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What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman

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Feb 05, 08

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Read in February, 2008

** spoiler alert ** I was not a fan of this book. There were too many point-of-views shared for one thing, and I found myself only concerned with what happened to "Heather" after she was kidnapped, not any of the other characters.

I also spoiled myself and looked to see "Heather"'s real identity, but I didn't care about how the story was resolved. After reaching page 200, I skipped ahead to the big reveal and just finished that part.

I guess mystery readers would enjoy the whole thing, but I'm not one of them. I chose to read the book due to its large wishlist at PaperBackSwap.com, and will be sending it on to someone who will hopefully enjoy it more than I did.

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Susan I disliked it for the same reason you did. The shifts in POV was jarring and annoying a lot of the time. Sometimes it failed to even mention who the chapter was about, which was frustrating. I didn't skip ahead, but rather wish I had.


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