Crystals: A Fiona Kendrick Mystery

By Ann Zavala

Book Overview

Once Gia and Fiona were good friends. Gia had a cheating husband and a stalled writing career. Fiona had an unemployed husband and very sick child. Could someone be jinxing them? When their luck gets... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812523598
• ISBN13: 9780812523591
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Tom Doherty Assoc Llc
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.8" x 4.5"

Customer Reviews

It's a "Harry Porter" for grown-ups! Great Fun!

This is the kind of book you will want to read every single word of, without skipping anything. The main characters are so real and down to earth, with their passion for chocolate and a soft spot for stray animals, they could be living next door. The problems they face range from unpaid bills piling up and running out of toilet paper to sick children and abusive husbands; something most of us women out there can relate to. The writing style is amazing! The nightmare scenes are so vivid and intense, I had to put the book down several times, almost too frightened to continue. The ending is absolutely priceless! Great story!

Entertaining and engrossing - what more could you want?

Crystals is a great book for anyone who enjoys off-beat mysteries and/or books with a pagan/old religion/witch craft (call it what you will) twist. The review I read compared it to The Witches of Eastwick. I think it's closer to Practical Magic in that the characters were more approachable and likable. I particularly liked the main character and her family and found myself easily drawn in to their world. The book itself deals with motherhood, marriage, illness, divorce, romance, bad neighbors - things most of us have gone through or shared with a friend at one point or another. Although there are some pretty serious scenes the overall tone of the book is not too heavy - there are moments of humor and some really great plot twists. I just finished reading and rushed to the computer to see what else was available by the author - unfortunately it appears that the author hasn't written other books of this kind - so Ms. Zavala, if you're reading this - please write more of this genre - I promise I'll even buy it in hardcover!