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The Fault Tree
"An original and gripping work, more proof—as if any was needed—that Louise Ure is an exciting new voice in the mystery field. And its nail-bitting suspense is balanced with a thoughtful, nuanced view of where blame truly begins. Cadence is an extraordinary character and Ure's ability to capture her world is nothing less than remarkable."—Laura Lippman, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author
“By turns an accomplished procedural, an acute study of a fiercely independent heroine and a nail-biting suspense." —Kirkus
For one woman, the dark is a dangerous place to be, and it’s the one place she cannot escape.
Arizona auto mechanic Cadence Moran is no stranger to darkness. She was blinded in a horrific car accident eight years ago that also took the life of her three-year-old niece. She knows she was only partially to blame, but that doesn't make the loss any easier to bear. She's learned to get by, but there are still painful memories. When she is almost run down by a speeding car on the way home from work, Cadence at first thinks that she is the victim of road rage or a bad driver. But that's not the case. In fact, she is the only witness to the murder of her elderly neighbor, and now the killer believes that she's seen the getaway car. Louise Ure paints the glare of a Southwestern summer with the brush of a blind woman's darkness in this novel of jeopardy and courage…and the fine line between them—as Cadence fights to stop a killer she can't see.
“By turns an accomplished procedural, an acute study of a fiercely independent heroine and a nail-biting suspense." —Kirkus
For one woman, the dark is a dangerous place to be, and it’s the one place she cannot escape.
Arizona auto mechanic Cadence Moran is no stranger to darkness. She was blinded in a horrific car accident eight years ago that also took the life of her three-year-old niece. She knows she was only partially to blame, but that doesn't make the loss any easier to bear. She's learned to get by, but there are still painful memories. When she is almost run down by a speeding car on the way home from work, Cadence at first thinks that she is the victim of road rage or a bad driver. But that's not the case. In fact, she is the only witness to the murder of her elderly neighbor, and now the killer believes that she's seen the getaway car. Louise Ure paints the glare of a Southwestern summer with the brush of a blind woman's darkness in this novel of jeopardy and courage…and the fine line between them—as Cadence fights to stop a killer she can't see.
291 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 8, 2008
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Louise Ure
4 books13 followersLouise Ure spent a quarter of a century in advertising and marketing in the United States, Singapore and Australia before finding her true love: writing crime fiction. Her debut mystery, Forcing Amaryllis, won the Shamus Award for Best First Novel, and Booklists starred review said, "Ures debut so compellingly evokes the hot, dry Southwest, readers may want to have an ice-cold glass of water nearby while reading it." Ure currently lives in San Francisco with her husband and whichever senior golden retriever rescue dog has most recently captured her heart.
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June 4, 2018
I couldn’t put it down, it was phenomenal
August 21, 2018
Solid 3 1/2, almost 4 solely on the strength of the main character, Cadence.
December 12, 2014
My Review
Fantastic novel, and with such a different theme, the main character Cadence Moran is blind and she is the main witness to a murder, expect with being blind she is a different type of witness, she doesn't really even know what happened apart that her elderly neighbour was murdered, she can identify smells, noises but she can´t help out much more.
I turned off all the lights. Nobody here needed them anyway.
The novel is written in two different points of view. Cadence and the rest. Cadence´s part is written in first person and the rest in the third person, it really doesn't have much of an impact and works well. The parts written in the first person are thrilling, suspenseful and in parts scary, as you can feel and smell what Cadence is going through, the author has done a superb job of writing from the point of view of a blind person and this certainly puts into perspective being blind and how lucky most of us are having our sight. I imagined myself listening to audiobooks and not actually reading them. I enjoyed her character, strong willed, survivor type of person given what she has gone through in the past, we don't have to wait too long to find out how she became blind. All of the other characters are also good, I enjoyed the detectives, and even the suspects are well written characters. There are some descriptions of the area and the hot, hot weather. I think the ending could have been better with more details on the other cases the detectives were covering and i wondered why there was the part with the girl being found in the ghost town that had nothing to do with the book altogether. And being able to fly the plane and land it successfully was a little far fetched. But I would look out for another book if there were more with this character.
