Sweet Poison (Jane Lawless Mysteries)

By Ellen Hart

Book Overview

Jane Lawless is at her wit's end keeping her Minneapolis restaurants running while volunteering on her father's campaign for governor. With an eleven-point lead, the race is Ray Lawless's to lose, but all that changes when his rival posts a list of violent criminals that are back on the streets early, thanks to Ray's work during his career as a defense lawyer. Corey Hodge is one of the convicts that took Ray's advice to plead guilty for a crime that he swears he didn't commit. Bitter from time served, revenge lurks in the back of his mind. Then one of Ray's young campaign volunteers is killed, and with the murder mirroring the crime Corey was convicted of, Jane has to bring the killer to justice to save her father's political career and to keep Corey from going to prison again. The high stakes and political intrigue that fuel Sweet Poison , the latest in Lambda and Minnesota Book Award--winning author Ellen Hart's absorbing Jane Lawless series, make for an intense mystery of ambition and obsession.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312375255
• ISBN13: 9780312375256
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.6" x 1.2" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

Another excellent read

Ellen Hart - Can't wait for her books -and this one didn't disappoint. It is a different feel, but it actually makes Jane even more real for me, not that she wasn't in earlier books. I think the hanging end, and I hope no one reveals in any review, is great. And the next installment of Jane Lawless will be...? Come on, I'm serious, Ellen Hart, when will it be?

Loved This Mystery

I've read a few of Hart's other books in the past year, but this one was the best. It kept me up way too late, and I finished it on the bus the next morning on the way to work. I love puzzles, and even though I pegged the bad guy early on, I didn't understand the motivation until the end - nor did I see a major twist coming. Highly recommended.

Complex, Dark, And Yet Amusing

This book kind of reminded me of a Cohen Brother's movie. You wanted to like the characters, but they all had edges, parts to their characters that were fascinating, but unlovable. And yet I couldn't look away. It was like a train wreck, but with humor. It was also a book that made some important points about what it is to be human, to want something obsessively. I've read all of Hart's books, but this one really resonated with me. I guess you could call me a fan. I like to think I can generally pick out the guilty party in a mystery novel, but this story had me completely fooled, one reason I like Hart's books. I like to be fooled. I couldn't recommend this mystery more highly -- and can't wait for the next in the series. One request, Ms. Hart. Will you resolve the situation with Cordelia and her little niece soon? I want that to end happily, though I know it may not. For now, bravo on another wonderful mystery!

A pleasure to read

Another great book from Ellen Hart, I've have loved all her books and look forward to more!