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Beyond the Grave

Judy Clemens

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English
Poisoned Pen Press
07 August 2018
Casey Maldonado is haunted by the deaths of her husband and young son. She hopes traveling through the vast reaches of Idaho will offer peace. Instead, she fights off three drunken locals before escaping to a quiet town where she wants to heal from her injuries and constant sorrow.

Her traveling companion, invisible to all but Casey, is Death, wearing a series of disguises and offering expert commentary on her difficulties.

Unfortunately, the village of Armstrong carries its own darkness. Casey finds a job and a comfortable guest room with the proprietor of the small general store, Vern and his ill wife, Dottie. Death keeps a close watch on Casey. She's surrounded by trouble.

She captures a teen spray-painting nasty graffiti on the store's wall. The town shuns Dottie and blames Vern for jilting his fiancee to marry an outsider-forty-five years ago. The woman's still stalking Vern today. Casey finds a hateful letter accusing Dottie of tragedy based on a Halloween party, a fatality, and a woman missing for forty-five years. Residents ignore the couple at a free outdoor movie they sponsor. Casey stops another attempt to spray-paint graffiti on the store.

Danger and cruelty range free beneath the calm surface of the town. When Dottie dies in the hospital, brutality overrides grief. A resident notifies the three attackers, who arrive to finish what they started with Casey. Finally, the painful truth explodes in violence based on revenge.
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Imprint:   Poisoned Pen Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Volume:   5
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 18mm
Weight:   345g
ISBN:   9781464209888
ISBN 10:   146420988X
Series:   Grim Reaper Series
Pages:   288
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Judy Clemens spends her days in rural Ohio, where she writes, spends time with her family, and eats too much chocolate. She is the author of the Grim Reaper and Stella Crown mysteries, and is a past president of Sisters in Crime. www.judyclemens.com

Reviews for Beyond the Grave

Clemens has a good sense of the currents that often run beneath the placid surface waters of a small community, and of how dangerous they can be...Death will be with Casey for a while. Readers will benefit from this pairing, both in terms of good stories and important life issues. Bonus! --Reviewing the Evidence Readers of Laura Anne Gilman's 'Devil's West' series may appreciate this story of another strong female loner. --Library Journal Clemens draws the reader smoothly into this fantasy world while providing an original approach to the iconic figure of the Grim Reaper. --Publishers Weekly .. .you have to hand it to Judy Clemens for providing her amateur sleuth with a genuinely offbeat gimmick: she travels with Death....we're free to appreciate her companion's wit and dress code: skintight Spandex for a Zumba class; a flowered bathing suit and shades for the pool; and an all-white ensemble with brass-handled walking stick to make a fashion statement ('I am the epitome of cool'). Not even Cosmo Topper, who was advised by two charming ghosts, can beat that one. --New York Times review of Flowers for Her Grave


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