Fantastic novel, and with such a different theme, the main character Cadence Moran is blind and she is the main witness to a murder, expect with being blind she is a different type of witness, she doesn't really even know what happened apart that her elderly neighbour was murdered, she can identify smells, noises but she can´t help out much more.
I turned off all the lights. Nobody here needed them anyway.
The novel is written in two different points of view. Cadence and the rest. Cadence´s part is written in first person and the rest in the third person, it really doesn't have much of an impact and works well. The parts written in the first person are thrilling, suspenseful and in parts scary, as you can feel and smell what Cadence is going through, the author has done a superb job of writing from the point of view of a blind person and this certainly puts into perspective being blind and how lucky most of us are having our sight. I imagined myself listening to audiobooks and not actually reading them. I enjoyed her character, strong willed, survivor type of person given what she has gone through in the past, we don't have to wait too long to find out how she became blind. All of the other characters are also good, I enjoyed the detectives, and even the suspects are well written characters. There are some descriptions of the area and the hot, hot weather. I think the ending could have been better with more details on the other cases the detectives were covering and i wondered why there was the part with the girl being found in the ghost town that had nothing to do with the book altogether. And being able to fly the plane and land it successfully was a little far fetched. But I would look out for another book if there were more with this character.
November 6, 2014
This mystery was a little grittier than I normally read but I did like the storyline. Cadence Moran is a blind lady mechanic who witnesses the getaway car from the murder of a neighbor. Her fined tuned ears and overly senstive sense of smell pick up clues that the detectives think she is making up. The murderer spots her as he drives away but does not know she's blind. It is only when attempts are made on her life that the detectives begin to take her seriously. Full of twists and turns this was an above average "whodunit". The only thing that spoiled it for me was the profanity that was dropped in occasionally.
August 26, 2018
(I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.)
For one woman, the dark is a dangerous place to be, and it's the one place she cannot escape.
Arizona auto mechanic Cadence Moran is no stranger to darkness. She was blinded in a horrific car accident eight years ago that also took the life of her three-year-old niece. She knows she was only partially to blame, but that doesn't make the loss any easier to bear. She's learned to get by, but there are still painful memories. When she is almost run down by a speeding car on the way home from work, Cadence at first thinks that she is the victim of road rage or a bad driver. But that's not the case. In fact, she is the only witness to the murder of her elderly neighbor, and now the killer believes that she's seen the getaway car. Louise Ure paints the glare of a Southwestern summer with the brush of a blind woman's darkness in this novel of jeopardy and courage…and the fine line between them—as Cadence fights to stop a killer she can't see.
I am giving this three stars simply for Cadence. She is a blind auto mechanic (gotta be some kind of award for that!) who "witnesses" a murder and finds the killers after her. Learning about the way she has adapted to her lack of vision was amazing. Her reliance on her other senses is fantastic...
This novel...not so much.
I think the problem, for me, was that the plot was too far-fetched. It was slow and meandering, never really getting to any pace that "thriller" would be an appropriate tag. The ending was unbelievable (in a bad way.)
It is a shame, too, as the basis was there for a really cracking story but was let down by the execution.
Paul
ARH
For one woman, the dark is a dangerous place to be, and it's the one place she cannot escape.
Arizona auto mechanic Cadence Moran is no stranger to darkness. She was blinded in a horrific car accident eight years ago that also took the life of her three-year-old niece. She knows she was only partially to blame, but that doesn't make the loss any easier to bear. She's learned to get by, but there are still painful memories. When she is almost run down by a speeding car on the way home from work, Cadence at first thinks that she is the victim of road rage or a bad driver. But that's not the case. In fact, she is the only witness to the murder of her elderly neighbor, and now the killer believes that she's seen the getaway car. Louise Ure paints the glare of a Southwestern summer with the brush of a blind woman's darkness in this novel of jeopardy and courage…and the fine line between them—as Cadence fights to stop a killer she can't see.
