Archive for March 6th, 2007
Bloody Kin by Margaret Maron
ISBN 0-385-23231-4
Published in 1985, Bloody Kin is a re-read for me. I find it interesting to see how well a book stands the test of time and am pleased to report that Bloody Kin holds up pretty well. The things that really date it are the smoking and drinking habits of pregnant women, which have changed considerably in the intervening years.
Bloody Kin is about recenly widowed Kate Honeycutt, who has decided to sell the place in the city and move to the farm that has been in her husband’s family for many years. Although her husband died on the property in an apparent hunting accident, Kate has decided that this is where she will raise their unborn child. She finds a great deal of resistance from her husband’s uncle who has long been the resident caretaker, but finds the support she needs in friends of her husband.
When a second body is found on the property and old photographs and war moments are stolen, Kate begins to suspect that Jake’s gunshot death may not have been an accident.
While it has great characters and an interesting setting, Bloody Kin is a short book and doesn’t give the reader many suspects. The book is mostly a slow reveal of the background of the characters and this leads the reader to the killer.
Favorite characters? Miss Emily and Bessie who take Kate under their wings. Did I guess it? Yes. Will I read another? Yes.
Mystery Book Reviews by Liz at http://reviewedbyliz.com ©2007
Posted: March 6th, 2007 under Maron, Margaret, Reviews by Author.
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