Everything's going to work out. Time away always makes things better...That's what FBI Special Agent Raleigh Harmon believes as she boards a cruise...
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Jul 15, 2011
Gail
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The Mountains Bow Down, (a Raleigh Harmon Mystery), by Sibello Giorello, Thomas Nelson, 2011, 384 Pages, ISBN-13: 978-1595545350, $14.99
When FBI agent Raleigh Harmon, forensic minerals and geology specialist, heard the Captain announce a “situation” required the Alaskan cruise ships immediate return to sea, instead of docking in Ketchikan, she “sensed her [working] vacation was officially over.” Outside of ship security she was the only law enforcement on board.
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When FBI agent Raleigh Harmon, forensic minerals and geology specialist, heard the Captain announce a “situation” required the Alaskan cruise ships immediate return to sea, instead of docking in Ketchikan, she “sensed her [working] vacation was officially over.” Outside of ship security she was the only law enforcement on board.
She also kn More...
May 05, 2011
Edna
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When FBI agent Raleigh Harmon decides to go on vacation alone with her mom, her aunt and her aunt's friend she never thought that it would end up with her having to work. They took a cruise to Alaska but when there was a murder/suicide the ship had to turn around and not go into port. The crew was trying to keep this a secret but on the ship the gossip flies. Raleigh found herself right in the middle of it as they tried to find out what happened.
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There was a movie crew on board trying t More...
Apr 23, 2011
Pat W.
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Raleigh plans to vacation in Alaska with her mother, aunt, and an irritating clairvoyant, to think about her engagement and her ambivalence about it. However, plans change when a woman disappears and then is discovered hanging off the side of the cruise ship.
As an FBI agent, Raleigh realizes that the vacation is over. Additionally, when she asks her office for help, a handsome agent she remembers as a down-putting thorn-in-her-side volunteers to join her. She can’t forget the troubl More...
As an FBI agent, Raleigh realizes that the vacation is over. Additionally, when she asks her office for help, a handsome agent she remembers as a down-putting thorn-in-her-side volunteers to join her. She can’t forget the troubl More...
Mar 29, 2011
Nora
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I was so thankful to receive a review copy of such an exciting, fun, suspenseful, and heartfelt novel. I enjoyed reading about Raleigh, a female FBI agent, who specializes in fore4nsic geology and is good at what she does. Sibella went to school to be a geologist so its fascinating to read how geology helps Raleigh uncover clues she never would have discovered with out it.
I liked how Sibella had Raleigh sty true to her calling in life no matter how the male FBI Agents treated her. I More...
I liked how Sibella had Raleigh sty true to her calling in life no matter how the male FBI Agents treated her. I More...
Mar 17, 2011
Cathy
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Raleigh Harmon, a forensic geologist turned FBI special agent, is on an Alaskan cruise vacation when murder on board forces her to put her vacation on hold in The Mountains Bow Down
. While investigating the death of a movie star's wife, Raleigh tries to keep her mother's fragile sanity from breaking. She is helped in her case by rugged and handsome Special Agent Jack Stephanson. His presence only adds to her confusion about her engagement to her high school sweetheart back home in Ri
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Mar 13, 2011
Laura
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Title: THE MOUNTAINS BOW DOWN
Author: Sibella Giorello
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
March 2011
ISBN: 978-1-59554-535-0
Genre: Inspirational/suspense
FBI Special Agent Raleigh Harmon needs a vacation. So, she boards a cruise ship to Alaska with her mother, her aunt, and her aunt’s friend, Claire the Clairvoyant. The backdrop of the Last Frontier is a dream destination for Raleigh as she’s hoping to leave behind a hectic work schedule and a romance that seems to be More...
Author: Sibella Giorello
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
March 2011
ISBN: 978-1-59554-535-0
Genre: Inspirational/suspense
FBI Special Agent Raleigh Harmon needs a vacation. So, she boards a cruise ship to Alaska with her mother, her aunt, and her aunt’s friend, Claire the Clairvoyant. The backdrop of the Last Frontier is a dream destination for Raleigh as she’s hoping to leave behind a hectic work schedule and a romance that seems to be More...
Oct 01, 2011
Joelle
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Everything's going to work out. Time away always makes things better . . .
That's what FBI Special Agent Raleigh Harmon believes as she boards a cruise to Alaska. A land of mountains and gems and minerals, the Last Frontier is a dream destination for this forensic geologist who's hoping to leave behind a hectic work schedule and an engagement drained of romance.