I am giving this three stars simply for Cadence. She is a blind auto mechanic (gotta be some kind of award for that!) who "witnesses" a murder and finds the killers after her. Learning about the way she has adapted to her lack of vision was amazing. Her reliance on her other senses is fantastic...
This novel...not so much.
I think the problem, for me, was that the plot was too far-fetched. It was slow and meandering, never really getting to any pace that "thriller" would be an appropriate tag. The ending was unbelievable (in a bad way.)
It is a shame, too, as the basis was there for a really cracking story but was let down by the execution.
Paul
ARH
May 23, 2024
This book reads more like a combination of a mystery, a thriller, and a police procedural. However, unlike most books that I've read in those genres, this one features quite a bit of literary finesses in terms of the writing. This author pays attention to plot, foreshadowing, and mystery equations, but doesn't shortchange attention to language, word choice, metaphor, simile, and other conventions of literary novels.
The story becomes more unbelievable during the book's final quarter, especially with the plane flight and a few other logical and credibility hurdles. So I got that "forced" sense that I experience when watching a thriller or mystery movie where the script has to resolve in a certain way to reach a satisfying denouement. Still, I suspended my disbelief because the author has sketched the protagonist's character so well, and it's clear that this author invested serious research into Cadence's character, forensic evidence, and police investigations. Predictable ending, but a not-so-predictable road to getting there.
The story becomes more unbelievable during the book's final quarter, especially with the plane flight and a few other logical and credibility hurdles. So I got that "forced" sense that I experience when watching a thriller or mystery movie where the script has to resolve in a certain way to reach a satisfying denouement. Still, I suspended my disbelief because the author has sketched the protagonist's character so well, and it's clear that this author invested serious research into Cadence's character, forensic evidence, and police investigations. Predictable ending, but a not-so-predictable road to getting there.
August 22, 2019
A fast-paced read along the lines of the classic movie Wait Until Dark (and wasn't that a ride!) but with a very different heroine.
No Audrey Hepburn, Cadence was blinded in an accident that also took the life of her young niece, and still feels guilty for it. Fortunately, her older cousin had taught her the mechanics of a good tune-up, and it turns out that this is something she has an ear for, and can make a living at.
One hot night, while walking home in a Tucson neighborhood, she is thrown to the side of the street. Turns out that one of her neighbors has just been murdered, and all she can remember is the sound of laughter, the smell of antifreeze, and the sound of an engine in desperate need of a tune-up.
This was fun, although I must admit the body count got rather high. o.O
No Audrey Hepburn, Cadence was blinded in an accident that also took the life of her young niece, and still feels guilty for it. Fortunately, her older cousin had taught her the mechanics of a good tune-up, and it turns out that this is something she has an ear for, and can make a living at.
One hot night, while walking home in a Tucson neighborhood, she is thrown to the side of the street. Turns out that one of her neighbors has just been murdered, and all she can remember is the sound of laughter, the smell of antifreeze, and the sound of an engine in desperate need of a tune-up.
This was fun, although I must admit the body count got rather high. o.O
August 11, 2025
I really liked reading this. It was a solid 4/4.5. I just wasn't able to bump it fully to the 5-star rating. But it was a great read. Something a bit "new," having an eyewitness to a crime that is blind. The main character is spunky, and I liked her a lot. There were multiple crimes that were intertwined, and I wasn't fully sure how they would all work out in the end. The book kept me guessing for much of it.
October 23, 2016
Good
this murder and the ones that were done after because two young people thought they do one evil thing gone there happy way.
this murder and the ones that were done after because two young people thought they do one evil thing gone there happy way.
July 14, 2017
Quick Read and good mystery.
August 20, 2017
Felt like I was reading a James Bond movie at the end. Up until then--it wasn't a bad story. Just got too fantastic for me.
