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Where All the Dead Lie (Taylor Jackson #7)
by
J.T. Ellison (Goodreads Author)
In her showdown with the murderous Pretender, a bullet taken at close range severed the connection between Taylor's thoughts and speech. Effectively mute, there's no telling if her voice will ever come back. Trapped in silence, she is surrounded by ghosts—of the past, of friendships and trusts lost...of a lost faith in herself and her motives that night.When Memphis Highsm...more
Paperback, 400 pages
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September 20th 2011
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Taylor Jackson is more than a police officer. But being not only an officer but a leader has become more to her than she realizes. Taylor faces her inner demons while recuperating from a recent gunshot wound in Where All the Dead Lie by J. T. Ellison.
Taylor is almost completely recuperated from her physical trauma, but emotionally she is still wounded. She experiences guilt and shame that she wasn't there in time to save her friend from the torture that resulted in her miscarriage. She bears gui...more
Taylor is almost completely recuperated from her physical trauma, but emotionally she is still wounded. She experiences guilt and shame that she wasn't there in time to save her friend from the torture that resulted in her miscarriage. She bears gui...more
"WHERE ALL THE DEAD LIE" BY J.T. ELLISON
Amazing, amazing, amazing! This book pulled me right in and kept a firm grip on me all the way through. The story has so much to offer, at least 3 different mysteries that lead to a grand finale of one so in depth you'll never believe it! J.T. Nelson is a fantastic writer and after this I will be looking up more of their work. You don't want to miss this one and trust me, around this time of the year this is one that will keep you on edge and keep you so w...more
Amazing, amazing, amazing! This book pulled me right in and kept a firm grip on me all the way through. The story has so much to offer, at least 3 different mysteries that lead to a grand finale of one so in depth you'll never believe it! J.T. Nelson is a fantastic writer and after this I will be looking up more of their work. You don't want to miss this one and trust me, around this time of the year this is one that will keep you on edge and keep you so w...more
Taylor Jackson is a homicide detective with the Nashville police department. She was seriously wounded, by The Pretender at the end of So Close the Hand of Death. She has recovered physically, but she's having a harder time psychologically. She still can't speak. Her fiance, Baldwin is pulling away, he is still having a hard time with the lies he's told Taylor. And Taylor can't quite bring herself to forgive him. Her best friend, Sam, is still blaming her for being kidnapped, and the loss of her...more
I read an interview with J.T. Ellison on the International Thriller Writers' website. The interview was a couple of months old, which meant the book that was the subject of the interview would be available at my library. Interviews typically have me headed for the library.
Thought I felt like I'd come in during the middle of the story–Where All the Dead Lie is the seventh book in the series–I was able to get lost in the story. Taylor Jackson is rendered mute after she is shot in the neck at close...more
Thought I felt like I'd come in during the middle of the story–Where All the Dead Lie is the seventh book in the series–I was able to get lost in the story. Taylor Jackson is rendered mute after she is shot in the neck at close...more
May 15, 2012
Mallory Anne-Marie Forbes
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: In this seventh mystery in author J. T. Ellison’s Nashville Homicide Lieutenant Taylor Jackson series, Taylor has fallen just about as far as she humanly can, short of losing her life-and she had come very, very close to doing just that-two weeks in a coma, after being shot-she still can’t speak, even though her vocal cords appear normal, and the head shot hit nothing vital. Her friends were injured, she can’t get back to work yet-and oh, did we mention she can’t speak? Her physician insists s...more
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Feb 29, 2012
Tea Time with Marce
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JT Ellison is a great author when writing about serial killers. This is book 7, the end story of the series. I thoroughly enjoyed So Close the Hand of Death and feel like these 2 read together complete a great story.
I found this one to be very different from what I expect of JT, no serial killer involvement, only the after affects of almost dying from the hands of one. Initially I felt the book was all over the place, was it a mystery, romance or ghost story. I find many story lines...more
JT Ellison is a great author when writing about serial killers. This is book 7, the end story of the series. I thoroughly enjoyed So Close the Hand of Death and feel like these 2 read together complete a great story.
