The Newcomer

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After Tanya’s death, Letty immediately went on the run. Do you agree, or disagree, with her actions? What would you have done? I keep mentioning the familiar but I should say this can definitely be read as a standalone, it really is a whole new story, which new characters and focal points. Reading The Newcomer reminded me of eating one of those colossal entrees served at the Cheesecake Factory.

It’s springtime in the Cornish village of Pendruggan and as the community comes together to say a fond farewell to parish vicar, Simon, and his wife, Penny, a newcomer causes quite a stir… The basic plot is good but there are too many side issues. Read when you have plenty of time available. Angela Whitetorn is the newly ordained vicar who will look after the parish of Pendruggan for a year. Robert her dashing husband and Faith her teenage daughter accompany her. Angela’s Aunt Marnie joins the family and adds fun and eccentricity to the family. Angela is determined to leave her mark on the village but finds this a struggle with lots of obstacles being put in her way.

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Novel kelima, yaitu Salvation of a Saint. Novel ini menyajikan kasus yang cukup rumit. Salvation of a Saint mengisahkan tentang seorang lelaki yang ditemukan tewas di rumahnya akibat keracunan kopi. Istrinya sendiri menjadi satu-satunya tersangka yang paling dicurigai, karena ia diketahui baru dicampakkan sang suami tak lama sebelum kejadian itu. Pembaca pastinya akan dibuat untuk ikut menebak siapa pelaku pembunuhan ini. Pastinya juga, pembaca akan tergocek beberapa kali ketika menebak tokoh antagonis dalam cerita ini. Maya batted her extraordinarily long, spiky dark lashes. She really had gotten all the very best DNA from the gene pool, Letty thought. “I wanna go swimmin’.” Hoping to stay under the radar and stay safe, things are complicated when Letty and the Motel owner’s son, Joe begin to feel an attraction. Will Letting and Maya be safe at the Motel? What will happen when people see the news programs and announcements about Tanya's murder and May being missing? Andrews can be counted on for beach-worthy depictions of southern women with chutzpah and a talent for finding trouble with humor and romantic interest mixed in. Fans of Elin Hilderbrand and Kristy Woodson Harvey shouldn’t miss it." --Booklist

While The Newcomer is a murder mystery with some romance, it’s a light beach read as you might have already detected by the cover. The cast of characters are endearing. And there is no mistaking who the bad guys are. The circumstances are a bit far-fetched and the story is fairly predictable. And it’s a bit too long. But I liked it. It gave me the change of pace I needed from heavier books. New York City: Letty Carnahan promised her sister, Tanya, she would take care of her daughter if anything ever happened to her. Tanya told her it would be her ex Evan, if something did. Tanya made her promise that she’d take Maya and run. Letty never imagined she would find her sister's body that morning. Letty grabs Maya and Tanya's go-bag, full of cash and an old magazine clipping of The Murmuring Surf motel. I received advance copies of the ebook and audiobook from St. Martin’s Press and Macmillan Audio, respectively, via NetGalley. I would recommend the print version over audio given the presence of a 4-year-old prominent character. That much of a grown woman doing baby talk really started to grind my gears after awhile. If you enjoy being at the beach, finding new friends and a new home, seeing a character blossom, and seeing how things turn out for characters, this book will be for you.Mineko Mitsui, seorang wanita yang sudah menceraikan suaminya dan belum lama ini pindah ke lingkungan Kodenmacho di distrik Nihonbashi, Tokyo, ditemukan tewas tercekik di apartemen barunya. Penyidik dari kantor polisi setempat bekerja sama dengan Polisi Kota Tokyo untuk memecahkan kasus tersebut, tetapi mereka menemukan petunjuk yang muncul terlalu sedikit. Mereka hanya menemukan bahwa Mineko Mitsui memiliki janji yang tertunda dengan seorang teman lamanya, dengan bukti adanya panggilan telepon yang diterima Mineko sebelum kematiannya. If anything happens to me, Evan did it. Take Maya and run." Tanya always warned her sister that Evan was dangerous. She made Lettie promise to protect four year old Maya. Just run. Run away as fast as you can. Now, the old folks staying at the motel were a total trip. I could completely buy their crazy. And I loved Ava, who was a sweet, overly-trusting, but tough and brave mom, who just wanted to take care of everyone. (I didn't believe that Maya, who had endured great trauma, just sweetly sat and colored for hours each day while Letty worked--I'd like to meet that four-year-old!) The motel setting was spot on, and I desperately wanted to be at the beach while reading the entire book. Letty learns to love being at The Murmuring Surf Motel even with all the grumpy snow birds because her landlady Ava was the best. Her son Joe wasn't bad to look at either.