August 11, 2020
Setting without sight
I am still thinking about this story after two days and reading another book. This is absolutely a GREAT READ.
I am still thinking about this story after two days and reading another book. This is absolutely a GREAT READ.
December 16, 2020
* Read for the '2020 PopSugar (Advanced) Reading Challenge' task: A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
January 2, 2021
If I could give it less than one star I would. Waste of time.
October 25, 2024
I loved the main character! It's interesting to see how others live.
June 14, 2020
Very compelling story of a blind mechanic who "witnessed" a murder getaway and gives the police enough information to track down the suspects, but almost dies in the process.
October 15, 2016
What a story
I thought reading about a blind woman wasn't for me but I gave it a try and I'm glad I did this was a great read I couldn't put it down it was a well scripted Tour de force I can't wait to read the authors next book
I thought reading about a blind woman wasn't for me but I gave it a try and I'm glad I did this was a great read I couldn't put it down it was a well scripted Tour de force I can't wait to read the authors next book
March 13, 2017
I loved this book, could not put it down and it went by so fast hahah
April 13, 2011
A blind person as a witness, not possible…or is it?
Cadence Moran felt confident in her position as an auto mechanic. She often worked after hours when the shop was quiet. It had been a long day and Cadence was ready to go home and relax. A wave of Arizona heat rose from the sidewalk as she locked the door. Cadence followed the familiar routine, while listening for traffic and footsteps. Something curious caught her attention….A voice pleading for help, running footsteps, laughter, doors slamming… Suddenly an idling engine roars to life. Cadence, in the center of the street, hears the vehicle speed in her direction. With only seconds to spare, she leaps for the curb, breaking her cane as she falls. Trembling, her world of darkness is invaded with pain and fear….would they be back?
Cadence soon learns that someone in her neighborhood had been murdered, stabbed to death, near the time she was coming home. She decides to stay out of it. Besides, what could a blind person offer? However, when she finds out it was a well known and beloved senior citizen she decides to be forth coming.
Entering the police station, accompanied by an officer, she counts the steps to the elevator. But upon exiting, there were too many turns to remember. Keenly aware, she focuses on voices, and cologne. The interview was short and sweet. Cadence new by the patronizing tone of voice, that the police officer didn’t think the information she offered could help. What was she thinking, the sound of the engine, the smell of antifreeze, running footsteps, a call for help? She felt useless.
Unawares that a perilous journey lay ahead, Cadence returns home….
The trail is difficult for the over worked detectives to follow. Pressure to get information and come up with suspects is over whelming. Just when the case is surly solved, they are back at square one. When they turn to Candace and her heightened senses for assistance, they discover more than they bargained for.
The Fault Tree is non stop action!
Cadence Moran felt confident in her position as an auto mechanic. She often worked after hours when the shop was quiet. It had been a long day and Cadence was ready to go home and relax. A wave of Arizona heat rose from the sidewalk as she locked the door. Cadence followed the familiar routine, while listening for traffic and footsteps. Something curious caught her attention….A voice pleading for help, running footsteps, laughter, doors slamming… Suddenly an idling engine roars to life. Cadence, in the center of the street, hears the vehicle speed in her direction. With only seconds to spare, she leaps for the curb, breaking her cane as she falls. Trembling, her world of darkness is invaded with pain and fear….would they be back?
Cadence soon learns that someone in her neighborhood had been murdered, stabbed to death, near the time she was coming home. She decides to stay out of it. Besides, what could a blind person offer? However, when she finds out it was a well known and beloved senior citizen she decides to be forth coming.
Entering the police station, accompanied by an officer, she counts the steps to the elevator. But upon exiting, there were too many turns to remember. Keenly aware, she focuses on voices, and cologne. The interview was short and sweet. Cadence new by the patronizing tone of voice, that the police officer didn’t think the information she offered could help. What was she thinking, the sound of the engine, the smell of antifreeze, running footsteps, a call for help? She felt useless.
