little bored. Out of the blue, the television producer is offered a documentary gig about lifers in a state prison. Kate jumps at the chance. The only problem is that she’s also just been asked to produce a reality show about the opening of a new restaurant—one backed by Vera, her dead husband’s mistress. Reluctantly, she agrees to both.
But when one of the restaurant’s investors is murdered and Vera is the chief suspect, Kate must ride a treacherous psychological edge, relying on the minds of death row killers to help her solve the case.
Praise for Clare O’Donohue’s Missing Persons:
“Fascinating characters, multi-faceted story lines, and plenty of action.” —Midwest Book Review
“A series worth collecting.” —Suspense magazine
judiOH
Posted April 28, 2012
this author writes cozy mysteries about quilters. this is not a cozy, but it is a mystery. it is a bit darker and edgier than the cozies, but not overdone in that area. kate conway is a free-lance producer. she takes on the job of interviewing inmates doing life without parole, thus the name of the story. at the same time she is doing a story on a new restaurant from the construction to the opening. one of the investors is murdered. this story follows two different venues and yet they intertwined and is an excellent read. had a hard time putting it down. no way will you figure the ending....guaranteed! do not miss it.
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Posted April 26, 2012
This is a great series. Start with Missing Persons, for sure, but this one is even better than the first. I hear there's a third in the works. Can't stand how long it will be before I get to read it.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.We first met Kate Conway, free lance television producer in Missing Persons, her soon to be ex-husband was killed and she was the prime suspect. Of course, she didn't do it.
In Life Without Parole Kate is actually a little bored as her life returns to "normal". Then she is offered two new jobs. One is a documentary about prison inmates sentenced to life without parole and the other is a reality show about a new restaurant.
She accepts both jobs and works out a schedule. Things go awry when one of the investor's in the restaurants is murdered. Then become even poor intense as she digs deeper in to the minds of the prisoners. Can what she learns from these death row killers help her solve the murder mystery?
Dollycas's Thoughts
I adore the way Clare O'Donohue writes. These stories are of the edge of your seat variety, face paced, exciting and can't put down.
Kate Conway knows her job and she does it well. She gets in the heads of both the investors and the prisoners. There are a lot of mind games happening here giving this story some unexpected psychological elements.
Clare O'Donohue is writing what she knows as she has worked in television. Her experience helps draw some awesome characters and plausible plots. The dialogue rings true as do the relationships, even the most unlikely friendship between Kate and Vera. In my review of Missing Persons I said I felt like I was watching a television drama and almost forgot I was reading a book. The same is true in this installment.
Kate Conway continues to develop at a perfect pace. With her chosen profession the material for future stories is endless. That makes this reader very happy.
Life Without Parole was only okay for me. The book was well-written with interesting characters, but I didn’t quite understand the main character’s actions at times. I realized later that this book is part of a series and I haven’t read the first one, Missing Persons. I would suggest reading that first to get some background on Kate, the split from her husband and the circumstances surrounding it. I had a tough time understanding the relationship between Kate and Vera (her ex-husband’s mistress). I kept asking myself how anyone could protect a woman who ruined your marriage, even if it’s the right thing to do. I just felt like there needed to be more background on that. Otherwise, I really liked the bits about the prisoners and how Kate utilizes their knowledge to help solve her own case and prove Vera’s innocence. I thought it connected the two stories really well. Aside from needing to read the first book in the series, my only complaint is that I didn’t think there were enough twists and hardly any that surprised me.
I obviously would recommend reading the first book in series before attempting to read this book. There are some very complex emotions going on in this book that I think reading the first book would sort out a little better. 3 stars for Life Without Parole.
Reviewed by Brittany for Book Sake.
Anonymous
Posted February 24, 2013
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Overview
“Missing Persons will have readers eagerly waiting for show time on Kate’s next case.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch
After the death of her ex-husband, things are finally returning to normal for Kate Conway—so normal that she’s gotten a little bored. Out of the blue, the television producer is offered a documentary gig about lifers in a state prison. Kate jumps at the chance. The only problem is that she’s also just been asked to produce a reality show about the opening of a new ...