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More Bitter Than Death (Emma Fielding Mysteries, No. 5)
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780060554637
ISBN: 0060554630
Label: Avon
Manufacturer: Avon
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: June 01, 2005
Publisher: Avon
Release Date: May 24, 2005
Studio: Avon
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Editorial Review:It's a deadly winter for archaeologist Emma Fielding as she tracks a killer in an old New Hampshire hotel, in this fifth mystery from real-life archaeologist Dana Cameron.
Archaeologist Emma Fielding should be on top of the world. Her teaching job secure and home life stable, she arrives at an archaeological conference at a famous old New Hampshire hotel, having outrun the winter storm that's paralysing the East Coast. A rising star in the field, she's in the midst of friends she's known all her life, celebrating the work of Professor Garrison, a venerable legend in the field.
When Garrison is found dead on the iced-over lake outside the snow-bound hotel, however, Emma realizes that everyone has something to hide, including herself. While the police determine whether Garrison's death was an accident, suicide, or murder, Emma's intimate knowledge of her colleagues hasn't prepared her for what they're concealing, even from themselves. Emma is also forced to face the fact that the dead man was no friend of hers (or her grandfather Oscar) and that everyone-colleagues, police, and herself included-wonders why her view of him is so very different.
The presence of Emma's old flame Duncan brings up bitter memories she'd rather were left buried deep in the past: Duncan wants something from her and Emma can't tell whether it is an opportunity to rekindle their relationship or a way to ensure her silence permanently. Professional jealousies and infighting would be enough added to Garrison's mysterious death, but a series of thefts and attacks in the isolated hotel make the stranded archaeologists ask whether a vengeful ghost has returned, practiced criminals are targeting the conference, or one of their own number has finally succumbed to an array of deadly temptations.
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Rating:  - ugh
This book couldn't decide what it wanted to be---I got tired of it and gave up 3/4 of the way through.
Rating:  - Solid addition to the series
This is the fifth in the series about archaeologist Dr. Emma Fielding. New readers could start with this book, although having read the previous books enables some better character insight. Emma is attending a conference where she expects to give a presentation, catch up with old friends, and maybe buy a few books. What she doesn't expect is the reappearance of an old flame, and the death of an almost-enemy. Of course Emma is going to become one of the chief suspects. I liked the politicking, the ... Read More
Rating: - Good mystery...
Dr. Emma Fielding is attending an archaeology conference. Some of the most respected and noted names in the business are attending to celebrate the work of legendary Julius Garrison. The snow has piled high outside the hotel, but the conference attendees' tempers seem to be even higher.
Emma came expecting to simply give a paper, listen to some papers, get reacquainted with friends, and buy a lot of archaeology books that she did not really need. Instead, Emma must deal with seeing Dr. ... Read More
Rating: - Good mystery...
Dr. Emma Fielding is attending an archaeology conference. Some of the most respected and noted names in the business are attending to celebrate the work of legendary Julius Garrison. The snow has piled high outside the hotel, but the conference attendees' tempers seem to be even higher.
Emma came expecting to simply give a paper, listen to some papers, get reacquainted with friends, and buy a lot of archaeology books that she did not really need. Instead, Emma must deal with seeing Dr. Duncan Thayer, ... Read More
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