Feminist Mystery Reviews
CLOSED IN SILENCE
Joan M. Drury
Spinster's Ink, Sep 1998, $10.95, 224 pp.
ASIN: 1-883523-29-X
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Writer Tyler Jones is looking forward to spending time with her
five college buddies at a twentieth anniversary reunion in the middle
of Puget Sound. However, just after arriving at the deserted island,
a severe storm traps the six women with no immediate escape. Tyler
soon locates a male corpse of someone she does not recognize, but
her friends do.
Anyone of them could be a murderess and each suspect the others.
The women begin to share their pasts and their secrets as they open
up to one another and begin to trust each other.
The third Tyler Jones novel is a strange tale that will either
be recognized by readers as stretching the envelop or being a major
failure. The six characters are all interesting with each openly
discussing their sexual preference among other things. Their interrelationships
are very interesting. However, many fans will be frustrated because
the story never reaches a definiitive conclusion.
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