Heaven is High: A Mystery (A Barbara Holloway Novel Book 12)
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (669 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B004477WEM |
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| Number of Pages | : | 538 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Kate Wilhelm is one of the very finest mystery writers I have encountered" according to Carolyn Short. Kate Wilhelm is one of the very finest mystery writers I have encountered. The most important thing to me is that her heroine - Barbara Holloway - has such a strong moral compass. She and her father are totally likeable, as well as extremely competent people - what a combination. If I could give 10 stars, I would.. Good, but. JennyJuniper I always enjoy Kate Wilhelm, but I confess that I'm a little confused as to this book's place in the series--it seems as if it's an early novel that was dug out of mothballs. If you've read the whole series, it's frankly difficult to place, unless I'm just senile of course. And it's a little irritating to go back to the 80s with Reagan as president, no cell phones etc. in this context. Of course, the plot would have been even more implausible with internet, so perhaps that's the reason.Still, I enjoyed the book very much. I enjoy a Barbara's character as som. mimi said skip this one. I've read all the B. Holloway books and many other ones by Wilhelm. I consider her a wonderful writer, though some of her other books are better than the Holloway ones. ButI'll quote a previous commenter: "I couldn't get into this one because the subject matter was confusing, and Barbara's life was out of sequence and I didn't care enough about the story to try to put it in context." The person who said that sums up my thoughts well. I don't mind going back in time, but there should have been some clue and link to modern times.
From Publishers Weekly Barbara Holloway gets involved in a deportation case in Wilhelm's solid 12th legal thriller featuring the Eugene, Ore., D.A. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. Realizing that the truth lies in Belize with Binnie's family, Barbara sets off for the Central American nation, where she's soon up against corruption and violence in the jungle. In spite of this far-fetched scenario, Wilhelm manages to keep everything on course. When former NFL football player Martin Owens and his wife, Binnie, who was born mute, arrive on Barbara's doorstep, she's moved by their plight. All rights reserved. (after Cold Case). Barbara agrees to take the case, despite her lack of experience in immigration law. Three years earlier, while cruising with five teammates on a rented yacht near Haiti, Martin found Binnie hiding in his stateroom. He helped smuggle her into the U.S., and they fell in love. . Now INS wants to deport her, even though Binnie isn't a Haitian citizen
Binnie, who is mute, met her husband when she snuck aboard his boat while it was docked in Haiti and smuggled herself into the U. But what she knows is only the tip of the iceberg in what turns out to be one of her most complex, compelling and dangerous cases yet.. But while trying to sort out her own future, two people, desperate for help, show up on her doorstep: former pro football player Martin Owens and his wife Binnie. Now Immigration is seeking to deport her back to Haiti, which would be a death sentence. With only days to find the truth and protect Binnie, Holloway sets off for Belize. Barbara Holloway is a low-key attorney in Eugene, Oregon who left her father's high powered firm to handle small legal problems for local residents and ponder her own next move. S. Born to a woman from Belize who was kidnapped and enslaved by pirates, Binnie's only hope is to prove her and her mother's real identity