I found this one to be very different from what I expect of JT, no serial killer involvement, only the after affects of almost dying from the hands of one. Initially I felt the book was all over the place, was it a mystery, romance or ghost story. I find many story lines...more
I love the Taylor Jackson series and I think this is the best of the series thus far. Don't know if it was the change of scenery several chapters into the book (a vacation from Nashville to a spooky castle in Scotland) or the fact that Taylor was literally speechless through much of the book. It grabbed me from the start and didn't let go until the very end.
Although I have to admit that I figured out who the "bad guy" was at least 2/3 in, it didn't lessen the final surprise which I shall not all...more
Although I have to admit that I figured out who the "bad guy" was at least 2/3 in, it didn't lessen the final surprise which I shall not all...more
As this newest entry in the Taylor Jackson series opens, although the serial killer whose death ended the last book, “So Close the Hand of Death,” is no longer around to continue his terror campaign, his legacy is very much alive: Both Nashville homicide lieutenant Taylor Jackson and her closest friend, medical examiner Dr. Samantha Owens Loughley [“Sam”] are still traumatized by the events which led to his death at Taylor’s hand, one month earlier. [The two women’s jobs are described by the aut...more
Taylor is recovering from the head wound she received at the end of the last book. She is the head homicide detective a a team in Nashville. While most of her physical wounds have healed, she has lost the ability to speak. She decides to go to Scotland at the invitation of Memphis, a Scotland Yard detective she met a year previously. Baldwin, her fiancee and FBI profiler is upset but their relationship has been strained since she was almost killed. Sam, her best friend since childhood, and a pat...more
Not a Good Place to Start
Taylor Jackson hasn't been doing well since the serial killer known as the Pretender almost killed her. She's ever-so-slowly recovering physically, but she's mute, her nightmares are monstrous, and she's popping pills like they're Tic Tacs. On top of that, her friendship with her best friend Sam has been strained since the Pretender kidnapped and tortured the medical examiner, and she's still feeling betrayed by her fiancé, Baldwin. All she wants is to get back to the jo...more
Taylor Jackson hasn't been doing well since the serial killer known as the Pretender almost killed her. She's ever-so-slowly recovering physically, but she's mute, her nightmares are monstrous, and she's popping pills like they're Tic Tacs. On top of that, her friendship with her best friend Sam has been strained since the Pretender kidnapped and tortured the medical examiner, and she's still feeling betrayed by her fiancé, Baldwin. All she wants is to get back to the jo...more
This is my first Taylor Jackson novel but it won’t be my last. The story grabs the reader and doesn’t let go until the entire story is revealed.
Taylor Jackson is a Nashville, Tennessee homicide detective. Taylor is recovering from a case where she was shot in the head and fellow officers were injured. Taylor has lost her ability to speak. It is unclear whether the loss of speech is caused by the injury or by the guilt Taylor is feeling because she didn’t do more to help her best friend who lost...more
Taylor Jackson is a Nashville, Tennessee homicide detective. Taylor is recovering from a case where she was shot in the head and fellow officers were injured. Taylor has lost her ability to speak. It is unclear whether the loss of speech is caused by the injury or by the guilt Taylor is feeling because she didn’t do more to help her best friend who lost...more
If you like Daphne du Maurier’s classic REBECCA, you’ll enjoy WHERE ALL THE DEAD LIE by J.T. Ellison.
While Ellison’s novel may have shadows of REBECCA, it’s in a world of its own with unique twists and turns to keep you wondering.
Not having read any of the prior books in this series, I can honestly say new readers will have no problem keeping up in this 7th installment of the Taylor Jackson series. While this story is built on the outcome of a prior book, there is enough background given. In fac...more
While Ellison’s novel may have shadows of REBECCA, it’s in a world of its own with unique twists and turns to keep you wondering.
Not having read any of the prior books in this series, I can honestly say new readers will have no problem keeping up in this 7th installment of the Taylor Jackson series. While this story is built on the outcome of a prior book, there is enough background given. In fac...more
As Taylor recovers physically from the injuries she sustained at the hands of the ultimate madman serial killer known as the Pretender (So Close The Hand of Death) she finds her mental health not healing as well. She fights between feeling betrayed by Baldwin’s secrets to quilt over the harm to Sam and other’s she believes she’s responsible for. She’s been offered solace from a place she’s not sure she should trust, but it’s either run to Memphis Highsymthe or run screaming from all her demons....more
“Where all the Dead Lie” by JT Ellison:
Taylor Jackson is a steadfast Nashville homicide detective with a spine of steel, who has never met an obstacle she couldn’t overcome. Taylor feels the need to get away and goes to her friend Memphis’ castle in England. While there, she finds herself stranded during a blizzard. Memphis is away on a case and not long after he leaves, she discovers someone is trying to get her out of the way.
