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Practical Sins for Cold Climates (vuoden 2016 painos)

Tekijä: Shelley Costa (Tekijä)

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When Val Cameron, a Senior Editor with a New York publishing company, is sent to the Canadian Northwoods to sign a reclusive bestselling author or risk losing her job, she is definitely out of her element. Val is certain she can convince Charles Cable, but first she has to find him. Aided by a float plane pilot whose wife was killed two years ago in a case gone cold, Val's hunt for the recluse becomes even more muddled. When all signs point to Cable as the killer, she must work to clear his name before the scandal sinks her career. Trapped in a wilderness lake community where livelihoods collide and a killer lurks, the prospect of running into a bear could be the least of Val's problems. --Page 4 of cover.… (lisätietoja)
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Teoksen nimi:Practical Sins for Cold Climates
Kirjailijat:Shelley Costa (Tekijä)
Info:Henery Press (2016), 276 pages
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'Practical Sins for Cold Climates' is not the typical Henery Press adorable cozy mystery, yet I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. The story is very well written, uncomfortable, haunting at times, and, eventually, honest.

Valjean Cameron, the leading lady of the book, is a senior editor at a New York City based publishing company. Due to her ‘complicated’ relationship with her boss, she is sent to a small settlement on a remote lake in Canada to sign a best-selling author. Being a city girl through and through, she is immediately terrorized by what is considered everyday life to the residents. She encounters misery after hardship after misery, and her reactions are hilarious.

I felt like Val was fighting with her own vision of herself. She starts off timid, and she stubbornly wants to appear self-reliant. As the book progressed, she realizes that accepting herself and doing what she really feels is right, though difficult, is important and worth doing. This book reads as longer than typical cozies because it needs to, for honest character evolution. The mystery has a very satisfying conclusion.

I am a big fan of the Henery Press cozies, and I am happy to see that they are broadening their scope, while maintaining a high level of quality. This is the first book I have read by Shelley Costa, and I am very impressed. Also, I am especially interested in any further books featuring Valjean.

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  Critterbee | Apr 16, 2018 |
Well, for a book for which I spent the first third thinking 'what the hell?' this one ended up being pretty good really.

Val is an editor tasked with getting a reclusive author in the northern lakes of Canada to sign with her for his next (presumably) blockbuster book. Her arrival in the small town coincides with issues between miners, environmentalists, loggers and tourists coming to a head and the atmosphere is... combustible. Her guide's wife's death 2 years previously worries Val too because her author looks like an awful good suspect for the murder...

The first obstacle, and really, the only obstacle to overcome in the beginning of this book is the writing. The style is terse and while it isn't fragmented, it leaves the reader with fragmented images and bits of information. There are zero information dumps here; either of the showing or telling sort. And the writing does nothing to put you into the MC's head and then there are the alternate POV's that aren't always identified so you might not even know who's head you're in.

I could see how this book might have a high DNF rate.

But there is something engaging about it from the first, I just can't quite put my finger on what it is. But by about halfway I was totally gripped by the book and didn't want to put it down. Either I got used to the writing or Costa found a better flow. The author might not want you in her character's head, but she definitely wants you in the middle of the Northern Canadian lakes and forests; at one point I could almost smell the muck.

There's a romance brewing but it's a super-sonically slow one as Val is not a well-adjusted personality (although she is angst free, which is a nice change) and neither really is her romantic interest. The author has me very intrigued and eager to see how she brings these two forward.

The mystery ending was really, really good. I didn't see that coming and it was deliciously plotted.

I'm still not sure about the style, but I'm definitely in for the next book to see where Val goes from here. ( )
  murderbydeath | Oct 17, 2016 |
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I enjoyed it. I was expecting something a lot lighter, but it was a well written read with good characters and a suspenseful storyline. Recommended read. ( )
  booksgaloreca | Mar 27, 2016 |
Practical Sins for Cold Climates by Shelley Costa is the first book in the Val Cameron Mystery series. Val Cameron has been sent to Lake Wendaban, Ontario Canada to get the reclusive Charles Cable to agree to let Schlesinger Publishing publish his latest book. Val does not like remote wilderness, but she is not given a choice (she had a little bit of trouble with her last client). Her boss, Peter Hathaway (a very odd duck with a shaved head and pajama like clothing) insists that she go (her job is on the line). It sounds like an easy job, but if it sounds that easy it will not be! Val tries to get Charles at a town meeting and ends up in the middle of a brawl. Val gets knocked out and her contract destroyed. There is unrest in the town (over development).

