In the Forest of Harm

by Sallie Bissell

Book Overview

Mary 'Killer' Crow is going home to North Carolina. There the tough young Cherokee prosecutor and her two closest friends will hike a beautiful but demanding wilderness trail. They will be followed... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553801287
• ISBN13: 9780553801286
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Bantam
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Suspense of the Highest Order

This is the story of a camping trip gone wrong in the mountains on the North Carolina Tennessee border. Mary Crow and her two friends Alex and Joan are getting away from it all for the weekend by returning to Mary's childhood home. No sooner do they reach their destination than they're attacked by a deranged backwoodsman who kidnaps one of the women. The story then takes on a hunted becomes the hunter, who in turn is also being hunted, line, for while Mary is chasing the kidnapper, she is also being stalked by another man who is intent on exacting a revenge of his own.This is Sallie Bissell's debut novel and it is one of the most suspenseful books I have read in a long time. As the story was nearing the climax, I actually realised that I was holding my breath and reading it out of the corner of my eye (a bit like not wanting to watch the scary parts of a movie, I suppose). This book is highly recommended, no I'll go further than that, it's one of the best suspense novels I've read in the last 5 years (there, now you've got to read it, don't you).

Riveted

Talk about not being able to put a book down! This suspense thriller by Ms. Bissell is the quintessential example of just that. When I began reading the book at the sedate hour of 8:00 PM, who would have thought that at 2 bells AM I would still be at it. Slow reader, maybe, but her descriptions of the forest and the relationships of the winsome trio of ladies makes you want to linger at times to enjoy the language. Recommendation....READ IT!

A great read!!

I can't believe this is a debut novel -- I can't wait for more books by Sallie Bissell.In The Forest of Harm is a thriller that also celebrates the courage and determination of women. My favorite part is when Mary is watching her friends walk away from her and she thinks of them as her "War Women". This is not a case of "Mary Crow saves the day". It is a team effort between her and her two friends, friends that have never been in the strange woods before that Mary knows so well. The twists and turns of the plot are intruiging. The whole idea of the women being attacked by a madman, and then tracking that madman to save their friend, totally unaware that a very different kind of madman is tracking them -- it made for incredibly suspenseful reading. I don't agree that with other reviewers who say that it showed more victimization of women. I thought it showed the triumph of women and their grit and determination despite being faced with a situation they never expected to encounter in their wildest dreams. As to the reviewer who said that one of the murders was left "unsolved", I think that is because Bissell is saving that for one of her upcoming books about DA Mary Crow.

Avid Reader of Mysteries

I just finished reading this book. It took me all day but the book caught me from the first chapter. I could not put it down until I finished it. Can't wait for the sequel.

Rivetting!

Sallie Bissell has just become my favorite new fiction author. Her book, In the Forest of Harm, captured my attention from the very first paragraph. She leads the reader on a spellbinding journey while creating characters that are compelling, believable and of the heart. Entering the world of her main character, Mary Crow, we meet a purposeful and determined woman who needs no rescue by a white knight, rather looks within herself to find her strength. She follows a trecherous path into the unknown, because she must, because it could have been no other way. Sallie Bissels ranks with Tami Hoag in creating a witty and courageous female protagonist. I can't wait to read more and hope there is a follow-up book arriving soon!