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That's what FBI Special Agent Raleigh Harmon believes as she boards a cruise to Alaska. A land of mountains and gems and minerals, the Last Frontier is a dream destination for this forensic geologist who's hoping to leave behind a hectic work schedule and an engagement drained of romance.
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May 14, 2011
Valerie
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I received this book through a Goodreads givaway.
As a big fan of NCIS I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The Mountains Bow Down had it all- mystery, a hint of romance, a great setting, well developed characters, and even a few things that NCIS doesn't have, like the mention of God. The Christian theme was what made me intially want to read this book. God wasn't an overwhelming force, but you could sense his presence here and there in the story. Truthfully, I'd say I began the book hopin More...
As a big fan of NCIS I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The Mountains Bow Down had it all- mystery, a hint of romance, a great setting, well developed characters, and even a few things that NCIS doesn't have, like the mention of God. The Christian theme was what made me intially want to read this book. God wasn't an overwhelming force, but you could sense his presence here and there in the story. Truthfully, I'd say I began the book hopin More...
Jun 20, 2011
Hana
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I have yet to find a crime/detective novel that’s written in the first person narrative that is edge-of-the-seat gripping and is so good it keeps me up all night reading. While it’s nice to get a deeper insight into what the main character is all about, it tends to get to a point wherein all that self-evaluation gets in the way of the mystery angle and just takes the focus out from what the book is supposedly about—or is that what the book is supposedly about and I’m just missing the whole glari
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Mar 23, 2011
Giovanni
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It is hump day, Wednesday, for those of us not keeping count. The end of the week for me is just 5 short days away. Wait, then a new week starts again. I need a vacation! Our main character in the novel tried that and her work followed her. Does that mean when I get to take a few days off, some novels, digital short stories and graphic novels are going to follow me? I hope so! The beach wouldn’t be the same without them. Fortunately when work follows me on vacation, I love it and get to share it
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Mar 22, 2011
Jane
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I read The Clouds Roll Away last month when my friend, Katy, let me borrow it. I enjoyed the story and while it didn't make it onto my favorites list it was good enough to where I got the next book - The Mountains Bow Down. WOW! What an AMAZING book that was! I couldn't put it down - the mystery was so great and I absolutely loved joining Raleigh on her investigations. I enjoy how Giorello doesn't simply incorporate the mystery, but also Raleigh's own life. It gives the book a little more person
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Mar 21, 2011
Carly
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Sometimes it’s the silliest things that make me want to read a particular book, often having little or nothing to do with the actual story. I find this quirk of mine to be an asset most of the time, particularly with this book. The story did not sound especially interesting to me, but what did interest me was the setting. I was very interested in reading a book set in Alaska, as I always am. Frankly, this book could have taken place in Cleveland and I still would have enjoyed it. I have not
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Feb 18, 2011
Lynn
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The Mountains Bow Down;(A Raleigh Harmon Novel)
Sibella Giorello
4 Stars
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Thomas Nelson Publishers
Christian Suspense
This is the first book that I have read of this authors though I do have one other that I have not read yet. Being this is book three in a series I could not tell you if it is best to read the first two books before this one as I have not read them, although I feel this could be read as a standalone.
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Sibella Giorello
4 Stars
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Thomas Nelson Publishers
Christian Suspense
This is the first book that I have read of this authors though I do have one other that I have not read yet. Being this is book three in a series I could not tell you if it is best to read the first two books before this one as I have not read them, although I feel this could be read as a standalone.
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Mar 10, 2011
Shannon
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One beef I have with Christian fiction is that it rarely offers good mystery novels, so when Book Sneeze offered free copies of The Mountains Bow Down by Sibella Giorello to bloggers, I ordered one. I was pleasantly surprised. As a mystery, it’s not bad: Raleigh Harmon, a geologist with the FBI, is on an Alaskan cruise when she is the first to recognize that the suicide of an on-board movie star’s wife is not actually suicide. The book took a bit too long to hook me, and a few plot details didn’
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Mar 25, 2011
Molly
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This is a FANTASTIC addition to the Raleigh Harmon novels. Sibella Giorello's talent shines through her works of fiction as she creates yet another suspenseful mystery for her readers. Her work is masterful, as she adds bits and pieces of humor to keep the reader hooked, lots of tense moments to keep the reader on the edge of their seats and guessing what's next.
Newly engaged FBI Agent Raleigh Harmon needs to get away to make sure things will be all right, and she's making the right c More...
Newly engaged FBI Agent Raleigh Harmon needs to get away to make sure things will be all right, and she's making the right c More...
