The Sandburg Connection
Blackman Agency Investigations Series, Book 3
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Starred review from August 1, 2011
At the outset of de Castrique's stellar third mystery featuring Asheville, N.C., PI Sam Blackman (after 2010's The Fitzgerald Ruse), Sam and his partner, Nakayla Robertson, are following professor Janice Wainwright to determine if she's really suffering the pain that has led to her $5 million lawsuit against a surgeon, his clinic, and a hospital. The pair trail her to Glassy Mountain, from whose peak she takes a fatal fall. Before expiring, Wainwright mumbles something about "Sandburg's verses." Convinced Wainwright's death was no accident, Sam vows to find her killer. A missing folk song, a buried treasure from Civil War days, and a pregnant goat all play a part in this marvelous blend of history and mystery seasoned with information about Carl Sandburg's life and times on his Asheville farm and the National Park Service's current operations there. This strong regional mystery should resonate with a much wider audience.
August 1, 2011
North Carolina PI duo Sam Blackman and Nakayla Robertson (The Fitzgerald Ruse) have been hired to follow professor Janice Wainwright because of a medical malpractice insurance claim. Why Janice is hiking up a mountain at Connemara, Carl Sandburg's North Carolina home (now a historical park), is anyone's guess. And when she falls and dies, it's unclear whether it is an accident or murder. When the ranger sent to stay with Janice's 17-year-old daughter is beaten badly at the Wainwright farmhouse, it becomes evident that someone wanted Janice out of the way. Ferreting out the motive in this literary mystery isn't so simple when an ex-husband's revenge, academic tenure, and financial gain all loom as possibilities. VERDICT Folk songs, Sandburg, and Civil War history--what a winning combination! Easy banter and humor with a free-spirited ensemble cast make this mystery a pleasant escape. Recommend it to Margaret Maron readers and fans of couples investigators, such as David Handler's Mitry and Berger.
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