A Face at the Window, Sarah Graves
A Face at the Window, Sarah Graves
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A Face at the Window

Author: Sarah Graves

Narrator: Lindsay Ellison

Unabridged: 9 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2009

Synopsis

As a toddler, in a room illuminated only by the flames of a fallen candle, Jacobia Tiptree watched a man kill her mother. Jake once believed that man to be her father. Now, thirty-five years after the murder, as the real killer’s long-delayed trial is about to begin, the defendant has vanished.Jake tries to distract herself from murder with the constant attempts to keep her 1823 federal-style fixer-upper from tumbling down on her head. But when her best friend’s infant daughter suddenly goes missing, Jake feels her dark past wrapping itself around her, and needless to say, it’s nowhere near as charming as her rickety old house.

About Sarah Graves

Sarah Graves lives with her husband in Eastport, Maine, in the 1823 Federal-style house that helped inspire her books. This series and the author’s real-life experience have been featured in House & Garden and USA Today.

About Lindsay Ellison

Lindsay Ellison is a narrator, producer, director, editor, performer, teacher, and a published and recorded songwriter and poet. She has narrated hundreds of audiobooks for the Library of Congress and the Perkins School for the Blind. She is an improvisational storyteller and a spokesperson for art and literacy on several New England television stations, and she coaches the art of narration nationally.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Estella on July 03, 2011

I am SO disappointed in the direction this author seems to be going with her cozy mystery series. I became a fan of her quirky, home repair-themed mystery books fairly recently, and read them one after the other because they were fun and captivating. Unfortunately, when I got to this one, I came to......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on July 18, 2012

Up until this novel, I have devoured the 'Home Repair is Homicide" series. I loved the quirky characters, the gorgeous Maine setting and the 1st person narrative of Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree, that made me feel as though I were sitting in the kitchen of the constantly need of repair old Federal style ho......more

Goodreads review by Owlsinger on March 13, 2017

Best in the series, so far. Quite different, too. Darker; not much humor, if any, that I can recall. Jake is on her own in this one, and trying to stay uninvolved, but "keeps getting dragged back in". A lot more of her backstory is revealed (Thanks, X-Files, for that term...), bringing new depth to......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on January 09, 2022

Not a fan of the author switching to third person point of view when all the other ones is in first person. Still ok but should stuck to first person it would have been better.......more

Goodreads review by Nikki on November 18, 2009

I'm not being totally fair in giving this book only three stars. It certainly held my interest, and the change from Graves' previous practice of telling the story in the first person, which she experimented with in the last book, was refreshing. A Face at the Window was more of a thriller than a who......more

Quotes

“Relentless pacing, an appealing heroine and perfectly loathsome antagonists will more than satisfy series fans.” Publishers Weekly

“This first-rate thriller features nail-biting suspense that ensnares the reader to the final page. Graves has written one of her best mysteries, full of courageous women and compelling action. Highly recommended.” Library Journal

“Graves almost moves beyond the bounds of a typical cozy this time, with relentless dramatic action and steadily building suspense. Still, the comforts of home survive in the end.” Booklist

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