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I.O.U. (Jenny Cain #7)
When Jenny's mother dies of pneumonia after years in a mental institution, an anonymous voice whispers in the crowded graveyard, "Forgive me. It was an accident. . . ". And when Jenny asks too many questions, an attack on Jenny's life is staged to look like a suicide attempt. "A compelling tale of sin, guilt, and the havoc human beings wreak upon one another. . . ".--San D...more
Paperback, 240 pages
Published
March 1st 1992
by Pocket Books
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#7 in the Jenny Cain mystery series. Jenny is the CEO of a charitable foundation in the fictional small town of Port Frederick, Mass. This is more a personal Jenny Cain story rather than the usual solve the murder mystery in previous novels. Opens with the burial service for Jenny's mother and Jenny's realization that she really doesn't know who her mother was and why she ended up for years in a nursing home for mentally unstable people. Jenny suffers a sort of mental break down and behaves very...more
For a mystery novelist, Pickard is very strange. Her books don't have lot of whodunnit?! plot - but the character of her protagonist is central to the stories - especially this one, which features absolutely no murder at all.
Out of all the mystery novels from all the authors my mother brought home, Nancy Pickard was my favorite, and this my favorite book of hers. Re-reading the series as an adult impresses me even more. Most serial mysteries are (let's face it) feature thinly drawn characters th...more
Out of all the mystery novels from all the authors my mother brought home, Nancy Pickard was my favorite, and this my favorite book of hers. Re-reading the series as an adult impresses me even more. Most serial mysteries are (let's face it) feature thinly drawn characters th...more
I bought this 20 years ago and finally got around to reading it. I would have liked it then, but I was even more interested in how relevant the issues raised then still matter (women's roles, corporate greed, banking shenanigans). This book solves a mystery, but it doesn't involve stumbling over a dead body and tracking down a culprit. Frankly, I was relieved to be reading a mystery novel that wasn't trapped by the rules of the genre or larded with cliches. The protagonist actually has a happy m...more
Next in Jenny Cain series. Jenny's mother has died and she tries to find out why she was always in the mental health hospital. Her father and sister don't seem to know the answers so she interveiws people and tries to find out why. Her husband Geof and her have both lost their jobs in this one.
In this seventh installment in the series Jenny investigates parallel mysteries of both a personal family history and local town history nature. You get a good sense of Jenny, her family background, and insights into this likeable protagonist.
different plot - but interesting. proves that you never know how many loved ones and friends are really supporting you when you are down and out (depressed and feeling lonely)..
I've been off mysteries for awhile, but may need to go back to them, now that I've found Pickard.
OK - Not great, but a quick read.
stupid and ridiculous
A nice little plot and a good attitude adjustment on the part of the daughter. A daughter starts out hating her mother because her mother had been in a psychiatric hospital for the last 20 years and the daughter didn't understand why. As she found little clues about the reasons, she changed her attitude and ended up at least understanding and feeling empathy for her mother. I only skipped a couple of boring paragraphs in this one. The rest was worth reading and I enjoyed getting back to it each...more
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Nancy Pickard (born 1945) is a US crime novelist. She has won five Macavity Awards, four Agatha Awards, an Anthony Award, and a Shamus Award. She is the only author to win all four awards. She also served on the board of directors of the Mystery Writers of America. She received a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri and began writing at age 35....more
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Nancy Pickard (born 1945) is a US crime novelist. She has won five Macavity Awards, four Agatha Awards, an Anthony Award, and a Shamus Award. She is the only author to win all four awards. She also served on the board of directors of the Mystery Writers of America. She received a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri and began writing at age 35....more
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