The Unlocking Season, Gail Bowen
The Unlocking Season, Gail Bowen
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The Unlocking Season
A Joanne Kilbourn Mystery

Author: Gail Bowen

Narrator: Athena Karkanis

Unabridged: 10 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 09/01/2020

Synopsis

Arthur Ellis Award-winning author Grand Master Award of Crime Writers of Canada (2018) The “queen of Canadian crime fiction” (Winnipeg Free Press) returns with a new installment in the Joanne Kilbourn series that is perfect for readers of Louise Penny, Ruth Rendell, and Peter Robinson. On a Saturday bright with harbingers of spring, Joanne Kilbourn-Shreve, her husband, Zack, and their family prepare to celebrate the season. Joanne’s life is full, and at 60, she has been given the chance to understand a part of her history that for years was shrouded in secrecy. Living Skies is producing Sisters and Strangers, a six-part TV series about the tangled relationships between the families of Douglas Ellard, the father who raised Joanne, and Desmond Love, her biological father. Joanne is working on the script with Roy Brodnitz, a brilliant writer and friend. The project’s future seems assured, but before the script is completed, Brodnitz disappears while scouting locations in northern Saskatchewan. Hours later, he’s found — sweat-drenched, clawing at the ground, and muttering gibberish. He dies in a state of mortal terror.  Heartsick and perplexed, Joanne resolves to learn what happened in the last hours of Roy’s life. What Joanne discovers threatens Brodnitz’s legacy, and the decision about whether or not to reveal the truth is hers to make. The Unlocking Season is another deeply satisfying and thought-provoking novel from one of Canada’s finest crime writers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nicola on August 10, 2020

I found this hard to read & review. I was at a disadvantage as this is the 14th book in this series & I found the list of characters and their relationships hard to keep track of. While it was well-written, I found it slow moving & boring. If you are are a fan of this series, I think you will enjoy......more

Goodreads review by Kristen on March 28, 2023

I agree with the many other reviewers who didn't care for this book. I found this book on the Libby app, and nowhere does it mention that it is part of a series. Having not read the other books, I struggled to understand who the characters were and how they fit into the story. The sheer number of ch......more

Goodreads review by Sherry on November 27, 2020

I am disappointed in this Gail Bowen offering....and I am a fan. The first chapter was mired in the introduction of too many characters and the remaining chapters were clogged in historical references and in reviewing past relationships. In my opinion, the storyline could have been cleaner...it shou......more

Goodreads review by Kimberly-Dawn on October 25, 2020

I’ve never read this author and was left thinking how did I miss such a great and prolific author? This is a very good murder mystery with well developed characters, family and friends with a history and a mystery storyline that keeps you guessing without giving you whiplash. It stood up well on its......more

Goodreads review by Janet on December 19, 2022

Although I have enjoyed reading many of Ms Bowen’ either books, I didn’t really dig this one, for two reasons. One, it needed too much explanation of past people and issues, making it confusing to read. And two, the author seems to have a constant hate on for Christians. They are always “unctuous” o......more

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