Unawares that a perilous journey lay ahead, Cadence returns home….
The trail is difficult for the over worked detectives to follow. Pressure to get information and come up with suspects is over whelming. Just when the case is surly solved, they are back at square one. When they turn to Candace and her heightened senses for assistance, they discover more than they bargained for.
The Fault Tree is non stop action!
February 25, 2009
I received this book as a contest prize.I'm going toLeft Coast Crime 2009, and they've been giving away books by some of the authors who will be attending.
I'd never read a book by Louise Ure before, and I was absolutely mesmerized. This is actually her second novel (the first was Forcing Amaryllis). Both are stand-alones, not part of a series.
The protagonist of The Fault Tree is Cadence Moran, an auto mechanic who has been blind since she was in a car accident eight years earlier. Her 3-year-old niece was killed in the accident, and Cadence has been unable to forgive herself.
Walking home from work late one evening, Cadence is clipped by a car. Although not seriously hurt, she is bruised and shaken, and her hand-carved cane is broken. Assuming it was just an accident, she doesn't report the incident, and goes on with her routine.
The next day, she is visited by homicide detectives who are investigating the murder of one of her elderly neighbours in a presumed robbery about the same time as she was hit. Initially reluctant to get involved, Cadence changes her mind when she is attacked again, presumably by the robbers who think she was a witness to the crime.
Cadence is a strong, self-sufficient woman, and her refusal to give in to whoever is stalking her is inspiring and riveting. This is one of those books that I could have read straight through without putting it down if my eyes hadn't kept trying to close. I'm definitely going to look for Forcing Amaryllis as well as Ure's third book Liars Anonymous, to be released April 14.
I'd never read a book by Louise Ure before, and I was absolutely mesmerized. This is actually her second novel (the first was Forcing Amaryllis). Both are stand-alones, not part of a series.
The protagonist of The Fault Tree is Cadence Moran, an auto mechanic who has been blind since she was in a car accident eight years earlier. Her 3-year-old niece was killed in the accident, and Cadence has been unable to forgive herself.
Walking home from work late one evening, Cadence is clipped by a car. Although not seriously hurt, she is bruised and shaken, and her hand-carved cane is broken. Assuming it was just an accident, she doesn't report the incident, and goes on with her routine.
The next day, she is visited by homicide detectives who are investigating the murder of one of her elderly neighbours in a presumed robbery about the same time as she was hit. Initially reluctant to get involved, Cadence changes her mind when she is attacked again, presumably by the robbers who think she was a witness to the crime.
Cadence is a strong, self-sufficient woman, and her refusal to give in to whoever is stalking her is inspiring and riveting. This is one of those books that I could have read straight through without putting it down if my eyes hadn't kept trying to close. I'm definitely going to look for Forcing Amaryllis as well as Ure's third book Liars Anonymous, to be released April 14.
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August 30, 2014
Despite our best efforts and intentions, things go wrong—as 31-year-old Cade nee Moran knows all too well, eight years after a car accident that blinded her and killed her cousin's three-year-old daughter. A skilled auto mechanic who relies on touch, sound, and smell to do her work, she lives in the sighted world without a seeing-eye dog or even dark glasses. So when she's the sole witness to a burglary that ends in murder, she becomes a target for the killers (known to readers from the start), who continue their killing spree while two detectives (one of whom doubts the value of Cadence's sensory clues) undertake a harrowing cat-and-mouse chase. The detailed descriptions of dogged police work, including the gathering and use of forensic evidence, bring a gritty realism to Ure's second novel (after Forcing Amaryllis, 2005). But it's the compelling characters, the masterful storytelling, the vivid depiction of Tucson, and the underlying theme of human frailty that mark this mystery as something special and Ure as a writer who deserves to be on crime-fiction fans' A-list. Booklist
I liked the protagonist and the emotion she brings to the story. She was blinded one day while driving her 3 yr old neice home from a family party. Her niece died. There is guilt and living and getting by. Unbeknownist to her, she witnesses a murder and the killers track her down. The two try to escape via an airplane with Cade as hostage but Cadence can sort of fly and she lands safely, the boy dies (diabetic) and the girl is in shock.