Feb 28, 2011
Donna
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An Alaskan cruise vacation puts Raleigh Harmon in the middle of a murder. As an FBI agent, her skills and observations tell her that this is not a suicide, as others think, and she embarks on an investigation to prove it. What is standing in her way? Time - she has five days; Geert - a Dutch policeman who works for the cruise line; Milo Carpenter - actor and husband of the dead woman; consulting on an actual movie; and Jack Stephanson - FBI agent assigned to help her, and someone with whom she h
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Jul 08, 2011
Michelle
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I have featured The Mountains Bow Down (A Raleigh Harmon Novel) by Sibella Giorello in my previous post before. After reading the summary, I was quite excited to finally receive this book and read it.
Raleigh Harmon is an FBI Special Agent and forensic geologist who is off on a cruise to Alaska. Acting as a consultant for a movie being filmed on board, she hopes to have time to explore the beauties of the mountains of Alaska. She is joined on this cruise by her mother, who has a ment More...
Raleigh Harmon is an FBI Special Agent and forensic geologist who is off on a cruise to Alaska. Acting as a consultant for a movie being filmed on board, she hopes to have time to explore the beauties of the mountains of Alaska. She is joined on this cruise by her mother, who has a ment More...
Feb 20, 2011
Laverne
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This is the first book written by Sibella Giorello that I have read and I couldn't put it down. In the book, Raleigh Harmon,who is an FBI agent, has gone on a cruise with her mother, aunt, and a friend of her aunt's. A murder occurs at the beginning of the story, so instead of enjoying an Alaskan vacation Raleigh spends all of her time working. There is a movie being filmed on the ship and lots of intrigue regarding rare gems. Raleigh happens to know a lot about gems and can even examine them
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Mar 27, 2011
Renee
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Not only did the latest installment of my favorite mystery series teach me what a phillumenist is (I'll wait while you look it up), it also spurred me to rearrange my destination wish list (for all those "someday" trips) by bumping an Alaskan cruise up to 4th place. Plus the story provided a grand adventure with an exciting climax!
However, when I first read that beleaguered FBI Specialist Raleigh Harmon would be working her latest case with handsome nemesis Jack Stephanson wh More...
However, when I first read that beleaguered FBI Specialist Raleigh Harmon would be working her latest case with handsome nemesis Jack Stephanson wh More...
Mar 16, 2011
Barbara
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I have read all of the Raleigh Harmon novels and in my opinion they just get better and better. This fourth one in the series was so good I didn’t want it to end, but although it is the longest book so far, I knew that Raleigh had to eventually solve the case and get off that cruise ship.
Raleigh and her mother are along for the ride on a cruise with her Aunt Charlotte and Charlotte’s crazy psychic friend, who just happens to grate on Raleigh’s last nerve every time she’s in the room. Ralei More...
Raleigh and her mother are along for the ride on a cruise with her Aunt Charlotte and Charlotte’s crazy psychic friend, who just happens to grate on Raleigh’s last nerve every time she’s in the room. Ralei More...
Mar 31, 2011
Mmtimes4
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Everything's going to work out. Time away always makes things better...That's what FBI Special Agent Raleigh Harmon believes as she boards a cruise to Alaska. A land of mountains and gems and minerals, the Last Frontier is a dream destination for this forensic geologist who's hoping to leave behind a hectic work schedule and an engagement drained of romance.But when a passenger goes missing and winds up dead, Raleigh's vacation suddenly gets lost at sea. The ship's security chief tries to rule t
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Apr 20, 2011
Tracy
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Solid Suspense in a Phenomenal Setting
FBI Special Agent Raleigh Harmon needed this vacation, but she sure didn't need to get stuck on a ship with 2,000 other people invading her personal space. She's nearly desperate to get into the Alaskan port of Ketchikan and take a hike in the most beautiful landscape she will likely ever see, finding rocks and minerals to add to her collection in this geologist's paradise. Then a trio of deep, bellowing sounds shatters the air and further wrecks her al More...
FBI Special Agent Raleigh Harmon needed this vacation, but she sure didn't need to get stuck on a ship with 2,000 other people invading her personal space. She's nearly desperate to get into the Alaskan port of Ketchikan and take a hike in the most beautiful landscape she will likely ever see, finding rocks and minerals to add to her collection in this geologist's paradise. Then a trio of deep, bellowing sounds shatters the air and further wrecks her al More...