There are many players in this game of who-dun-it, and no one is wh...more
Taylor Jackson is a steadfast Nashville homicide detective with a spine of steel, who has never met an obstacle she couldn’t overcome. Taylor feels the need to get away and goes to her friend Memphis’ castle in England. While there, she finds herself stranded during a blizzard. Memphis is away on a case and not long after he leaves, she discovers someone is trying to get her out of the way.
There are many players in this game of who-dun-it, and no one is wh...more
Taylor was shot in the head on her last case. In a coma for 2 weeks. She still doesn't have a voice. They won't let her be a cop till she gets well. She is angery at Baldwin her fiance who works for the FBI for keeping a secret that he has a son and is looking for him. She feels guilty for not saving Sam's baby and her sargent eye and girl friend.
Memphis is a detective who lives in London who is in love with her, offers her to live in his house in Scottland to heal. He also has a friend who can...more
Memphis is a detective who lives in London who is in love with her, offers her to live in his house in Scottland to heal. He also has a friend who can...more
3.5 This one was just a bit too over the top for me. I have struggled throughout the series with Taylor's strange attraction to Memphis when she has a lock on the very attractive Baldwin. I did enjoy her trauma and recovery phase and the whole cast of characters at the castle in Scotland. Ellison does a nice job of stretching her skills beyond the Nashville borders. She also tried more of a psychological thriller approach this time instead of the usual whodunit. Too bad about the Hollywood /movi...more
I was disappointed in this book - still gave it 3 stars because the last 3/4 of the book was just excellent.
Now for the first 1/2+ - just not what I was expecting, the subject matter was interesting at times, but was tedious, very soap-opera type book - not my thing. It could have been wrapped up sooner and then delve into the meat of the book where the story got so much better. Others may like the whole book, but again, not me.
Now for the first 1/2+ - just not what I was expecting, the subject matter was interesting at times, but was tedious, very soap-opera type book - not my thing. It could have been wrapped up sooner and then delve into the meat of the book where the story got so much better. Others may like the whole book, but again, not me.
Since my wife and I both mysteries, we often share ones we like with each other. In this one, Taylor Jackson must deal with mysteries in a Scottish castle. I thought the plot was good, but so much of the book was concerned with her relationships with two men. I think women as a rule would like this book much better than I did.
Oct 28, 2011
Deb
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I would rate this 3.5 stars if given the option but I'll round up because I really like the author and the series. This one is very different from the other books in the series. Taylor is recovering physically and even more emotionally from being shot in the head by The Pretender in the last book and is unable to speak and work. An emotionally shattered Taylor is not as much fun as Taylor in full force, I am not a Memphis (the Duke not the city) ;-) fan at all and I got frustrated with both the...more
May 16, 2013
Sue Wargo
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This book is the middle of the series. I listened on audio with an especially good reader. It had shades of similar plots but with this authors twist. I found the resolution of the crime a little predictable. But i am interested in reading others to find out how main character Taylor came to be where she found herself in this book.
Jun 02, 2012
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Reviewed by: Mallory
Publisher: Mira
Genre: Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Rated: 3 Stars
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Publisher: Mira
Genre: Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Rated: 3 Stars
Check out the review at: http://heartsonfirereviews.com
This book is ridiculously good. Taylor Jackson has come a long way from chasing the Pretender to ending up in Scotland. And every step that she has taken has made her that much more of a person--or at least she seems like a real person. Everybody's life is a series of winding roads that lead you in different directions but at the same time, there is usually always a great friend or two to help you along the way. And Sam has been there through thick and thin. I can not wait to see where JT takes...more
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J.T. Ellison is the bestselling author of nine critically acclaimed novels, multiple short stories and has been published in over twenty countries. Her novel THE COLD ROOM won the ITW Thriller Award for Best Paperback Original of 2010 and WHERE ALL THE DEAD LIE was a RITA® Nominee for Best Romantic Suspense of 2012.
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