I liked the protagonist and the emotion she brings to the story. She was blinded one day while driving her 3 yr old neice home from a family party. Her niece died. There is guilt and living and getting by. Unbeknownist to her, she witnesses a murder and the killers track her down. The two try to escape via an airplane with Cade as hostage but Cadence can sort of fly and she lands safely, the boy dies (diabetic) and the girl is in shock.
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July 25, 2009The Fault Tree, by Louise Ure, A-minus, borrowed from the Library for the Blind on talking book.
In this book, the protagonist, who was in a car accident, lost her sight. She became a mechanic and was very good at fixing cars and trucks that did not involve computer chips, but could be mechanically fixed. She worked late one night, and when she left, she heard a scream, running footsteps, a slam of a car door, and then a car came hurtling toward her down the street. She jumped out of the way but was nicked by the car. She learned the next day that a murder had taken place. She solved the crime through the use of her ears, tracking down a car by its faulty engine, the smell of antifreeze, and by the smell of the murderer. Ure didn’t use any superwoman faculties, but had the protagonist use very realistic skills that she could have as a blind person to solve the crime. This is a very good book. The protagonist has appropriate feelings for what is going on. She gets in fantastic situations, like being caught in a trunk, and having to bring down an airplane when the pilot is shot in the air, but she uses techniques that a blind person might actually use to make those things happen. I’m hoping we see this character in future Louise Ure books.
In this book, the protagonist, who was in a car accident, lost her sight. She became a mechanic and was very good at fixing cars and trucks that did not involve computer chips, but could be mechanically fixed. She worked late one night, and when she left, she heard a scream, running footsteps, a slam of a car door, and then a car came hurtling toward her down the street. She jumped out of the way but was nicked by the car. She learned the next day that a murder had taken place. She solved the crime through the use of her ears, tracking down a car by its faulty engine, the smell of antifreeze, and by the smell of the murderer. Ure didn’t use any superwoman faculties, but had the protagonist use very realistic skills that she could have as a blind person to solve the crime. This is a very good book. The protagonist has appropriate feelings for what is going on. She gets in fantastic situations, like being caught in a trunk, and having to bring down an airplane when the pilot is shot in the air, but she uses techniques that a blind person might actually use to make those things happen. I’m hoping we see this character in future Louise Ure books.
August 27, 2009
Another mystery with a Southwestern setting and a protagonist with a lot of issues, this one was so good that I'm excited to read more by this author. Auto mechanic Cadence Moran has two handicaps in her chosen field -- she's a woman, and she's blind. But she can diagnose mechanical problems by sound and feel and gets from home to work and back with the aid of a custom-made cane. One night she hears some strange noises, and then is knocked down by a car with some unusual engine sounds. The next day she learns that an elderly neighbor has been brutally murdered. Her attempts to help the police investigate are rebuffed at first, but eventually she becomes deeply involved, to her own and her friends and family's endangerment. We also see glimpses into the mind of one of the killers, a technique I usually don't care for and which was faulted in some reviews. However, it worked for me in this book, as the explanation at the end would have been interminable otherwise. There are interesting philosophical points made about blame/fault, as well. Ms. Ure writes stand-alone mysteries so far, but Cadence is well worth making into a series character if that should ever be something she wants to do. Highly recommended.
August 3, 2009
I keep saying I don't really like thrillers and then I keep reading and enjoying the ones that come my way. I enjoyed The Fault Tree primarily because of the spunky protagonist, a woman auto mechanic who has been blind for several years. When she is knocked down by a car on her way home from work one night, she is drawn into a murder investigation. With changing points of view and chapters of varying lengths, Ure blends the amateur sleuth with police procedural and gives us some insights into the mind of one of the criminals as well. I stayed up far too late finishing this book; I have to note that my spouse didn't care for it quite as much, partly because of the psychological problems of the protagonist.