Wade Decker’s wife, Leslie was murdered two years previously. The case has yet to be solved. There is a hint that Charles might have killed her. Val wants to make sure to do her “due diligence” with this client (unlike her last one) before she gets him to sign the contract. Will Val be able to find the killer, clear Charles’ name, and get her contract signed? You will have to read Practical Sins for Cold Climates to find out (such a long title).

Practical Sins for Cold Climates is very confusing at beginning (it takes a while to start figuring things out) and the writing does not help. Stilted (and awkward) is the word that comes to mind regarding this author’s writing style. The book does not flow well. The book jumps around (one minute with Val, then another character, then it jumps again). It is like Practical Sins for Cold Climates tried to be a combination suspense novel and cozy mystery, but it did not succeed. Practical Sins for Cold Climates was just not an enjoyable book to read. The main character was just not someone I liked (Val), and we had too much internal dialogue (Val seems to be thinking about her lovely apartment in New York, Peter and their odd love life (yes, she was sleeping with the boss), her work, the secretary who does not like to work and the boss pays for her yoga, Peter’s odd lover (Peter is sleeping with Val and this woman) with her bald head and an oddly placed braid). Too much was shoved into one book. I give Practical Sins for Cold Climates 1 out of 5 stars. I’m sorry, but I just did not like Practical Sins for Cold Climates.

I received a complimentary copy of Practical Sins for Cold Climates from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. ( )
1 ääni Kris_Anderson | Feb 6, 2016 |
I always wonder why anyone puts lots of comments by critics in the overview blurb of a book, stating over and over how good the book is. That is how this book’s blurb reads. Get to the overview already! I got this book to read and review through NetGalley a few weeks ago. I began the book, with no preconceived ideas about it, the main character or the setting. I soon found myself wondering where the author was going. The book starts slowly. Val Cameron, a Senior Editor with a New York publishing company, is sent to the Canadian wilds to get a book contract signed by a reclusive author. Val is not a backwoods sort of girl and has some difficulty adjusting to this environs. However, she muddles through. At the outset she meets a pilot, Wade Decker, who uses his plane to take her into the wilds. Decker, whose wife was killed a couple of years back and whose death remains a mystery, becomes an integral part of the story. Val seeks her reclusive author, out only to find he is a likely suspect in this murder. Thus, Val must clear him before completing her mission. Can she do this and also get the contract signed? Practical Sins for Cold Climates provides the answer.

The story is interesting and presents a good picture of this remote area and life, but it meanders along in a somewhat confusing manner. I had difficulty getting into this book. It jumps around a lot. There is a lot of internal dialogue on the part of Val. The action is slow to get started, though, once going, does move along. I agree with one reviewer that the author tried to make this a cozy mystery cum suspense novel, and put just a bit too much effort into it. The setting is interesting—I had never really read much and know little about the Canadian Northwoods or its residents. I figured they were a tight, but somewhat eccentric bunch, which they are. However, though interesting to read about this area as the author wove the storyline through it, I just had difficulty getting into and staying with this book. This book would appeal to someone looking for something written with this setting or someone trying to find a new, different author who enjoys cozy mysteries and suspense novels, though, in my opinion, the author this does not do either of these as well as she could have. ( )
  KMT01 | Feb 6, 2016 |
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When Val Cameron, a Senior Editor with a New York publishing company, is sent to the Canadian Northwoods to sign a reclusive bestselling author or risk losing her job, she is definitely out of her element. Val is certain she can convince Charles Cable, but first she has to find him. Aided by a float plane pilot whose wife was killed two years ago in a case gone cold, Val's hunt for the recluse becomes even more muddled. When all signs point to Cable as the killer, she must work to clear his name before the scandal sinks her career. Trapped in a wilderness lake community where livelihoods collide and a killer lurks, the prospect of running into a bear could be the least of Val's problems. --Page 4 of cover.

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