Be Buried in the Rain

The plucky heroine of this modern Gothic novel is medical student Julie Newcomb. called to take care of her bedridden great-aunt at the 18th-century James River mansion Maidenwood. Barbara Rosenblat's gravelly voice rises when Julie gets alarmed and she makes the Southern male characters sound perpetually gruff, but the reading is clear, well-paced and easy to listen to. Michael's books are vastly popular with library patrons, combining her research skills in history and archaeology with romance. A receptive listening audience will appreciate this recorded version. N.B.H. Winner of AUDIOFILE Earphones Award (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

November 1, 1985
Writing both as Michaels and as Elizabeth Peters, the author is a favorite of suspense fans, who will immerse themselves in this eerie tale. Summoned to Maidenwood, a crumbling "mansion'' set amidst acres of Virginia countryside Julie Newcomb must tend to her grandmother, felled by a stroke. Although ailing, Martha Carr at 85 is still a despot, and Julie hates the woman. Only duty takes Julie there, especially when she learns that Alan Petranek, an archeologist, will be at Maidenwood. Martha had ruined a love affair between Julie and Alan years earlier. Nowunknown to Marthaher cousin has hired him to investigate the land around the house. The discovery of two skeletons on the estate has brought Alan onto the scene and Julie into a reluctant partnership with him as he tries to dig up Maidenwood's secrets. The story's pace quickens with threats to Julie's life but she survives to render justice to the pathetic remains, identified at last as victims of a cruel killer. November 22