December 23, 2009
This was my first Louise Ure book. Ure received a lot of acclaim for her first Shamus Award winning novel Forcing Amaryllis. This book's strong suit is her unusual main character Cadence, a strong woman auto mechanic who was blinded in a car accident as an adult. Ure did a great job of exploring the sensations of blindness and detailing Cadence's adaptive process following her loss of vision. I found the descriptions of Cadence's experiences and her increased ability to rely on her other senses fascinating. There were some other interesting characters, but none that were drawn quite as convincingly as Cadence. As far as the storyline, some of the plot elements were a little predictable and the ending left something to be desired for me. This was a pretty solid and well written mystery overall- not great, but a very readable book that I'd recommend to lovers of the genre.
May 31, 2008
When blind mechanic, Cadence Moran, witnesses two murderers leaving the scene of their crime, she doesn't immediately know what has happened -- but the killers think that she can identify them, and she becomes their target. The ensuing story is a bit farfetched at times, but it was definitely interesting to see the clever ways that Cadence fights back without having sight to help her. My biggest problem with this book is the author's obvious lack of knowledge about police procedures -- for example, when in serious pursuit of a suspect and finding that no one answers the door at the suspect's house, the police do not simply walk away and say, "There's no one here. We'll leave officers to watch for him, and put an APB out." !!
March 7, 2010
More of a crime novel than an out-an-out mystery, this book coasts by on the charms of a fascinating main character. Cadence's blindness opens up new decriptive vistas and made for a captivating experience. The actual crime plot seemed secondary - in fact, the professional sleuthing by the detectives definitely ranked as the B-story. That wasn't a problem for me since the character-driven sections were more interesting anyway.
Also, had a nice sense of place...at least it seemed that way for someone who has spent very little time in the Southwest.
Finally, the very short chapters could either be seen as a choppy read or the makings of a perfect read-whenever-you-get-a-spare-minute book.
Also, had a nice sense of place...at least it seemed that way for someone who has spent very little time in the Southwest.
Finally, the very short chapters could either be seen as a choppy read or the makings of a perfect read-whenever-you-get-a-spare-minute book.
January 22, 2010
This book seemed like it was from a newer writer, although it was well written. It's about a blind woman who "witnesses" a murder. She uses her other senses like hearing and smell to identify the killers. Then they come after her, not knowing she's blind. She has several close calls, and near the end the cops use her as a guinea pig and set her up to get close to the killers.
Spoiler: I'm sorry, but when she ends up flying a plane and lands it successfully in the desert my level of disbelief went through the roof. It went way over the top. I ended up not liking the book much because of this crazy ending.
Spoiler: I'm sorry, but when she ends up flying a plane and lands it successfully in the desert my level of disbelief went through the roof. It went way over the top. I ended up not liking the book much because of this crazy ending.
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January 8, 2013
Cadence Moran lost her eyesight in an auto accident 8 years ago. She now lives on her own and works as an auto mechanic, but she also carries a huge load of guilt for the niece that died in the accident.
Walking home from work she hears the getaway car used in a gruesom murder. The killers, unaware that she is blind, believe they need to elimate her as a potential witness and what follows is a story of wrong assumptions and misunderstandings that could cost Cadence her life.
I'm torn on how to rate this - I liked the story, liked the character but overall the book was a little too dismal for me. I found it moved too slowly and I just never really got caught up in it.
Walking home from work she hears the getaway car used in a gruesom murder. The killers, unaware that she is blind, believe they need to elimate her as a potential witness and what follows is a story of wrong assumptions and misunderstandings that could cost Cadence her life.
I'm torn on how to rate this - I liked the story, liked the character but overall the book was a little too dismal for me. I found it moved too slowly and I just never really got caught up in it.
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