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Baby Jane
by
M.A. Demers (Goodreads Author)
There’s more to good and evil than meets the eye...
When human remains are found in her pre-war fixer-upper in an east Vancouver neighbourhood, Claire Dawson’s grand plans to fix the house—and her life—take a disturbing turn. Suspicious there might exist a relationship between the discovery and her own tragic past, Claire insinuates herself into the investigation, unknowing...more
When human remains are found in her pre-war fixer-upper in an east Vancouver neighbourhood, Claire Dawson’s grand plans to fix the house—and her life—take a disturbing turn. Suspicious there might exist a relationship between the discovery and her own tragic past, Claire insinuates herself into the investigation, unknowing...more
Kindle Edition, 271 pages
Published
March 20th 2011
by Egghead Books
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Michele Demers has crafted a thoroughly enjoyable breakout first novel in "Baby Jane". Although the book hits a lot of familiar genre touchstones, it does so in a way that twists expectations -- and which ultimately weaves a strong character story that frankly left me emotionally drained in the end. The setup of the novel promises a tight marriage of police procedural and supernatural thriller, but the book is so much more than that. Most interesting for me was Demers' decision to weave the supe...more
Lately I've read a couple of books that encompass elements of the supernatural or spiritual so I was interested to read the description of this book, which hinted at a crime thriller with a twist.
Claire Dawson is looking for a new start in the home she has brought for renovation. She has a past she is trying to get over but it doesn't look like things will go smoothly when she finds human remains within the walls of her house. Detective Dylan Lewis arrives to investigate and the two immediately...more
Claire Dawson is looking for a new start in the home she has brought for renovation. She has a past she is trying to get over but it doesn't look like things will go smoothly when she finds human remains within the walls of her house. Detective Dylan Lewis arrives to investigate and the two immediately...more
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Clair Dawson buys a fixer-upper home. While knocking down a closet wall, she discovers the remains of a baby. The story revolves around the mystery of who the baby is and how she got there.
It was hard for me to pin this book down. In the opening chapters the voice was distinctly literary: full of colorful imagery and rich, complex sentences. Then the tone switched into horror as Claire was physically buffeted by demons. Enter the handsome police inspector (Dylan) and we moved into the realm of c...more
It was hard for me to pin this book down. In the opening chapters the voice was distinctly literary: full of colorful imagery and rich, complex sentences. Then the tone switched into horror as Claire was physically buffeted by demons. Enter the handsome police inspector (Dylan) and we moved into the realm of c...more
Jul 16, 2011
T.T. Thomas
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Everyone who loves a good mystery by a very good writer.
Baby Jane by M.A. Demers is a can't-put-it-down, page-turning mystery thriller that will have you up late at night, a little afraid to go to sleep and wishing it were tomorrow so you could pick it up and keep reading. And you'd stay up all night reading, but you want to drag it out, make it last, not end!
Demers is an excellent writer who has a wonderful sense of humor, fabulous pacing, great character development and a taut-line story that grows ever more seductive as you are pulled into the we...more
Demers is an excellent writer who has a wonderful sense of humor, fabulous pacing, great character development and a taut-line story that grows ever more seductive as you are pulled into the we...more
I won this book in a first-reads giveaway, and I'm so glad I did! It was really good read.
Baby Jane was well written, deep, and had an interesting "Native" aspect. The spirituality added an interesting twist in the typical murder mystery. The only thing I didn't like about it was in a couple places it would go on and on with a characters obsessive romantic thoughts about another, second guessing and over analyzing.
For the most part it was a really good book though. An excellent twist on an old...more
Baby Jane was well written, deep, and had an interesting "Native" aspect. The spirituality added an interesting twist in the typical murder mystery. The only thing I didn't like about it was in a couple places it would go on and on with a characters obsessive romantic thoughts about another, second guessing and over analyzing.
For the most part it was a really good book though. An excellent twist on an old...more
A little Gem....
This is a riveting page-turner of a book. It had a natural flow and rhythm that made it one of those "hard to put down" stories. Michele Demers is an excellent writer who has a wonderful sense of humor. I recommend this book to anyone who loves a great read.
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M. A. Demers is a freelance writer, editor, creative consultant and fine art photographer based near Vancouver, British Columbia.
Prior to publishing her first novel, Baby Jane, Demers wrote almost exclusively for the film industry, including the ghostwriting of production notes for over 30 major motion pictures. She is a screenwriter with, to date, six spec and four commissioned scripts, one optio...more
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Prior to publishing her first novel, Baby Jane, Demers wrote almost exclusively for the film industry, including the ghostwriting of production notes for over 30 major motion pictures. She is a screenwriter with, to date, six spec and four commissioned scripts, one optio...more
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