Summary: Raleigh Harmon's life seems as impossible to solve as the high-profile case she's pursuing.
Closing her assignment with the FBI's Seattle office, forensic geologist Raleigh Harmon returns to her hometown of Richmond, Virginia, expecting a warm welcome. Instead she finds herself investigating an ugly cross burning at a celebrity's mansion and standing in the crosshairs of her boss at the Bureau. And the deeper Raleigh digs into the case, the murkier the water becomes . . . until she's left wondering who the real victims might be.
To make matters worse, Raleigh's personal life offers almost zero clarity. Her former confidant is suddenly remote while her former boyfriend keeps popping up wherever she goes. And then there's her mother. Raleigh's move home was supposed to improve Nadine's fragile sanity, but instead seems to be making things worse.
As the threads of the case begin crossing and double-crossing, Raleigh is forced to rely on her forensic skills, her faith, and the fervent hope that a breakthrough will come, bringing with it that singular moment when the clouds roll away and everything finally makes sense.
Review: The Clouds Roll Away is the second Raleigh Harmon novel. Having not read the first one, The Rivers Run Dry, I had difficulty understanding some of the relationships between Raleigh and her former beau DeMott, her renter/friend Wally, and her mother Nadine. Not knowing their histories together made Raleigh's personal life really murky and hard to grasp the depth of problems she had at home. For example, why did she have a problem with Nadine celebrating Christmas like she did before her husband's death five or six years earlier? I also didn't see the connection between Raleigh and Wally as friends and confidants as mentioned in the summary.
The case Raleigh works on was interesting. I liked trying to figure out who the culprit(s) were and why. I thought I had the end figured out but Mrs. Giorello threw a couple of curveballs and kept the story from being predictable.
The story was well-written and interesting. I loved the way the author showed Raleigh's faith and how important it was to her. I would recommend this book to anyone wanting a good crime story and mystery.
Litfuse Publicity Group provided me with a complimentary copy of this book for review.
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Sibella Giorello began her writing career as a journalist. Her stories have won awards, including two nominations for the Pulitzer. Her novel The Stones Cry Out won a Christy Award. She lives in Washington State with her husband and family. You can visit her website at SibellaGiorello.com.
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About The Clouds Roll Away - "Beautifully written with exquisite descriptions, Giorello's mystery also features well-developed characters..."
—Booklist, starred review
1 comment:
The Clouds Roll Away is actually book 3 in the Raleigh Harmon series. I think reading the other 2 books will clear up a little of the confusion you encountered while reading this book. Thanks for the review!
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