Apr 14, 2011
Mishel
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My Rating: 3.75/5 stars
Raleigh Harmon is on a much needed vacation on a cruise to Alaska. The company may not be ideal but the break from work is certainly welcomed. Her eccentric aunt has arranged Raleigh to be a consultant for a movie being filmed on the cruise. The lead actor is supposed to be an FBI agent in the movie but his acting skills might get in the way of the movie actually being good. But when the actor’s wife is found hanging off the side of the giant ship Raleigh’s vac More...
Raleigh Harmon is on a much needed vacation on a cruise to Alaska. The company may not be ideal but the break from work is certainly welcomed. Her eccentric aunt has arranged Raleigh to be a consultant for a movie being filmed on the cruise. The lead actor is supposed to be an FBI agent in the movie but his acting skills might get in the way of the movie actually being good. But when the actor’s wife is found hanging off the side of the giant ship Raleigh’s vac More...
Mar 24, 2011
Jodie
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After being transferred back and forth between Virginia and Washington several times, Raleigh Harmon decides it's time for a vacation to sort things out. When her aunt has a connection for a cruise to Alaska, Raleigh sets sail for a much needed rest. However, on the first night things are turned upside down when a woman is found dead on board the ship. And not just any woman, the wife of a Hollywood actor. Having to switch gears from vacation to work, Raleigh asks for help so they can solve the
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Mar 18, 2011
Amber
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Raleigh Harmon needs a vacation. She goes on a cruise to Alaska with her mother, aunt and her aunt’s friend, needing some time away from her fiancé and the life they’ll soon share. It’s not long before her vacation takes a deadly turn when a body is found hanging on the side of the ship. Raleigh quickly determines the woman was murdered – not the suicide everyone wants to believe. She has until the cruise ends to find out who’s responsible. While solving this case, she must also figure out her f
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Aug 24, 2011
K.B.
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I enjoyed the story very much. And I really liked that Giorello didn't waste my time describing Raleigh's looks. That is so refreshing. For some reason, the physical descriptions of female leads are usually given ad infinitum. (Who really cares about the character's height, weight, cup size, and hair and eye color?) Here's an author with a story to tell, and she does a marvelous job telling it. Raleigh's personal situation with her mother is as fascinating as the murder mystery Raleigh is workin
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Aug 08, 2011
Diana
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Feb 14, 2012
Joelle
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Everything's going to work out. Time away always makes things better . . .
That's what FBI Special Agent Raleigh Harmon believes as she boards a cruise to Alaska. A land of mountains and gems and minerals, the Last Frontier is a dream destination for this forensic geologist who's hoping to leave behind a hectic work schedule and an engagement drained of romance.
But when a passenger goes missing and winds up dead, Raleigh's vacation suddenly gets lost at sea. Th More...
That's what FBI Special Agent Raleigh Harmon believes as she boards a cruise to Alaska. A land of mountains and gems and minerals, the Last Frontier is a dream destination for this forensic geologist who's hoping to leave behind a hectic work schedule and an engagement drained of romance.
But when a passenger goes missing and winds up dead, Raleigh's vacation suddenly gets lost at sea. Th More...
May 23, 2011
Victor
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I had the privilege of interviewing Sibella Giorello, on our radio show "Kingdom Highlights", for her new book, "The Mountains Bow Down" Book Four in the Raleigh Harmon series published by Thomas Nelson.
Raleigh Harmon, FBI Special Agent and Forensic Geologist, is on a cruise to Alaska with her mother, Aunt and her aunt's friend. This is a free cruise as Raleigh is technically, a consultant for a movie company filing on board ship, which is how she received the free More...
Raleigh Harmon, FBI Special Agent and Forensic Geologist, is on a cruise to Alaska with her mother, Aunt and her aunt's friend. This is a free cruise as Raleigh is technically, a consultant for a movie company filing on board ship, which is how she received the free More...
Sep 21, 2011
LuAnn
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This is the second book by this author I’ve read. The first was “The Clouds Roll Away”
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First off, let me say I’m such a huge fan of Sibella Giorello. She is an excellent writer and her stories have such wonderful descriptions (see passages below for examples). She is a former journalist and I love reading books by those who are or have been in my chosen profession. In journalism classes, we learn how to capture the reader’s attention and keep it. Gone are the days of the “inverted pyr More...
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First off, let me say I’m such a huge fan of Sibella Giorello. She is an excellent writer and her stories have such wonderful descriptions (see passages below for examples). She is a former journalist and I love reading books by those who are or have been in my chosen profession. In journalism classes, we learn how to capture the reader’s attention and keep it. Gone are the days of the “inverted pyr More...
